Shipments of iron ore from U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes and Seaway ports
destined for Great Lakes basin steelmakers totaled 6.2 million net tons in
October, an increase of 10.6 percent compared to the corresponding period last
year. On a season-to-date basis, the Lakes/Seaway ore trade stands at 45.9
million net tons, an increase of 1.4 percent. Computed on a calendar-year
basis, the trade totals 47.4 million net tons, an increase of
1.7 percent.
Shipments of iron ore from Canadian ports in the Seaway to other North American destinations nearly doubled to 515,000 gross tons in October. For the year, this segment of the ore trade has increased 46 percent to 3.2 million net tons.
All-rail deliveries of iron ore in North America fell 57 percent to 425,000 net tons in October. Year-to-date, all-rail shipments stand at 8.2 million net tons, a decrease of 16.4 percent.
Port | Oct. 2002 | Oct. 2001 | S-T-D 2002 | S-T-D 2001 | Y-T-D 2002 | Y-T-D 2001 |
U.S. Great Lakes Ports | ||||||
| Duluth | 499,136 | 510,594 | 5,246,502 | 4,636,614 | 5,246,502 | 4,695,420 |
| Superior | 1,013,092 | 1,078,855 | 9,621,804 | 8,024,354 | 9,860,594 | 8,190,321 |
| Two Harbors | 1,608,470 | 1,251,143 | 11,312,479 | 9,691,659 | 11,885,464 | 9,940,658 |
| Silver Bay | 683,552 | 331,884 | 3,258,925 | 3,058,166 | 3,258,925 | 3,058,166 |
| Tac Harbor | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | 2,148,340 | INACTIVE | 2,203,913 |
| Presque Isle | 822,287 | 928,719 | 6,549,555 | 5,383,999 | 7,008,027 | 5,668,167 |
| Escanaba | 406,087 | 605,534 | 2,737,508 | 5,015,594 | 3,060,155 | 5,608,706 |
Total | 5,032,624 | 4,706,729 | 38,726,773 | 37,958,726 | 40,319,667 | 39,365,351 |
Eastern Canada | ||||||
| Pointe Noire | 598,452 | 363,882 | 3,708,193 | 3,114,256 | 3,708,193 | 3,114,256 |
| Port Cartier | 339,112 | 309,897 | 2,019,885 | 1,799,846 | 2,019,885 | 1,799,846 |
| Sept Iles | 214,870 | 209,013 | 1,396,620 | 2,350,303 | 1,396,620 | 2,350,303 |
Total | 1,152,434 | 882,792 | 7,124,698 | 7,264,405 | 7,124,698 | 7,264,405 |
Total- U.S. & Canada | 6,185,058 | 5,589,521 | 45,851,471 | 45,223,131 | 47,444,365 | 46,629,756 |
Shipments to Non-Great Lakes Ports | 514,692 | 269,920 | N/A | N/A | 3,214,704 | 2,133,600 |
Rail Shipments | 424,676 | 986,720 | N/A | N/A | 8,181,379 | 9,794,400 |
Total Iron Ore | 7,124,426 | 6,846,161 | 45,851,471 | 45,223,131 | 58,840,448 | 58,557,756 |
Notes: Great Lakes maritime commerce is computed on a Season-To-Date basis (S-T-D); the iron ore industry tracks
shipments, both vessel and rail, on a Year-To-Date basis (Y-T-D).
DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 8, 2002.
