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Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes down 7 percent in June

Friday, 08 July 2016 21:22:03 (GMT+3)   |   San Diego
       
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5.8 million tons in June, a decrease of 7.3 percent compared to a year ago, according to a report today from the Lake Carriers’ Association.  Shipments also trailed the month’s 5-year average by 8.4 percent.

Shipments from US ports totaled 5.2 million tons in June, a decrease of 5.5 percent compared to a year ago.  Loadings at Canadian terminals dipped 19 percent to 564,000 tons.

Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 21.2 million tons, an increase of just 126,041 tons compared to the same point in 2015.  Loadings at US ports are up 3.7 percent, but shipments from Canadian ports in the St. Lawrence Seaway are down nearly 21 percent.



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