How Great Lakes limestone shipments fared in 2023
Total limestone shipments on the Great Lakes in 2023 were down less than 1 percent compared to a year earlier, with U.S. loadings seeing an increase and Canadian shipments decreasing. Photo: Lake Carriers’ Association
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 28.6 million tons in 2023, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA).
Last year’s tonnage is a decrease of less than 1 percent compared to 2022. The total was below the trade’s five-year average by 1.1 percent, LCA says.
Loadings from U.S. quarries increased less than 1 percent in 2023 to 23.1 million tons. The shipments were below their five-year average by less than 1 percent, the association adds.
2023 shipments from Canadian quarries totaled 5.5 million tons, a 4.4 percent decrease compared to 2022 and 1.8 percent below the five-year average.
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