Port of Nanticoke

Nanticoke’s Lake Erie waterfront serves two substantial industrial operations: steelmaking at Lake Erie Works and petroleum processing at Imperial’s refinery. This gives the port area a strong connection to manufacturing and energy supply, with marine facilities serving the plants along the shore.

Lake Erie Works combines coke production, a blast furnace, steelmaking, slab casting and a hot strip mill. Its waterfront includes a dock built to accommodate ships trading through the St Lawrence Seaway, linking the steelworks with the wider Great Lakes shipping system.

The neighbouring refinery produces petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, asphalt and other petroleum products for markets including Ontario and Quebec. Together, the steelworks and refinery explain the industrial character of Nanticoke’s port area and its importance to the movement of raw materials and finished products.