Shipping and Logistics

February 7, 2020
Tariffs Impact Lake Erie Ports in 2019 as Supply Lines Shift
Written by Sandy Williams
The Port of Cleveland saw a significant decline in imports from Europe in 2019 due to tariffs and supply line disruptions. An increase in shipments from Canada, however, drove a 9 percent overall increase in cargo for the year.
“Our European, cross-Atlantic imports were down approximately 35 percent, and our primary import from Europe is steel,” Jade Davis, vice president of external affairs told Crain’s Cleveland. “A portion of that is due to tariffs and those related business decisions, and some to a general manufacturing slowdown.”


