Great Lakes Limestone Up 10.7 Percent in October
Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 3.2 million tons, an increase of 9.7 percent. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 736,157 tons, an increase of 15.3 percent.
Year-to-date the limestone trade stands at 25 million tons, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to 2021. Loadings from Michigan and Ohio quarries total 19.9 million tons, an increase of 2.2 percent. Shipments from Ontario quarries total 5.1 million tons, a decrease of 1.1 percent.

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Decreases in March 2025
According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes were below one million tons in March, a decrease of 39.1 percent compared to 2024. Loadings... Read More

Great Lakes Stakeholders Closely Monitoring U.S. and Canadian Tariffs
Since January, for millions of U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes stakeholders, friends, business partners, colleagues and family members, this past winter must have seemed like the War of 1812 had... Read More