THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO CLEVELAND, OHIO ~~~~~~ January 19, 2022 (LSNews) 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. More information is available at www.lcaships.com.
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Great Lakes Iron Ore Shipments: December 2016-2021 and 5-Year Average
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Includes Transshipments to Quebec City for Shipment Overseas
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(net tons)
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Average
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Port
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2016-2020
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Duluth, MN
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530,059
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615,659
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1,050,260
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623,346
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711,111
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585,725
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706,087
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Superior, WI
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717,728
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988,145
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1,139,119
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962,300
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615,368
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1,080,199
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884,532
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Two Harbors, MN
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1,551,989
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1,664,415
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1,715,904
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1,459,835
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1,716,377
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1,559,111
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1,621,704
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Silver Bay, MN
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623,913
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413,931
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559,980
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666,188
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507,707
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369,820
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554,344
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Marquette, MI***
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566,114
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799,140
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760,133
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774,946
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737,384
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557,936
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727,543
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Escanaba, MI*
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474,735
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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94,947
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Cleveland, OH**
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323,281
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340,924
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342,422
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332,708
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180,961
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370,347
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304,059
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Ashtabula, OH
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187,942
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255,176
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206,382
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18,925
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185,489
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0
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170,783
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Total
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4,975,761
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5,077,390
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5,774,200
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4,838,248
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4,654,397
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4,523,138
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5,063,999
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* Dock ceased operations in April 2017.
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** Transshipments within Cleveland Harbor
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***Marquette = Presque Isle in previous reports
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Conneaut was removed from tables. All shipments go out by rail.
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Year-To-Date 2016-2021
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Average
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Port
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2016-2020
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Duluth, MN
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4,888,510
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6,783,868
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8,111,519
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8,359,607
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8,047,633
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8,843,603
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7,505,790
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Superior, WI
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9,856,836
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12,793,591
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12,939,250
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11,602,998
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7,037,669
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11,719,625
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10,846,069
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Two Harbors, MN
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16,197,220
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17,898,849
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16,839,494
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16,942,617
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13,303,809
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15,407,333
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16,236,398
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Silver Bay, MN
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3,520,540
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5,974,645
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6,415,696
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5,632,842
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4,382,861
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5,873,375
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5,185,317
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Marquette, MI***
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7,140,799
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6,991,557
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7,161,470
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6,999,782
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5,391,001
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6,144,094
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6,736,922
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Escanaba, MI*
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4,268,338
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1,016,867
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1,057,041
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Cleveland, OH**
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3,008,200
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3,004,585
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2,925,618
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2,679,189
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2,021,923
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3,617,145
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2,727,903
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Ashtabula, OH
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291,741
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1,292,394
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1,190,934
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1,246,992
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1,046,225
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28,553
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1,013,657
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Total
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49,172,184
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55,756,356
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55,583,981
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53,464,027
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41,231,121
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51,633,728
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51,041,534
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