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U.S.-Flag Lakes Cargos Up Nearly 7%

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

December 13, 2016

U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 8.4 million tons of cargo in November, an increase of 6.7 percent compared to a year ago.  However, the November float was  6.7 percent below the month’s 5-year average.
 
Iron ore cargos for the steel industry totaled 4.7 million tons in November, an increase of 29.6 percent compared to a year ago.  However, coal shipments to power plants and steel mills fell to 1.2 million tons, a decrease of more than 20 percent.  Aggregate and fluxstone for construction projects and steel production totaled 2 million tons, a decrease of nearly 10 percent compared to a year ago.
 
Year-over-year U.S.-flag carriage stands at 76.2 million tons, a decrease of 4.5 percent.  Iron ore cargos are up 6.6 percent, but coal loads have dipped 25.8 percent.  Limestone shipments trail last year by 7 percent.

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