U.S.-Flag Float Up For First Time This Season In July
- Cargo movement in U.S.-Flag lakers totaled 13.2 million tons in July. That total represents the first time this season
U.S.-Flag carriage outpaced the corresponding period last year.
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- Two major factors figure in the increase. A new vessel, the GREAT LAKES TRADER, entered service. The
self-unloading barge has a per-trip capacity of nearly 40,000 tons. Also, there were less split loads in the long-haul coal
trade.
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- Iron ore cargos for the steel industry increased nearly 1.1 million tons in July. Steel production rates remain high and
transshipments were much stronger this July compared to 1999. For the season, the U.S.-Flag ore float stands at 28.3
million tons, an increase of 3.5 percent.
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- July coal loadings were down by 320,000 tons and for the season they trail last year's end-of-July total by 1.1 million
tons. While low water levels account for some of this decrease, a major U.S. utility has increased rail deliveries to one
of its powerplants.
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- The U.S.-Flag stone trade registered a small increase in July and for the season is 125,000 tons ahead of last year's
pace.
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- U.S.-FLAG CARRIAGE
JULY AND SEASON-TO-DATE: 2000 - 1999
(net tons)
Commodity
| July 2000
| July 1999
| S-T-D 2000
| S-T-D 1999
|
| Iron Ore (a) | 6,983,356
| 5,903,930
| 28,334,070
| 27,364,977
|
| Coal - Western | 1,283,980
| 1,585,325
| 5,739,547
| 6,417,766
|
| Coal - Eastern | 771,714
| 800,515
| 3,221,891
| 3,615,009
|
Total - Coal
| 2,055,694
| 2,385,840
| 8,961,438
| 10,032,775
|
| Limestone, Gypsum | 3,517,086
| 3,425,546
| 13,024,616
| 12,900,973
|
| Cement | 471,286
| 528,611
| 1,984,316(b)
| 2,082,229
|
| Salt | 118,870
| 158,000
| 515,913
| 651,000
|
| Sand | 37,205
| 59,005
| 103,912
| 133,327
|
| Grain | 12,838
| 0
| 83,714
| 123,352
|
| Totals | 13,196,335
| 12,460,932
| 53,007,979
| 53,288,633
|
(a) Includes Lorain/Cleveland shuttle.
(b) June total revised to 457,739 tons.
ggn@lcaships.com
