# Buffalo (US BUF)

**UN/LOCODE:** US BUF  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Lake Erie; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 42.8833, -78.8833

Salt, limestone, coke, coal, grain and stone are the staples crossing the docks at Buffalo, a bulk-cargo harbour at the eastern end of Lake Erie — not the container port the database label suggests. Operated by Gateway Metroport (New Enterprise Stone & Lime), the port ranks seventh among U.S. Great Lakes facilities and keeps Buffalo's long grain-handling heritage alive. A roughly 900-metre pier carrying about 8 metres of water can work several vessels at once, backed by about twelve hectares of bulk storage. As the first major U.S. call after the Welland Canal, Buffalo sits on the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway, though navigation pauses each winter when the lakes freeze. There is no container line service or box customs clearance here; road and rail, however, give solid onward reach into the interior. Shippers moving containers in New York State route through the ports of New York/New Jersey with rail haul, while Buffalo — 28th among U.S. seaports — stays a practical option for Great Lakes bulk.

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/buffalo-port-us-buf](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/buffalo-port-us-buf)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/buffalo-port-us-buf/llm-summary?lang=en*