Cargo Reports – August 2015 – Limestone from Ports – Text & Tabular

August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015 LCA

Lakes Limestone Trade Up 4 Percent in August

CLEVELAND—Shipments of limestone from U.S. and Canadian quarries on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in August, an increase of 4 percent compared to a year ago, and even more, 10 percent, when compared to the month’s long-term average.

Loadings from U.S. quarries in Michigan and Ohio approached 3.3 million tons, an increase of 6 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments from Canadian quarries in Ontario dipped by a couple boatloads.

Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 17,857,335 tons, an increase of 13 percent compared to the same point in 2014. Loadings out of U.S. quarries are 11 percent ahead of last year’s pace. Shipments from Canadian quarries have surged by 23 percent.

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