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General cargo up 5.1 on St Lawrence Seaway in first month of operation
THE St Lawrence Seaway in its first five months of operation this year, from April 2 to May 31, posted a 5.1 per cent year-on-year increase in general cargo, reported Toronto's Canadian Shipper.
Steel was up 5.6 per cent; project cargo up 75 per cent though overall year-on-year tonnage was down seven per cent to 6.4 million tonnes with iron ore was down 31 per cent, while coal was down 28 per cent and liquid bulk was down 10 per cent.
But US grain shipments were up 40 per cent, dry bulk up four per cent, stone up 11 per cent and cement up 10 per cent, according to figures from the recently formed US-Canadian Great Lakes Seaway Partnership.
Last week, the group, composed of The American Great Lakes Ports Association, the Lake Carriers' Association, Fednav Limited and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, began operations.
THE partnership was formed to enhance the public's understanding on the importance of Great Lakes shipping, reported Toronto's Canadian Shipper.
The organisation said in a statement the primary goal of the new partnership is to bring together maritime groups in both the US and Canada to promote Great Lakes shipping.
Steel was up 5.6 per cent; project cargo up 75 per cent though overall year-on-year tonnage was down seven per cent to 6.4 million tonnes with iron ore was down 31 per cent, while coal was down 28 per cent and liquid bulk was down 10 per cent.
But US grain shipments were up 40 per cent, dry bulk up four per cent, stone up 11 per cent and cement up 10 per cent, according to figures from the recently formed US-Canadian Great Lakes Seaway Partnership.
Last week, the group, composed of The American Great Lakes Ports Association, the Lake Carriers' Association, Fednav Limited and the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, began operations.
THE partnership was formed to enhance the public's understanding on the importance of Great Lakes shipping, reported Toronto's Canadian Shipper.
The organisation said in a statement the primary goal of the new partnership is to bring together maritime groups in both the US and Canada to promote Great Lakes shipping.
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