Cargo Reports – August 2017 – U.S.-Flag Vessels – Tabular

August 31, 2017
August 31, 2017 LCA

U.S.-Flag Shipping on Great Lakes Up 7 Percent in August

CLEVELAND — U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 10.1 million tons of cargo in August, an increase of 7 percent compared to a year ago. August’s shipments also bettered the month’s long-term average by approximately 60,000 tons. Iron ore cargos for steelmaking totaled 4.7 million tons, an increase of 4.7 percent compared to a year ago. Coal loadings neared 1.6 million tons, an increase of 8.5 percent. Limestone cargos increased nearly 10 percent to 3.2 million tons.

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