Lakes/Seaway Ore Trade Up Nearly
 1 Million Gross Tons In September

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system totaled 5.7 million gross tons in September, an increase of nearly 1 million tons compared to the corresponding period last year.  For the season, the Lakes/Seaway ore trade stands at 35.4 million gross 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 200,000 gross tons.

Iron ore loadings at eastern Canadian ports destine for other non-Great Lakes North American destinations totaled 386,214 gross tons in September, an increase of 62 percent.  For the year, this segment of the ore move stands at 2.4 million gross tons, an increase of 45 percent.

The all-rail movement of iron ore in North America totaled 473,228 gross tons in September, a decrease of  41 percent.  For the year, rail shipments of iron ore stand at 6.9 million gross tons, a decrease of 12 percent.

September Iron Ore Shipments
(gross 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

Duluth711,074 465,198 4,238,719 3,683,946 4,238,719 3,736,452
Superior1,095,077 1,094,914 7,686,350 6,201,338 7,899,555 6,349,523
Two Harbors1,396,648 980,972 8,664,294 7,536,175 9,175,888 7,758,496
Silver Bay480,273 401,705 2,299,440 2,434,181 2,299,440 2,434,181
Tac Harbor

INACTIVE

INACTIVE

INACTIVE

1,918,161

INACTIVE

1,967,780
Presque Isle848,351 721,395 5,113,632 3,977,928 5,522,9824,231,650
Escanaba313,384 476,404 2,081,626 3,937,553 2,369,7044,467,118

Total

4,844,807 4,140,588 30,084,061 29,689,282 31,506,288 30,945,200

Eastern Canada

Pointe Noire476,450 230,332 2,776,554 2,455,691 2,776,554 2,455,691
Port Cartier297,086 334,091 1,500,690 1,330,312 1,500,690 1,330,312
Sept Iles124,606 103,234 1,055,134 1,911,866 1,055,134 1,911,866

Total

898,142 667,657 5,332,378 5,697,869 5,332,378 5,697,869

Total- U.S. & Canada

5,742,949 4,808,245 35,416,439 35,387,151 36,838,666 36,643,069

Shipments to Non-Great Lakes Ports

386,214239,000

N/A

N/A

2,410,725 1,664,000

Rail Shipments

473,228 805,000

N/A

N/A

6,925,628 7,864,000

Total Iron Ore
Shipments

6,602,391 5,852,245 35,416,439 35,387,151 46,175,019 46,171,069


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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