Great Lakes iron ore, limestone trades up percent in August
Cleveland, OH – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 5.6 million tons in August, an increase of 55.9 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were also above the month’s 5-year average by 1.5 percent.
Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 32 million tons, an increase of 31.8 percent compared to the same point in 2020. Through August iron shipments are 4.45 percent above their 5-year average for eight months of the year.
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.7 million tons in August, an increase of 1.9 percent from 2020. Limestone cargos were below the month’s 5-year average by 5.1 percent. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 3 million tons, an increase of 5.7 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 636,327 tons, a decrease of 12.8 percent.
Year-to-date the lakes limestone trade stands at 17.4 million tons, an increase of 8.8 percent compared to a year ago. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries total 13.5 million tons, an increase of 6.5 percent. Shipments from Ontario quarries total 3.9 million tons, an increase of 17.9 percent.
Lake Carriers’ Association
Eisenhower Lock visitors’ center closes for season on Labor Day
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) has announced that public access to its Visitors’ Center observation deck at the U.S. Eisenhower Lock ends at 6 p.m. on Labor Day, September 6.
There are several ways to obtain up-to-date information on estimated vessel transit times:
Call 315-769-2422, for a voice recording of that day’s projected lockage schedule.
Review the Great Lakes-Seaway binational website at bit.ly/NavigatingTheSeawayMap, which updates every 15 minutes with details on ships currently in transit within the Seaway System.
Review lock-specific information at bit.ly/LockOrderOfTurn, which offers real-time information on vessels preparing to enter any of the locks (by pulling down the Order of Turn Information).
