Posted:
December 22, 2009
The U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet moved more than 9 million net tons of cargo in November, the first month this year the dry-bulk cargo float has exceeded 9 million tons. The November float represents a modest increase over October's total and a significant improvement over previous months of the 2009 season, the Lake Carriers' Association reported.
U.S.-flagged lakers hauled 3.6 million net tons of iron ore in November, the highest monthly total for that commodity in 2009. The U.S.-flag limestone trade recorded its second best month of the year in November. However the last stone cargo of the year was loaded Dec. 16, marking an early close for the trade this year, the LCA reported.
Coal loadings decreased 16 percent compared with the same period last year, primarily due to a slowdown in shipments of western coal from Superior, Wis., the LCA reported.
For the season, total U.S.-flag cargo carriage stood at approximately 60.4 million tons at the end of November, a decrease of about 36.6 percent compared with the same point in 2008, and down 38.4 percent from the five-year average for the January to November timeframe.
U.S.-flag Great Lakes cargo float exceeds 9 million tons in November
The U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet moved more than 9 million net tons of cargo in November, the first month this year the dry-bulk cargo float has exceeded 9 million tons. The November float represents a modest increase over October's total and a significant improvement over previous months of the 2009 season, the Lake Carriers' Association reported.
U.S.-flagged lakers hauled 3.6 million net tons of iron ore in November, the highest monthly total for that commodity in 2009. The U.S.-flag limestone trade recorded its second best month of the year in November. However the last stone cargo of the year was loaded Dec. 16, marking an early close for the trade this year, the LCA reported.
Coal loadings decreased 16 percent compared with the same period last year, primarily due to a slowdown in shipments of western coal from Superior, Wis., the LCA reported.
For the season, total U.S.-flag cargo carriage stood at approximately 60.4 million tons at the end of November, a decrease of about 36.6 percent compared with the same point in 2008, and down 38.4 percent from the five-year average for the January to November timeframe.