Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up in April
CLEVELAND — Shipments totaled 2.4 million net tons, an increase of 13 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings were also above the month’s 5-year average by 33 percent.
Loadings at U.S. ports totaled 1.9 million tons, an increase of 1.8 percent. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 490,088 tons, which is nearly double last year’s total.
Year-to-date the limestone trade stands at 2.5 million tons, an increase of 10.1 percent from 2020. Shipments from U.S. ports decreased by 2.3 percent from the previous year, while shipments from Canadian ports increased by 112.1 percent. The year-to-date total includes 75,751 tons shipped in March.
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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