For the second month in a row, Superior Midwest Energy Terminal has shipped more than 2 million tons of coal. August loadings totaled 2,010,871 net tons, a slight increase compared to the corresponding period last year. (SMET's July loadings topped 2,250,000 tons.) The August total also represents the first time SMET has shipped more than 2 million tons in consecutive months since the dock began operations in 1976.
For the season, loadings at SMET stand at 10.3 million tons, an increase of nearly 10 percent.
Coal Shipments From Superior Midwest Energy Terminal: 2001 Navigation Season
August 2001 | August 2000 | Season-To-Date 2001 | Season-To-Date 2000 | ||||
Loadings | Cargos | Loadings | Cargos | Loadings | Cargos | Loadings | Cargos |
2,010,871 | 42 | 1,992,086 | 44 | 10,237,867 | 215 | 9,331,827 | 205 |