Iron ore

Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down in November

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled nearly 3 million tons in November, a decrease of 4.9 percent compared to a year ago.  Limestone cargos were just 8,340 tons... Read More

Iron Ore and Limestone Trade Down in October

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.5 million tons in October, a decrease of 12.3 percent compared to a year ago.  Shipments were 10.1 percent below the... Read More

Iron Ore Trade Up, Limestone Down in June

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 5.8 million tons in June, an increase of 47.8 percent from 2022. Shipments were 12.7 percent above the month’s 5-year average.... Read More

Limestone Trade Decreases, Iron Ore Increases for April

Great Lakes limestone shipments totaled 1.9 million net tons, a decrease of 3.5 percent compared to a year ago.  Loadings were below the month’s 5-year average by 11.2 percent. Loadings... Read More

More Than 36 Million Metric Tons Transited System in 2022

More than 36 million metric tons (mmt) of cargo transited the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System during the 2022 navigation season, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC)... Read More

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down 32.6 Percent in June

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in June, a decrease of 32.6 percent from 2021.  Shipments were 29.5 percent below the month’s 5-year average.... Read More

Beyond The Waterfront: How Great Lakes Ports Boost Economic Development

The State of Ohio has a unique system of port authorities and a flexible and coordinated state-wide strategy under which its 61 port authorities have a number of special powers... Read More