Auto Transport Services in Port of Dolomite

Shipping Cars To or From Port of Dolomite

The Great Lakes of North America provide deep inland harbors to the States on its shorelines. The five Great Lakes; Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, border a total of six states in the U.S. Lake Superior offers deep water harbors to Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Lake Michigan offers deep water harbors to the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. Lake Huron offers deep harbors to Michigan while Lake Erie borders Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. And Lake Ontario offers a harbor to New York. It’s only Lake Michigan that does not border southern Canada. The rest do. Among the ports along the Great Lakes of North America is the Port of Dolomite. Vehicle shipping companies provide services shipping cars to or from Port of Dolomite and the states neighboring the area.

Cost & Time To Ship Your Car Examples

*Prices and times are estimated. They can vary depending on the season and what type of vehicle you are shipping.

The port of Dolomite

The port is one of the busiest fresh water ports built around the Great Lakes. It is located in Clark Township, Mackinac County, Michigan. The port is strategically built just at the point where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. Coincidentally, the two lakes divide the State of Michigan into two. The port offers the narrowest crossing point between the two sides of Michigan, divided by Lakes Huron and Michigan. The port, however, sides more to Lake Huron in comparison to Lake Michigan.

Lake Huron

The lake is the second largest Great Lake by surface area and the fifth largest freshwater lake in the world. It has an average depth of 195 feet that maintains the dip up to the shorelines. The port of Dolomite, too, enjoys the deep waters on its harbor, which makes it advantageous in its role of shipping cars to or from port of Dolomite. Cars are heavy tonnage cargo that require deep enough waters for efficient transportation by sea freight. The deep waters offer enough draft depth for vehicles to be shipped through Ro-Ro and containerized modes of shipping. Containerized car shipping is more weighty thanks to the extra tons the cargo containers add to the entire cargo. The port of Dolomite is conducive for offering car shipping services through Ro-Ro mode as the harbor depth is deep enough to facilitate that.

Strategic Position

The port of Dolomite is strategically positioned to offer car shipping services between Michigan, northwestern Wisconsin, and landlocked states surrounding the two states to Southern Canada. The trade numbers handled by the Port of Dolomite, both domestic and foreign, place the port at position 92 among major ports in America handling the highest numbers in short tons.

Domestically, the port of Dolomite offers an alternative means of transport for shipping heavy tonnage cargo like vehicles. This is thanks to the fully joined lakes of Michigan, Huron, and Superior. Shipping vehicles through sea is always a cheaper option as water transport offers cost-sharing options where several vehicles are shipped in one trip by one vessel. This makes shipping cars to or from port of Dolomite quite affordable and we at A1 Auto transport can help you reap these benefits as well. Talk to us today!

Written By:Joe Webster

Joe Webster began his journey in the auto transport field by attending the University of Southern California (USC), where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Marketing. 

After college, he started his career in the auto transport industry from the bottom up and has done virtually every job there is to do at A-1 Auto Transport, including but not limited to: Truck Driver, Dispatch, Sales, PR, Bookkeeping, Transport Planner, Transport Manager, International Transport Manager, Brokering, Customer Service, and Marketing. Working with his mentor Tony Taylor, Joe Webster has learned the ins and outs of this industry which is largely misunderstood. 

With over 30 years experience in the industry, we've been helping people ship their vehicles, motorcycles, RV's, heavy equipment, household goods and more across the country or overseas without a hitch. Ask us anything.