Great Lakes system cargo shipments down 5.63% from last year
Cargo shipments on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system are down nearly 6% when compared to a year ago.
Cargo shipments on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system are down nearly 6% when compared to a year ago.
Manufacturers are hungry for steel according to the latest monthly shipping and cargo report from the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership.
Total transits on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway year-to-date through July 31 are running ahead when compared to the same time frame last year.
Year-to-date shipping on the Great Lakes through June is down when compared to the same period in 2021.
The Great Lakes Seaway Partnership reported grain shipments through the seaway in May were very strong.
Growth in international cargo coming into the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor has landed the organization industry honors.
Burns Harbor opened the 2022 international shipping season April 6 with the arrival of the RESKO, which came from Europe through the St. Lawrence Seaway.
Cargo ships are again making their way across the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes shipping doesn’t appear to be contributing to the global supply chain issues.