Cargo Reports – July 2018 – Limestone from Ports – Text & Tabular

July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018 LCA

Lakes Limestone Trade Strong Again in July

CLEVELAND — Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,985,544 tons in July, an increase of 3.1 percent compared to a year ago. The trade also bettered the month’s 5-year average by 5.5 percent.

Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 3.142 million tons, a decrease equal to one cargo in a midsized laker. Shipments from Canadian quarries rose to 843,000 tons, an increase of 20 percent, and the highest monthly total this decade.

Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 13.3 million tons, an increase of 5 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries total 10.85 million tons, an increase of 5.5 percent. Shipments from Ontario quarries total 2.4 million tons, an increase equal to about four boatloads in mid-sized lakers.

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