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Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down in January

January 27, 2016

Image (file): a typical Great Lakes Bulk Carrier
Image (file): a typical Great Lakes Bulk Carrier
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 2,158,254 tons in January, a decrease of 22 percent compared to a year ago. 
 
Loadings at U.S. ports were down 21 percent.  Shipments from Canadian ports in the Seaway dipped 31 percent.
 
 

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