Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.8 million tons in September, an increase of 9.4% compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos were also above the month’s five-year average by 4.5%.
Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 3.1 million tons, an increase of 10.6% from 2023. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 678,580 tons, an increase of 4.2%.
Year-to-date the limestone trade stands at 20.8 million tons, an increase of 1.8% compared to a year ago. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries increased 2% to 16.7 million tons; while shipments from Ontario quarries increased less than 1% from 2023 to 4.1 million tons.
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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