Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.25 million tons in November, a decrease of 10 percent from 2019, according to a report today from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Shipments were also below the month’s 5-year average by 12.5 percent.
Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 36.6 million tons, a decrease of 24.8 percent compared to the same point in 2019.
Through November iron ore loadings are 22.5 percent below their 5-year average for that timeframe, LCA said.