Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.3 million tons in June, an increase of 6% from a year ago. This June’s loadings were below the month’s five-year average by 7.7%.
Loadings out of U.S. quarries totaled 2.6 million tons, an increase of 2.4% compared to last year. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 738,606 tons, an increase of 20.9%.
Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at nearly 9.8 million tons, an increase of 21.2% compared to 2023. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries increased by 21.5% from a year ago. Shipments from Ontario quarries total 1.9 million tons, an increase of 20.3%.
Since 1880, Lake Carriers’ Association 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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