News Briefs from the Lakes
2006
Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Gives
Rep. James L. Oberstar Iron Man Award:
Release / Award /
Photo
Great Lakes Dredging Crisis Highlighted:
News Release / Handout
Lack of Adequate Dredging Jeopardizing Coal Trade:
News Release /
Text of Speech
Senator Carl Levin Named Great Lakes Legislator of the Year By
Great Lakes Maritime Task Force
2005 Statistical Annual ReportŠ
Published On Line
LCA Publishes New Map Of U.S. And Canadian
Great Lakes Ports
2005
Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Honors Stabenow and Green
Industry Welcomes Lakes' Newest Icebreaking Asset
2002
Coal Trade Up Slightly In 2001
Lakes Ore Trade Down 18 Percent In 2001
Stockpiling Keeps Coal Trade Busy In December
Stone Trade Ends Season On An Upward Trend
Another Record Season For SMET
2001
Building Stockpiles Pushes Coal Over 5 Million Tons In November
Late Rally Can't Offset Season-Long Losses In Stone Trade
Gangbuster Month For Conneaut Coal
Stone Trade Remains Sluggish In October
Little Change In SMET's October Loadings
Great Lakes Maritime Industry Applauds Building Of New Icebreaker
Equipment Problems Add To Stone's Slump
SMET Now A Million Tons Ahead Of 2000 Pace
SMET Tops 2 Million Tons For Second Month In A Row
Lake Erie Coal Trade Still Lagging
National Tragedy
Stone Loadings Slip Again
Record Month For Canadian Stone Docks
Lake Erie Coal Slump Continues In July
Hot Weather Pushes SMET To New Level
Ore Slump Makes 1,000-Footers More Active In SMET Trade
GLMTF Hails Bush Stand On Steel
SMET Holding Even With Last Year
Stone Skips A Beat In May
Availability Problems Hampering Lake Erie Coal
Sail Date List Finalized on May 14
Visclosky, Quinn Named Legislators of the Year by Great Lakes Maritime Task Force
Canadian Ports Driving Stone Trade
SMET's First Full Month Of Season Positive
No Hurry To Start Stone Trade
March Coal Totals Are A Mixed Bag
Top Soo Total Shows Impact Of Water Levels
Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Weighs In On Iron Ore Imports
LCA Warns Of Dangers Of Imports Of Iron Ore And Semi-Finished Steel
Salt Trade Down 4.6 Percent In 2000
"Big 3" Trades Up 1 Percent In 2000
Coast Guard Icebreakers Save Shipping Season
2000 LAY-UP LIST FINALIZED
2000
Harsher Weather Takes Toll On Lake Erie Coal Trade In December
Stone Trade Done; Down 1 Percent For Season
Despite November Dip, Lake Erie Coal Still Up For Year
Stone Trade Steady In November
SMET Narrows Gap With Last Year
October Tally Adds To Stone Increase
Pace Slowed At SMET In October
Steady As She Goes At SMET
Stone Trade Up Slightly Again In July
July Loadings At SMET Hold Even
Best Month Yet For Western Coal Trade
Lake Erie Coal Increases Lead To 1.5 Million Tons
June Coal Report - Superior Midwest Energy Terminal
June Stone Trade Up A Few Boatloads
Upswing In May Stone Trade
Superior Coal Holds Its Own Despite Low Water Levels
Lakes Organizations Thank Gore For Support of Jones Act
Early Start Has Lake Erie Coal Trade Up 1 Million Tons
April Stone Trade Down A Few Boatloads
Promotion Announced
Slight Increase In Superior Coal Loadings In April
Lake Erie Coal Trade Triples In March
Better Start For Stone Trade
2000 Fit-Out List Updated April 24
SMET March Loadings Even With Last Year
OGLEBAY NORTON Wins 1999 Soo Crown
Dry-Bulk Trades Down 4.3 Percent In 1999
2000 Iron Ore Trade Begins
Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Honors U.S. Coast Guard
1999 Lay-Up List Finalized
1999
December
November
SMET Record Within Easy Reach
Lake Erie Coal Down By Nearly 25 Percent In October
No Improvement In Stone Trade In October
Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Elects Officers For 2000
October
September
August
No Rebound In Stone Trade In August
Superior Midwest Energy Terminal Sets New Monthly RecordLake Erie Coal Trade Down Slightly In July
Stone Trade Continues Season-Long Slump
May
Would Have Been A Tough One To Top
Lake Erie Coal Loadings Down Again In May
Tonnage Up In May As More Ships Load At SMET
Laker Graces New Jones Act Brochure
LCA Opposes New Tax On Waterborne Commerce
April Lake Erie Coal Report Revised April
Low Water, Sluggish Demand Weight Down Stone Trade
1999 Fit-Out List Updated April 26
Lower Water Levels Impact Western Coal Trade
Rep. Oberstar and Senator Abraham Named Great Lakes Legislators Of The Year
Best Start Ever For SMET Coal
Another Misleading Total
Stone Start Better Than It Seems February
PAUL R. TREGURTHA Wins Soo Crown in 1998
DAVID Z. NORTON Opens 1999 Shipping Season
U.S.-Flag Share of Cross-Lakes Trade Grew 31 Percent
Great Lakes Maritime Task Force Seeks Return To Fair Trade in Steel
Lay-Up List Final For 1998 Season January
Lakes Coal Trade At Highest Level In 14 Years
Lakes Stone Trade Again Reaches New Plateau
Lake Erie Coal Finishes Season Up By 500,000 Tons 1998
December
SMET Smashes Record Again
Lake Erie Coal Steady In November
November Stone Solid
November Dip Doesn't Stop March Toward Record November
October Stone Float Holds Even With Last Year
LCA Asks President To Protect American Steel
Lake Erie Coal Virtually Unchanged In October
Strong October Keeps SMET On Record Pace October
Lake Erie Coal Charges Back
Stone Trade Remains Strong In September
SMET Coal Continues On Record Pace
LCA Asks Lakes Delegation To Help American Steel September
August Stone Trade Report
August Coal Report - Lake Erie Ports August
Stone Trade Impacted By Fire
July Total Doesn't Mar Strong Season For Lake Erie Coal
Explanation Concerning August 1 Vessel Survey
SMET Heading For A Record Season July
June Stone Trade Off A Few Boatloads
LCA Applauds Coast Guard's Marine Environment Protection Efforts
Lake Erie Coal Up 5 Percent In June May
Nothing "Eerie" About May Lake Erie Coal
Record Demand For Low-Sulfur Coal
New Plateau For Lakes Stone Trade
No Slowdown In Lakes Stone Trade
April Coal Trade - Lake Erie Ports
Michigan Senator Fighting To Stop New Tax On
1998 Fit-Out Listing - Updated 5/8/98
Record Month For SMET
Oglebay Norton Launches Website April
New Great Lakes "JARC" (Jones Act Record Cargo) In March
Western Coal Trade Off To A Rousing Start
Lake Erie Coal Full Out In March
Incredible Start For 1998 Stone Trade March
GOTT Takes 1997 Soo "Crown"
Newest Self-Unloading Laker Continues Pioneering Tradition
Ashtabula Loads First Coal Cargo Of '98 Season
LCA Testifies In Opposition To Navigational Assistance Tax February
LCA President Addresses Ship Masters' Convention
Potash Trade Rebounds In '97
Lakes Salt Trade Up 3.6 Percent In 1997
NEW POST-RECESSION PEAK FOR GREAT LAKES IRON ORE TRADE
New U.S.-Flag Record In Cement Trade
Lakes Coal Trade Up Nearly 17 Percent In 1997
New Officers and Members in Great Lakes Maritime Task Force
Finished With Engines January
More Than A Pinch Of Salt!
