Lakes/Seaway Ore Trade Up
 More Than 1 Million Tons In September

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system totaled 6.4 million net tons in September, an increase of more than 1 million tons compared to the corresponding period last year.  For the season, the Lakes/Seaway ore trade stands at 39.7 million net tons, a slight increase (one boatload in a Class VIII vessel) over the same point in the 2001 navigation season.  On a Year-To-Date basis, the trade has increased approximately 220,000 net tons.

Iron ore loadings at eastern Canadian ports destine for other non-Great Lakes North American destinations totaled 432,559 net tons in September, an increase of 62 percent.  For the year, this segment of the ore move stands at 2.7 million net tons, an increase of 45 percent.

The all-rail movement of iron ore in North America totaled 530,015 net tons in September, a decrease of  41 percent.  For the year, rail shipments of iron ore stand at 7,756,703 net tons, a decrease of 12 percent.

September Iron Ore Shipments
(net tons)

Port

Sept. 2002

Sept. 2001

S-T-D 2002

S-T-D 2001

Y-T-D 2002

Y-T-D 2001

U.S. Great Lakes Ports

Duluth796,402 521,021 4,747,365 4,126,019 4,747,365 4,184,826
Superior1,226,486 1,226,303 8,608,712 6,945,498 8,847,501 7,111,465
Two Harbors1,564,245 1,098,688 9,704,009 8,440,516 10,276,994 8,689,515
Silver Bay537,905 449,909 2,575,372 2,726,282 2,575,372 2,726,282
Tac Harbor

INACTIVE

INACTIVE

INACTIVE

2,148,340

INACTIVE

2,203,913
Presque Isle950,153 807,962 5,727,267 4,455,279 6,185,7394,739,448
Escanaba350,990 533,572 2,331,421 4,410,059 2,654,0685,003,172

Total

5,426,181 4,637,455 33,694,146 33,251,993 35,287,039 34,658,621

Eastern Canada

Pointe Noire533,624 257,971 3,109,740 2,750,373 3,109,740 2,750,373
Port Cartier332,736 374,181 1,680,772 1,489,949 1,680,772 1,489,949
Sept Iles139,558 115,622 1,181,750 2,141,289 1,181,750 2,141,289

Total

1,005,918 747,774 5,972,262 6,381,611 5,972,262 6,381,611

Total- U.S. & Canada

6,432,099 5,385,229 39,666,408 39,633,604 41,259,301 41,040,232

Shipments to Non-Great Lakes Ports

432,559267,680

N/A

N/A

2,700,012 1,863,680

Rail Shipments

530,015 901,600

N/A

N/A

7,756,703 8,807,680

Total Iron Ore
Shipments

7,394,673 6,554,509 39,666,408 36,633,604 51,716,016 51,711,592


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: September 9, 2002.

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