# Owen Sound (CA OWS)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA OWS  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** Lake Huron; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 44.5833, -80.9333

Three commodities define Owen Sound (UN/LOCODE CA OWS), a natural harbour at the foot of Georgian Bay on Lake Huron, Ontario: grain (around 106,000 t/year), calcium chloride (just over 16,000 t) and cement (around 8,400 t). Parrish & Heimbecker operates the grain elevator, with some 93,000 t of storage, and is in talks with Transport Canada about taking over the port's operations. The 1,370 m enclosed basin, with berths to about 6.4 m, is one of the safer Great Lakes harbours, but advancing siltation means dredging will soon be needed to keep commercial operations viable. The St. Lawrence Seaway links it to the wider maritime system; road and rail carry goods south through Ontario. No container liner or international scheduled services call here. Forwarders needing those services turn to Hamilton or Toronto; Goderich is the regional specialist for calcium-chloride and road de-icing products.

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