Great Lakes Coal Trade Heading For Best Year This Decade
Lake Erie Coal Up 19 Through December
Lakes Stone Trade Sets New Post-Recession Record In '97 1997
December
November Coal Report
Another Banner Year For Lakes Stone Trade
SMET Closing In On Record Season
Lakes Stone Trade Closing In On Another Record November
Coal Trade Up 11 Percent in October
Another Gangbusters Month For Lake Erie Coal
SMET Well Ahead of Record Pace
Great Lakes Ice Forecast October
Stone Trade Remains Strong in September
September Coal Trade Up 5.8 Percent September
August Stone Trade Just Misses New Record
Busiest Month For Lake Erie Coal Since 1991
U.S. Stone Ports Up 2.6% In August
Western Coal Trade Continues To Outpace Last Year August
Record Month For Lakes Stone Trade
Big Month For Lake Erie Coal Docks
SMET Keeps Rollin' Along
LCA Backs MACKINAW Replacement July
Great Lakes Coal Trade In High Gear In June
Growth In U.S.-Flag Cargo Records Illustrates Efficiency Gains Of Jones Act Fleet
Lakes Stone Trade Well Ahead Of Last Year's Pace
U.S.-Flag Supercarrier Sets New Record For Coal Trade
Big Month For Superior Coal
More than 97 Percent of Jones Act Fleet In Service June
Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'...
Support For Jones Act Spans Political Spectrum
LCA SETS RECORD STRAIGHT ON LAKES SALT TRADE
Preview of May U.S.-Flag Float
1996 Cement Total Revised
All U.S.-Flag Self-Unloaders In Service
162 Members of the House Have Signed Pro-Jones Act Resolution
Report of the President - 1996 Annual Report
Coal Trade Up 5.6 Percent In May
Lakes Stone Trade Up 14.8 Percent In May
List of Jones Act Supporters Up To 157 Representatives
Lakes Dry-Bulk Trades Up Significantly in April
Lakes Jones Act Fleet Off To Fast Start
Great Lakes Delegation Lining Up Behind Jones Act
April 1 and May 1 Vessel Utilization Tables
U.S.-Flag Carriage Table Updated
Record Month for Canadian Stone Docks
June 1 Vessel Survey
April Cargo Report - Cuyahoga River May
Stone Trade from U.S. Ports off to Fast Start April
April Coal Shipments from SMET Soar
May 1 Vessel Survey - Lakes Jones Act Fleet
U.S.-Flag Salt Record Set Again
Sail Date List Updated April 30
PRO-JONES ACT RESOLUTION INTRODUCED IN HOUSE
List of House Members Who Have Signed Pro-Jones Act Resolution
U.S.-Flag Float Off To Fast Start
Training School For First-Time Sailors
New U.S.-Flag Cargo Record for Salt Trade
Lake Michigan Coal Trade Resumed in March
RYERSON Returns To Service
SMET Off To Fast Start
First Westbound Welland Cargo Comes To Cleveland March
Industry Leader Passes Away
Oglebay Norton To Manage Dock
Lorain/Cleveland Iron Ore Shuttle Resumes
Longest Laker Retains Soo Crown
Lakes Grain Trade Down in '96
Congressman Obey Out To Sink Coast Guard Icebreaking Fee Plan
DOMESTIC MARITIME FLEET EXPERIENCES EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
Escanaba Kicks Off '97 Ore Trade
More Congressmen Oppose Coast Guard User Charges for Icebreaking
Industry and Great Lakes Delegation Team Up To Oppose User Charges For Coast Guard Icebreaking
U.S.-Flag Great Lakes Fleet Back To Work After Short Break February
Salt Trade Up 20.6 Percent in 1996
Maryland Senator Endorses Jones Act
Top Ore Cargos in 1996
Great Lakes Carriers Announce Shared Priorities
1996 Great Lakes Coal Shipments by Port and Month
JONES ACT FLOAT SETS POST-RECESSION RECORD IN 1996
Finished With Engines January
Great Lakes Stone Trade Up 1.5 Percent in 1996
Canadian Stone Shipments Up 23 Percent in 1996
SMET Coal Shipments Up 3.5 Percent in 1996
Lake Michigan Coal Loadings Up 40.9 Percent in 1996
1,000-Footer Closes Head of Lakes Trade
Lake Erie Coal Trade Up 8.4 Percent in 1996
Potash Trade Up Slightly in 1996
Great Lakes Coal Trade Up 4.8 Percent In 1996
And Then There Were Three
