July shipments of low-sulfur coal from Superior Midwest Energy Terminal totaled 1.7 million tons, essentially the same as a year ago. A slight but noticeable increase in water levels did allow the dock to load several cargos of nearly 64,000 tons each. That is a significant improvement compared to the beginning of this shipping season, but still represents a significant decrease when compared to pre-plunge navigation seasons.
For the season, shipments from SMET stand at 7.3 million net tons, a decrease of 4.6 percent compared to the same point in the 1999 navigation season.
Coal Shipments From Superior Midwest Energy Terminal: 2000 Navigation Season
July 2000 | July 1999 | Season-To-Date 2000 | Season-To-Date 1999 |
1,723,417 | 1,739,078 | 7,339,741 | 7,694,999 |