Vessel Utilization Rates
U.S.-Flag Great Lakes Fleet
October 1, 1996
Vessels
| Year
| Dry-Bulk Carriers
| Cement Carriers
| Tankers
| Totals
|
| 1996
| 49
| 5
| 3
| 57
|
| 1995
| 49
| 5
| 3
| 57
|
Carrying Capacity Utilization Rates
| Year
| Dry-Bulk Carriers
| Cement Carriers
| Tankers
| Totals
|
| 1996
| 96.2%
| 59.2%
| 100.0%
| 94.1%
|
| 1995
| 94.1%
| 88.8%
| 100%
| 94.0%
|
Notes: A labor/management dispute is affecting the totals above for 1996. As of October 1, the cement carriers J. A. W. IGLEHART and S. T. CRAPO were idled by a strike at Inland Lakes Management. However, the IGLEHART returned to service on October 6. The CRAPO remains moored in Collision Bend in the Cuyahoga River.
