Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.5 million tons in November, an increase of 1.5 percent from 2022, according to a report from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Shipments were below the month’s five-year average by 1.7 percent.
Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 46.3 million tons, an increase of 20.8 percent compared to the same point in 2022.
Through November, iron ore loadings are 5 percent above their five-year average for that timeframe, the LCA said.