Great Lakes Coal Trade Dips Slightly In June

Coal shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 4.2 million net tons in June, a slight decrease from both the corresponding period last year and the month's 5-year average.  One factor influencing the decrease was the need to perform some repairs on coal handling equipment at a utility.

For the year, the Great Lakes coal trade stands at 15.4 million net tons, an increase of 17 percent compared to the same point in 2003.  However, at this time last year, the coal total still reflected the impacts of ice-related delays in March and April.  When compared to the month's 5-year average, this year's end-of-June total represents an increase of 2 percent.

Great Lakes Coal Shipments: June 2000-2004 and 5-Year Average
Net Tons
  June June June June June 5-Year
Port 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Average
Superior 1,574,149 1,923,838 1,854,305 2,110,495 1,787,514 1,850,060
Thunder Bay 83,408 137,231 232,224 123,140 214,817 158,164
Total - Lake Superior 1,657,557 2,061,069 2,086,529 2,233,635 2,002,331 2,008,224
South Chicago 220,305 242,035 228,552 373,313 399,800 292,801
Total - Lake Michigan 220,305 242,035 228,552 373,313 399,800 292,801
Toledo 631,410 489,661 525,756 418,387 340,771 481,197
Sandusky 625,397 330,837 566,701 393,558 195,054 422,309
Ashtabula 763,972 434,525 484,185 656,839 627,510 593,406
Conneaut 771,233 722,060 510,292 387,862 677,253 613,740
Total - Lake Erie 2,792,012 1,977,083 2,086,934 1,856,646 1,840,588 2,110,653
Total - All Lakes 4,669,874 4,280,187 4,402,015 4,463,594 4,242,719 4,411,678
Great Lakes Coal Shipments: Year-To-Date And 5-Year Average
Net Tons
  5-Year
Port 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Average
Superior 5,797,487 6,318,437 5,718,962 5,644,688 6,712,474 6,038,410
Thunder Bay 225,366 336,909 617,265 396,847 710,810 457,439
Total - Lake Superior 6,022,853 6,655,346 6,336,227 6,041,535 7,423,284 6,495,849
South Chicago 697,622 984,577 998,669 965,066 1,524,362 1,034,059
Total - Lake Michigan 697,622 984,577 998,669 965,066 1,524,362 1,034,059
Toledo 1,978,453 1,380,670 1,809,561 1,130,195 1,114,555 1,482,687
Sandusky 1,657,605 1,334,431 1,906,152 1,192,733 1,047,863 1,427,757
Ashtabula 2,855,064 2,172,208 2,100,508 2,286,600 2,038,007 2,290,477
Conneaut 2,612,093 3,313,942 2,306,951 1,619,797 2,256,294 2,421,815
Total - Lake Erie 9,103,215 8,201,251 8,123,172 6,229,325 6,456,719 7,622,736
Total - All Lakes 15,823,690 15,841,174 15,458,068 13,235,926 15,404,365 15,152,645