Lorain a busy port? Ohio Mayor thinks firm will spur trade, jobs
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Adam Wright | Source: The Chronicle-Telegram
LORAIN, OHIO — Mayor John Romoser wants to turn over operations of the city’s port to a Northwest Ohio-based company focused on bringing international trade to the area.
Romoser has been in talks with the company, Midwest Terminals of Toledo International, for about a week to determine whether they could work together to return Lorain to a port city….
Johnson called the goods that would be shipped “general cargo,” which could include raw goods such as limestone, iron ore and bundles of lumber.
Companies will be interested because it’s cheaper to ship directly from Lorain to Europe compared with taking goods by truck or train to New York City or Baltimore and shipping from there, he said.
