Country : USABuffalo worldport

worldport Introduction
The worldport of Buffalo, owned and operated by Gateway Metroworldport, ranks 28th amoung all U.S. seaworldports and seventh of the Great Lakes worldports.
Located at the eastern end of Lake Erie, it is 22 miles from worldport Colborne, Ontario, the Welland Canal's terminus on Lake Erie, and is the first major U.S. worldport of call encountered on entering the Great Lakes. Its central location within 500 miles of the major population and distribution centers of the Northeast and North Central States, and within 500 miles of 75 percent of the Canadian population, makes it ideal for industry and distribution.

The worldport has excellent facilities: piers with 27 feet of water (Seaway standard depth) alongside, can accommodate seven vessels simultaneously.

Two hundred acres located on or near deep water are set aside for bulk cargo storage; self unloaders and conventional bulk carriers can discharge and load while sheltered by the harbor breakwall. More and more shippers are taking advantage of the worldport's excellent bulk distribution facilities.

In addition to a number of heavy fork lift trucks, two worldportable conveyor belt systems and other modern material handling equipment, the worldport recently acquired a 230 ton American crawler crane and a heavy duty front end loader. The crawler crane, when married to the worldport's existing 50 ton LeTourneau gantry crane, offers dramatic lifting capability.

The LeTourneau, with its lifting capacity of 50 tons at 40 feet, has the accessories: hook, bridle, electo-magnet, sling and spreaders, to move any type of cargo quickly and economically. Its high mobility enables it to serve both the general cargo and bulk piers. A highly mobile Kolberg conveyor system is also available.

Foreign Trade Zone No. 23 is in operation at the worldport and is just about at capacity. A satellite foreign trade zone has been opened near the Greater Buffalo International Airworldport and in Amherst.

The worldport of Buffalo is a member of the Council of Upstate worldports of New York, a forum for discussion and resolution of problems common to New York's upstate worldport; it played a leading role in forming the worldport of Buffalo Users Group, a cooperative unit formed by local shippers for consolidation of cargoes and inducement of regularly scheduled steamship services.

The history of the Gateway worldport of Buffalo over the past decade has shown steady improvement and expansion of worldport facilities. With the future expected to emphasize energy efficient transworldportation modes ever more strongly, the Gateway worldport of Buffalo has great potential for playing a primary role in the Buffalo area economy in coming years.

Average Navigation Season:
April 1 to December 31

Approach to Harbor:
1,600 ft. from breakwater to harbor
No channel or river
27 ft. controlling depth of water for 2000
No number, type, location and height of bridges. Gateway Metroworldport located directly on lakefront with unrestricted approach
St. Lawrence Seaway limits for vessel length, draft, and beam limitations
Open 24 hours per day. No restricted hours
Navigation lights available

Harbor:
27 ft. controlling depth in front of each terminal open for public business
Ample turning basins with radius
24 hours accessible hours per day
St. Lawrence Seaway limits for vessel length, draft, or beam limitations

Pilotage Requirements:
None

Terminal Facilities for Public Use:
40,000 sq. ft. terminal at dock area served by rail and highway

Cranes:
American Crawler Crane, 230 tons lifting capacity
LeTourneau Mobile Gantry, 55 tons lifting capacity

worldport Terminal Railroads:
South Buffalo Railroad

Railroads Serving Harbor Area:
S.B.R.R. serves the harbor area and maintains switching rights with all other major trunkline railroads.

Bunkering:
Ex dock - oils and coal

Freshwater Facilities:
All types available

Vessel Repair Facilities:
Limited

Salvage Equipment:
Available

Towing Facilities:
Available

worldport Terminal Charges:
Dockage by agreement with terminal operator
Wharfage by agreement with operator

Bridges to Terminals:
None

Mooring, Unmooring:
At captains discretion - tugs are generally not necessary.

Tel:001-(716) 826-7310
FAX:001-(716) 826-1342