# Fairport (US FPT)

**UN/LOCODE:** US FPT  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Lake Erie; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 41.7667, -81.3000

A deep-draft commercial harbour at the mouth of the Grand River, Fairport Harbor handles roughly 2 million tons of dry bulk each year on Lake Erie. The Ohio port serves Morton Salt's rock-salt stockpile, Carmeuse Lime and local sand, stone and concrete producers, loading and discharging via self-unloading Great Lakes freighters. It is a bulk-only facility with no container or general-cargo terminals; salt, limestone and aggregates dominate the traffic. Access to the Atlantic runs through the Saint Lawrence Seaway locks during the ice-free season, while winter halts navigation. Road and rail link the quays to Cleveland and the wider north-east Ohio market. For boxes, customs clearance or international liner services, the larger ports of Cleveland and Ashtabula are the practical alternatives.

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