Five Large Lakers Idled
Lay-Ups Affect September U.S.-Flag Float
- With 5 U.S.-Flag lakers idled for various lengths of time during the month of September, U.S.-Flag cargo movement
on the Great Lakes slipped to less than 12 million tons of dry-bulk commodities. That is one of the lowest monthly
levels recorded in recent years excluding start-up and close-of navigation months. In comparison to a year ago, the
September U.S.-Flag "float" represents a decrease of 11.2 percent or 1,504,894 tons.
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- The U.S.-Flag lakers idled in September were the ROGER BLOUGH (43,900 g.t. per trip capacity); ARTHUR M.
ANDERSON (25,300); and ELTON HOYT 2ND (22,300). Remaining in their season-long inactive status were the
EDWARD L. RYERSON (27,500) and JOHN J. BOLAND (20,109).
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- The most significant fall-offs came in iron ore and stone. Iron ore cargos carried in U.S.-Flag lakers decreased 12.7
percent to only 5.5 million tons. Stone loadings in U.S. bottoms fell by nearly 700,000 tons.
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- For the season, U.S.-Flag carriage stands at 77.8 million tons, a decrease of 9 percent or 7.7 million tons.
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- U.S.-FLAG CARRIAGE
SEPTEMBER AND SEASON-TO-DATE: 1999-1998
(net tons)
Commodity
| September 1999
| September 1998
| S-T-D 1999
| S-T-D 1998
|
| Iron Ore (a) | 5,468,969
| 6,265,187
| 38,738,205
| 43,600,103
|
| Coal - Western | 1,454,491
| 1,428,238
| 9,480,151
| 9,216,678
|
| Coal - Eastern | 888,159
| 981,545
| 5,530,586
| 5,915,004
|
Total - Coal
| 2,342,650
| 2,409,783
| 15,010,737
| 15,131,682
|
| Limestone, Gypsum | 3,241,368
| 3,919,884
| 19,657,051
| 22,513,341
|
| Cement | 526,479
| 478,612
| 3,052,525
| 2,977,317
|
| Salt | 168,923
| 164,861
| 970,072
| 858,940
|
| Sand | 26,421
| 36,699
| 193,267
| 205,227
|
| Grain | 53,063
| 57,741
| 194,086
| 222,817
|
| Totals | 11,827,873
| 13,332,767
| 77,815,943
| 85,509,427
|
(a) Includes Lorain/Cleveland shuttle.
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