Loadings of low-sulfur coal at Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in June totaled 1.6 million tons, a decrease of roughly 20 percent compared to last June. However, the decrease is nowhere near as significant as it seems. First, June 1999 was the second-best month the facility has ever had. Second, a major customer has changed the schedule for some of its coal deliveries. These arrangements will distort the month-to-month comparisons this season.
For the season, shipments from SMET stand at 5.6 million net tons, a slight increase compared to the same point in the 1999 navigation season.
Coal Shipments From Superior Midwest Energy Terminal: 2000 Navigation Season
June 2000 | June 1999 | Season-To-Date 2000 | Season-To-Date 1999 |
1,574,149 | 1,985,439 | 5,616,324 | 5,955,921 |