Robert McKenzie / Friday, January 14, 2022 / Categories: Economy, Shipping News Great Lakes Limestone Trade Up 11 Percent in 2021 CLEVELAND, OHIO ~~~~~ January 14, 2022 (LSNews) Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 29.5 million tons in 2021, an increase of 11 percent compared to 2020. 2021’s loadings were also 4.8 percent above the trade’s 5-year average. Loadings from U.S. quarries totaled 23.5 million tons, an increase of 11.4 percent compared to 2020. Shipments from U.S. quarries were also above their 5-year average by 2.4 percent. Shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 6 million tons, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to the prior year, and 15.2 percent better than their 5-year average. GREAT LAKES LIMESTONE TRADE: DECEMBER 2016-2021 AND LONG-TERM AVERAGE (NET TONS) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Average 2016-2020 U.S. Ports 915,102 1,144,188 1,314,890 817,038 847,215 1,323,849 1,007,687 Canadian Ports 163,289 192,812 109,642 149,841 276,112 205,840 178,339 Total 1,078,391 1,337,000 1,424,532 966,879 1,123,327 1,529,689 1,186,026 YEAR-TO-DATE 2016-2021 AND LONG-TERM AVERAGE (NET TONS) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Average 2016-2020 U.S. Ports 21,378,104 23,170,094 23,451,984 25,661,633 21,089,508 23,492,512 22,950,265 Canadian Ports 4,958,638 4,958,318 5,170,473 5,540,370 5,510,556 6,024,618 5,227,671 Total 26,336,742 28,128,412 28,622,457 31,202,003 26,600,064 29,517,130 28,177,936 U.S. ports: Calcite, MI; Cedarville, MI; Drummond Island, MI; Marblehead, OH; Port Inland, MI; and Presque Isle, MI. Canadian ports: Bruce Mines, Manitoulin Island, Port Colborne (from August 2017 on), and Smelter Bay (all Ontario). #LSN_Econ #LSn_Shipping Below Please Rate and Share this story To help us learn what is important to you Previous Article Truck Driver Reports Being Stuck for 24 Hours Next Article 10-years-to-save-the-climate is based on flawed forecasting and distracts from real solutions Print Rate this article: 4.7 1Upvote 0Downvote Tags: Lake Carriers’ Association Line Stone Related articles Great Lakes Winter Shipping Delays Continue Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down 15 Percent in October Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Down 5.6 Percent in September Lakes Limestone Trade Down 3.7 Percent in September Lakes Limestone Trade Up 5.3 Percent in August
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