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St Lawrence Seaway shipments fall 10.6 per cent between April and August
SHIPMENT volumes on the St Lawrence Seaway fell 10.6 per cent year on year to 18.3 million tons between April 2 and August 31, said the St Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
In August high-value project cargo shipments through the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Seaway System were "on the move", the corporation's administrator Betty Sutton.
"Ships carried oversized cargo of wind components like towers, nacelles, blades and hubs, machinery, generators and refinery equipment to the Ports of Cleveland, Toledo and Duluth," she said.
The Port of Toledo has had a strong shipping season this year for project cargo, according to the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership. "Many of the project cargo shipments via the seaway are in support of the regional oil and gas industry," said Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority vice president of business development Joe Cappel.
The Port of Duluth has also had a busy summer for both heavy-lift and project cargo. In August, four vessels discharged wind turbine towers, nacelles and 49-metre blades and components for Minnesota's oil and gas industry.
A further five ships are scheduled to arrive later this autumn, serving the wind, oil and gas and pulp/paper industries in North America's heartland.
In August high-value project cargo shipments through the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Seaway System were "on the move", the corporation's administrator Betty Sutton.
"Ships carried oversized cargo of wind components like towers, nacelles, blades and hubs, machinery, generators and refinery equipment to the Ports of Cleveland, Toledo and Duluth," she said.
The Port of Toledo has had a strong shipping season this year for project cargo, according to the Great Lakes Seaway Partnership. "Many of the project cargo shipments via the seaway are in support of the regional oil and gas industry," said Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority vice president of business development Joe Cappel.
The Port of Duluth has also had a busy summer for both heavy-lift and project cargo. In August, four vessels discharged wind turbine towers, nacelles and 49-metre blades and components for Minnesota's oil and gas industry.
A further five ships are scheduled to arrive later this autumn, serving the wind, oil and gas and pulp/paper industries in North America's heartland.
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