Shipments of iron ore from U.S. and Canadian Great Lakes and Seaway ports
destined for Great Lakes basin steelmakers totaled 5.5 million gross 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 40.9
million gross tons, an increase of 1.4 percent. Computed on a
calendar-year basis, the trade totals 42.4 million gross 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 460,000 gross tons in October. For the year, this segment of the ore trade has increased 46 percent to 2.9 million gross tons.
All-rail deliveries of iron ore in North America fell 57 percent to 380,000 gross tons in October. Year-to-date, all-rail shipments stand at 7.3 million gross 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 | 445,658 | 455,888 | 4,684,377 | 4,139,834 | 4,684,377 | 4,192,340 |
| Superior | 904,547 | 963,264 | 8,590,897 | 7,164,602 | 8,804,102 | 7,312,787 |
| Two Harbors | 1,436,134 | 1,117,092 | 10,100,428 | 8,653,267 | 10,612,022 | 8,875,588 |
| Silver Bay | 610,315 | 296,325 | 2,909,755 | 2,730,506 | 2,909,755 | 2,730,506 |
| Tac Harbor | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | INACTIVE | 1,918,161 | INACTIVE | 1,967,780 |
| Presque Isle | 734,185 | 829,214 | 5,847,817 | 4,807,142 | 6,257,167 | 5,060,864 |
| Escanaba | 362,578 | 540,656 | 2,444,204 | 4,478,209 | 2,732,282 | 5,007,774 |
Total | 4,493,417 | 4,202,439 | 34,577,478 | 33,891,721 | 35,999,705 | 35,147,639 |
Eastern Canada | ||||||
| Pointe Noire | 534,333 | 324,895 | 3,310,887 | 2,780,586 | 3,310,887 | 2,780,586 |
| Port Cartier | 302,779 | 276,694 | 1,803,469 | 1,607,006 | 1,803,469 | 1,607,006 |
| Sept Iles | 191,849 | 186,619 | 1,246,983 | 2,098,485 | 1,246,983 | 2,098,485 |
Total | 1,028,961 | 788,208 | 6,361,339 | 6,486,077 | 6,361,339 | 6,486,077 |
Total- U.S. & Canada | 5,522,378 | 4,990,647 | 40,938,817 | 40,377,798 | 42,361,044 | 41,633,716 |
Shipments to Non-Great Lakes Ports | 459,547 | 241,000 | N/A | N/A | 2,870,272 | 1,905,000 |
Rail Shipments | 379,175 | 881,000 | N/A | N/A | 7,304,803 | 8,745,000 |
Total Iron Ore | 6,361,100 | 6,112,647 | 40,938,817 | 40,377,798 | 52,536,119 | 52,283,716 |
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.
