Cargo Reports – October 2013 – Iron Ore from Ports – Tabular

October 31, 2013
October 31, 2013 LCA

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up Almost 10 Percent in October

CLEVELAND—Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6 million tons in October, an increase of 9.6 percent compared to a year ago. The October ore float was also 8.8 percent ahead of the month’s 5-year average, but trailed September by about 3 percent.

Shipments from U.S. ports totaled 5.3 million tons, an increase of almost 16 percent compared to a year ago. The October total included 183,000 tons shipped to Québec City for loading into oceangoing vessels and delivery overseas. Year-to-date overseas exports from U.S. Great Lakes ports total 2,516,000 tons. Through October of last year, overseas exports from U.S. ports totaled 3,470,000 tons.

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