Cargo Reports – April 2013 – Limestone from Ports – Text & Tabular

April 30, 2013
April 30, 2013 LCA

Ice Slowed Resumption of Lakes Stone Trade

CLEVELAND—Heavy ice cover on the Lakes that stretched well into April slowed resumption of the limestone trade. Shipments totaled only 1.8 million tons, a decrease of 28 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings are 21 percent off the month’s 5-year average.

Shipments from U.S. ports totaled 1.6 million tons, a decrease of 24 percent compared to a year ago.

Loadings at Canadian quarries totaled 247,670 tons, a decrease of nearly 50 percent from last year.

Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 2.1 million tons, a decrease of 22 percent compared to a year ago, and 12 percent below the 5-year average for the January-April timeframe.

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