{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Owen Sound","identifier":"CA OWS","unlocode":"CA OWS","city":null,"country":"Canada","waterBody":"Lake Huron; Great Lakes","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":6.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":44.583333,"longitude":-80.933333},"description":"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 silt","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/owen-sound-port-ca-ows","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/owen-sound-port-ca-ows","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Owen Sound · (UN/LOCODE: CA OWS) · Canada · Small · 6.4 m"}