Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 5.8 million tons in June, an increase of 47.8 percent from 2022, according to a report from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Shipments were 12.7 percent above the month’s five-year average.
Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at 19.9 million tons, 44 percent above the previous year’s total of 13.8 million tons, LCA said. Iron shipments are above their five-year average by 7.9 percent for the first half of the year.