Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.4 million tons in November, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2021, according to a report today from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Shipments were below the month’s five-year average by 6.4 percent.
Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 38.3 million tons, a decrease of 18.6 percent compared to the same point in 2021.
Through November, iron ore loadings are 17.7 percent below their five-year average for that timeframe, LCA said.