Cargo shipped on the St. Lawrence Seaway from late March through October rose 2 percent year-over-year, as the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor saw its first substantial shipment of steel exports since 2008, the Journal of Commerce reports.
About 29 million metric tons of finished products and materials were transported on the seaway from March 22 to Oct. 31., keeping the waterway on track for an overall traffic increase of 7 percent over the 2010 season, according to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.
“General cargoes like steel slabs and coils and wind turbine components are posting solid increases, while we’re moving nearly a million tons more of petroleum products than last season,” said Rebecca Spruill, SLSDC’s director of trade development.
The port of Green Bay, Wis., tallied a 26 percent year-over-year increase in tonnage, and Toledo is 4 percent ahead of last year in most major categories. Steel manufacturer Arcelor-Mittal reported its first major export shipment since 2008, 18,000 metric tons from Burns Harbor, Ind., to Macedonia.
“Year-to-date steel shipments through the port are up more than 20 percent over last year, with 2011 on target for having the highest steel shipments since 2007,” said Peter Laman, port director of Indiana-Burns Harbor.
About 29 million metric tons of finished products and materials were transported on the seaway from March 22 to Oct. 31., keeping the waterway on track for an overall traffic increase of 7 percent over the 2010 season, according to the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.
“General cargoes like steel slabs and coils and wind turbine components are posting solid increases, while we’re moving nearly a million tons more of petroleum products than last season,” said Rebecca Spruill, SLSDC’s director of trade development.
The port of Green Bay, Wis., tallied a 26 percent year-over-year increase in tonnage, and Toledo is 4 percent ahead of last year in most major categories. Steel manufacturer Arcelor-Mittal reported its first major export shipment since 2008, 18,000 metric tons from Burns Harbor, Ind., to Macedonia.
“Year-to-date steel shipments through the port are up more than 20 percent over last year, with 2011 on target for having the highest steel shipments since 2007,” said Peter Laman, port director of Indiana-Burns Harbor.