Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4,066,915 tons in June, an increase of less than 1% from a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. This June’s loadings were above the month’s five-year average by 7%.
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Great Lakes Limestone Shipments Up 69% in April
Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) reports that shipments of Great Lakes limestone totaled 2,114,432 net tons in April, an increase of 69% compared to a year ago. Loadings surpassed the month’s five-year average by 38%.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Up 1.3 Percent in 2018
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 28.4 million tons in 2018, an increase of 1.3 percent compared to 2017, reported the Lake Carriers’ Association. 2018’s loadings were also 2.8 percent above the trade’s five-year average.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Down 6 Percent in November
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2.8 million tons in November, a decrease of 6 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. However, limestone cargos were just about on track with the month’s five-year average.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Down 7.5 Percent in October
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.4 million tons in October, a decrease of 7.5 percent compared to a year ago. Limestone cargos also trailed the month’s five-year average by 4.6 percent, according to the Lake Carriers Association (LCA).
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Up Nearly 4 Percent in September
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in September, an increase of 3.7 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Limestone cargos also bettered the month’s five-year average by 8 percent.
Read MoreLakes Limestone Trade Steady in August
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,941,085 tons in August, a near carbon copy of both a year ago and July of this year, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Limestone cargos also bettered the month’s five-year average by 5.8 percent.
Read MoreLakes Limestone Trade Strong Again in July
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,985,544 tons in July, an increase of 3.1 percent compared to a year ago. The trade also bettered the month’s five-year average by 5.5 percent, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Surges in June
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4,052,994 tons in June, an increase of more than 17 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. This June also represented the first month in which loadings topped 4 million tons since July 2015.
Read MoreGreat Lakes Limestone Trade Down 23 Percent in April
The coldest April since 1997 put a chill on the Great Lakes limestone trade. Shipments totaled just 1,254,226 net tons, a decrease of 23 percent compared to a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Loadings trailed the month’s five-year average by even more – 33.3 percent.
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