Month: September 2011

LCA: Great Lakes Coal Trade Down Almost 25 Percent in August Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 2,956,930 net tons in August, a slight dip compared to July (131,000 tons), but a decrease of almost 25 percent (959,000 tons) compared to a year ago. Loadings at Lake Superior ports fell 26.7 percent compared … Continue reading “Great Lakes Coal Trade Down Almost 25 Percent in August”

LCA: Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 9 Percent in August Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6,551,329 tons in August, a decrease of 7 percent from July, but an increase of 9 percent compared to a year ago. August loadings also were up 24.6 percent compared to the month’s 5-year average. Shipments … Continue reading “Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 9 Percent in August”