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18 May 2010

Great Lakes Iron Ore Surges Again in April

The Great Lakes iron ore trade continued to strengthen in April in response to growing demand for steel. Shipments from U.S. and Canadian Lakes and Seaway ports totaled 5.4 million net tons, an increase of 146% to a year ago. April loadings also bettered the month’s 5-year average by nearly 5%. Rebounding steel production is driving the Lakes iron ore trade. As April began, the steel industry was using 70.8% of its capacity, and by month’s end, had worked up to 72.5% of capacity. In April 2009, the steel industry had but 41% of its capacity on line. Another positive indicator is that the 1.6 million tons of iron ore shipped from Two Harbors, Minnesota, in April is one of the highest monthly totals for a Great Lakes iron ore dock in the past several years.

29 Jul 1999

Forebody Update: A New Ship Comes Together

What started out as mere sketches on the drafting tables at CSL almost two years ago now sits in the building berth at Port Weller Dry Docks well on its way to becoming the biggest Canadian Lakes vessel ever built. Apart from the construction of the various sections of the new hull (forebody), which incorporated some of the latest in shipbuilding techniques, and the development of state-of-the-art unloading systems, the task of joining it to the engine room compartment and accommodation block (after end) of former J.W. McGiffin was nothing short of an engineering feat. The delicate procedure took place in mid and late March. The transition section -- the 24-ft. unit which accounts for the extra two ft. in deck height and three ft.