Lake Traffic To Cleveland
Up 4 Percent in 1997

Interlake traffic to Cleveland on U.S.- and Canadian-Flag lakers increased 4 percent during the recently-concluded 1997 navigation season to 15.7 million net tons. This total represents one of the busiest seasons for Cleveland harbor in recent memory.

The totals reported below are independent of the overseas cargos delivered to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Docks.

Tonnage Report
Cuyahoga River
1997 Navigation Season

Commodity 1997 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)		 1996 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)
Iron Ore 8,526,619 399 8,492,702 421
Limestone 5,497,841 364 4,578,465 319
Cement 783,012 106 725,925 109
Salt, Liquid Bulk, Sand, Grain 937,446 102 1,346,547 127
Totals 15,744,918 971 15,143,639 976

All 1997 totals are preliminary and subject to revision

Notes:

  1. This report covers cargo moving on the main branch of the Cuyahoga, the Old River Bed, and iron ore received at Cleveland Bulk Terminal.
  2. As a general rule, lakers to not deliver dry-bulk cargos to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority docks.
  3. The dry-bulk cargos are reported on a navigation season basis.
  4. As a few tankers operate yearround, liquid-bulk cargos are reported on a calendar-year basis.
  5. The salt trade from Cleveland did not resume until June.
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