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Steam and metallurgical coal loaded at Ohio's Lake Erie ports is delivered to power plants and steelmakers in the United States and Canada. |
Combined, Toledo, Sandusky, Ashtabula and Conneaut represent the largest segment of the Great Lakes coal trade. In a typical year, 18 million of the 35 million tons of coal shipped on the Lakes will originate at these Lake Erie ports.
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Steam and metallurgical coal loaded at Ohio's Lake Erie ports is delivered to power plants and steelmakers in the United States and Canada. |
Coal shipped from Lake Erie ports is mined not only in Ohio, but also West Virginia, Pennsylvania and eastern Kentucky. The coal is railed to the loading ports for final delivery to utilities (steam coal for power generation) or steel mills (metallurgical coal for the steelmaking process) in the United States and Canada. In fact, Canadian customers generally take 60-plus percent of Lake Erie coal shipments.
In the U.S. to U.S. market (sometimes referred to as the Jones Act coal trade), coal is often a "backhaul" cargo. Vessels heading North to load iron ore or limestone frequently carry coal to customers along the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers. Backhaul cargos are an important element in keeping freight rates low for all cargo moving to and from Ohio's Lake Erie ports.
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