Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down in April
CLEVELAND — Shipments totaled 1.9 million net tons, a decrease of 3.5 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings were below the month’s 5-year average by 11.2 percent.
Loadings at U.S. ports totaled 1.6 million tons, a decrease of 1.4 percent. Shipments from Canadian quarries decreased by 12.7 percent to 323,039 tons.
Year-to-date the limestone trade stands at 2 million tons, an increase of less than one percent from 2022. Shipments from U.S. ports increased by four percent from the previous year, while shipments from Canadian ports decreased by 12.7 percent.
About Lake Carriers’ Association
Since 1880, Lake Carriers’ has represented the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet, which today can move more than 90 million tons of cargos annually that are the foundation of American industry, infrastructure, and power: iron ore, stone, coal, cement, and other dry bulk materials such as grain, salt, and sand. More information is available at www.lcaships.com.
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