Over 20,000 jobs and $3.5 billion in annual economic activity are tied to the roughly 13 million tons of cargo that move through Cleveland Harbor each year.

Connections to: (2) Class I railroads:[14][15] and several regional/short-line railroads: Port has truck access to four major Interstate highways:[15][16] as well as local bypasses/connectors: and Ohio State Routes, such as: Eight international cargo berths and docks consist of 110 acres (0.45 km2) of land alongside Lake Erie on the east side of the Cuyahoga River, while the Cleveland Bulk Terminal transshipment facility occupies 44 acres (0.18 km2) just west of the river.

[15] Four terminal operators use port facilities:[15] Cleveland Bulk Terminal (CBT), located at 5500 Whiskey Island Drive, on Whiskey Island, is port-owned but operated by Carmeuse NA which handles iron ore transfers.

[C][20] Port of Cleveland complex located on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River includes five general cargo facilities operated by port-approved stevedoring contractors.

[17] ^ A: Warehouse A has heated storage; and inside rail loading[15] ^ B: Break Bulk (packaged materials): 500,000 tons[1] ^ C: Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority operates-owns several General Purpose Zone Foreign Trade Zones NOT included in the cited Port of Cleveland dock-terminal acreage.