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Port of East Chicago

United States

UN/LOCODEUSECHWhat is a UN/LOCODE?41.6667° N, 87.4333° WLocal timeAmerica/Chicago, UTC-5
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In short

East Chicago: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 15:59 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
2

Vessels near East Chicago

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

Vessels near East Chicago
VesselLast seen
United StatesCAROLINE MCKEETug
United StatesLEE A. TREGURTHACargo

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for East Chicago from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 4780). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
8 m
Anchorage depth
8 m
Cargo pier depth
6 m
Oil terminal depth
8 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
Major

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for East Chicago over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
5122°110.4424
5140°110.3424
8151°130.3324
7207°120.2324
7276°130.1224
319°80.1224
9330°150.4324
9329°140.6524
81°140.6524
523°110.5524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 11 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Marine conditions near East Chicago

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy CMTI2 · 13.6 kmobserved
Water temp
—
Air temp
—
Wind
4.1 kn @ 100°
Waves
—

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

East Chicago: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 5 port calls in the 7 days and 22 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 15% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (26).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
22
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.3 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for East Chicago, last 14 days
09-12
1
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
1
09-16
0
09-17
1
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
0
09-21
0
09-22
1
09-23
3
09-24
1
09-25
0

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Berths and terminals at East Chicago

15 docks, terminals and mooring places listed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for East Chicago. Deepest listed berth: 8.5 m (28 ft). The 15 deepest are shown.

Berths and terminals at East Chicago
FacilityDepth alongsideLongest berthOwner / operator (as listed)
CLEVELAND CLFFS - WEST (IND HARBOR) BARGE DOCK
Receipt of iron-ore pellets and occasional limestone by self-unloading vessel; receipt of plant equipment; and shipment of processed slag by barge.
8.5 m (28 ft)1,001 m (3,284 ft)
Owner and operator: Cleveland Cliffs - West Barge Dock
CLEVELAND CLIFFS - EAST DOCK (IND HARBOR)
Receipt and shipment of finished products & scrap, ammonium sulphate, limestone, slag, etc.
8.5 m (28 ft)783.3 m (2,570 ft)
Owner and operator: Cleveland Cliffs - East Dock
CLEVELAND CLIFFS - WEST (IND HARBOR) COKE PLANT
Receipt of petroleum coke.
8.2 m (27 ft)304.8 m (1,000 ft)
Owner and operator: Cleveland Cliffs - West Coke Plant
CLEVELAND CLIFFS - WEST (IND HARBOR) FUEL OIL DOCK
Receipt of fuel-oil by barge for plant consumption.
8.2 m (27 ft)73.2 m (240 ft)
Owner and operator: Cleveland Cliffs - West - Fuel Oil Dock
BP WHITING REFINERY
Receipt and shipment of petroleum products; shipment and occasional receipt of asphalt; bunkering vessels; fueling tugs; and loading ballast water into vessels.
7.6 m (25 ft)435.9 m (1,430 ft)
Owner and operator: Amoco Oil Co. |
Owner and operator: BP Whiting Refinery
PHOENIX SERVICES
Handles Materials
6.1 m (20 ft)326.1 m (1,070 ft)—
AMERICAN TERMINALS, INC., NORTH DOCK
Mooring harbor-bunkering vessel "Joseph F. Bigane" and other craft.
6.1 m (20 ft)136.6 m (448 ft)
Owner: American Terminals, Inc.
Operator: American Terminals, Inc. and Bigane Vessel Fueling Co., Inc.
UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY IND HBR DK
Receipt of gypsum rock by self-unloading vessel. (See Remarks.)
5.8 m (19 ft)302.1 m (991 ft)
Owner and operator: United States Gypsum Co.
BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
ULSD, Conventional Gasoline, Reformulated Gasoline, AV Gas, Blendstock, Jet, Ethanol
5.8 m (19 ft)182.9 m (600 ft)
Owner and operator: Buckeye Partners, LP.
CITGO PETROLEUM CORP EAST CHICAGO DOCK
Occasional receipt and shipment of petroleum products.
5.8 m (19 ft)182.9 m (600 ft)
Owner and operator: CITGO Petroleum Corp.
THE LEVY CO. INDIANA HARBOR
Blast furnace slag aggregates
5.8 m (19 ft)146 m (479 ft)
Operator: The Levy Co.
AMERICAN TERMINALS, INC., SOUTH DOCK
Receipt of calcined petroleum coke; and shipment of metallurgical coke.
5.5 m (18 ft)302.1 m (991 ft)
Owner and operator: American Terminals, Inc.
SAFETY-KLEEN OIL RECOVERY CO E CHICAGO DOCK
Occasional receipt and shipment of petroleum products.
2.7 m (9 ft)114.9 m (377 ft)
Owner and operator: Safety-Kleen Oil Recovery Co., Inc.
CLEVELAND CLIFFS DOCK NO. 4
Self-unloader of limestone
——
Operator: ARCELOR MITTAL
Warner Petroleum
Loading & Unloading #6 Fuel Oil
——
Operator: Warner Petroleum Corp.

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Navigation Data Center, Port and Waterway Facilities (public domain). Owner and operator names are USACE's text, not verified company records. Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

6 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Apr 13, 2019, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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