Great Lakes Ore Trade Up 24 Percent in January
CLEVELAND—Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 3,587,016 net tons in January, an increase of 24 percent over a year ago, and 57 percent ahead of the month’s 5-year average. The iron ore trade ended for the season on February 10 when the U.S.-flag tug/barge unit JOYCE VANENKEVORT/GREAT LAKES TRADER departed Escanaba, Michigan, with 36,942 tons for Indiana Harbor. Escanaba was the only dock to ship during February and loaded 110,679 tons.