Posted:
July 2, 2019
U.S.-flagged Great Lakes freighters moved 10.6 million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 11.9 percent compared with May of 2018. The May 2019 cargo float was ahead of the month's five-year average mark by 8.4 percent, the Lake Carriers' Association reported.
Iron ore cargoes for steel production totaled 5,590,145 tons, an increase of 677,194 tons - approximately 12 percent - from May of 2018.
Coal shipments in May changed little from the same period the previous year. Coal loadings totaled 1,381,110 tons, a decrease of 24,879 tons, roughly one cargo of a mid-sized self-unloading freighter.
Limestone cargoes totaled 3,120,416 tons in May, a gain of 12.6 percent compared with the same period the previous year.
For the year at the end of May, U.S.-flag cargo carriage stood at 22.4 million tons, an increase of 18.6 percent compared with the same point in 2018. Iron ore cargoes totaled 13.3 million tons at the end of May, an increase of 13.7 percent. Coal loadings totaled nearly 3 million tons at the end of May, an increase of 32.7 percent. Limestone cargoes topped 4 million tons, an increase of 19.6 percent compared with the same point in 2018.
U.S.-flag cargo movement on Lakes tops 10 million tons in May
U.S.-flagged Great Lakes freighters moved 10.6 million tons of cargo in May, an increase of 11.9 percent compared with May of 2018. The May 2019 cargo float was ahead of the month's five-year average mark by 8.4 percent, the Lake Carriers' Association reported.
Iron ore cargoes for steel production totaled 5,590,145 tons, an increase of 677,194 tons - approximately 12 percent - from May of 2018.
Coal shipments in May changed little from the same period the previous year. Coal loadings totaled 1,381,110 tons, a decrease of 24,879 tons, roughly one cargo of a mid-sized self-unloading freighter.
Limestone cargoes totaled 3,120,416 tons in May, a gain of 12.6 percent compared with the same period the previous year.
For the year at the end of May, U.S.-flag cargo carriage stood at 22.4 million tons, an increase of 18.6 percent compared with the same point in 2018. Iron ore cargoes totaled 13.3 million tons at the end of May, an increase of 13.7 percent. Coal loadings totaled nearly 3 million tons at the end of May, an increase of 32.7 percent. Limestone cargoes topped 4 million tons, an increase of 19.6 percent compared with the same point in 2018.