Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.5 million tons in December, a decrease of 2.8 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were also below the 5-year average for the month by 10.7 percent.
The year-end total for the iron ore trade stands at 51.6 million tons, an increase of 25.2 percent compared to 2020.
Compared to the trade’s 5-year average, 2021 iron ore loadings were up 1.2 percent.
Since 1880, Lake Carriers’ has represented the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet, which today can move more than 90 million tons of cargos annually that are the foundation of American industry, infrastructure, and power: iron ore, stone, coal, cement, and other dry bulk materials such as grain, salt, and sand.
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