Monthly Tonnage Report
Cuyahoga River
1998 Navigation Season
(net tons)

Month of September

Commodity September
1998		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)		 September
1997		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)
Iron Ore 584,245 29 731,801 33
Limestone 751,293 50 467,930 31
Cement 120,806 16 90,489 12
Salt, Liquid Bulk, Sand 166,135 11 80,056 8
Totals 1,622,479 106 1,370,276 84

Season To Date - 1998

Commodity Season to Date
1998		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)		 Season to Date
1997		 Number of Cargos
(Vessel Arrivals)
Iron Ore 5,410,296 257 5,754,278 272
Limestone 4,137,795 273 3,944,240 261
Cement 651,911 82 550,553 73
Salt, Liquid Bulk, Sand, Grain 908,407 90 533,725 61
Totals 11,188,409 702 10,782,796 667

Notes:

  1. The 1998 season-to-date total has been amended to reflect additional salt and liquid bulk cargos delivered and shipped in July and August.
  2. This report covers cargo moving on the main branch of the Cuyahoga, the Old River Bed, and iron ore received at Cleveland Bulk Terminal.
  3. As a general rule, lakers to not deliver dry-bulk cargos to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority docks.
  4. The dry-bulk cargos are reported on a navigation season basis.
  5. As a few tankers operate yearround, liquid-bulk cargos are reported on a calendar-year basis.
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