Great Lakes limestone trade soars in 2019
2019’s loadings were also 12.1 percent higher than the trade’s five-year average.
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2019’s loadings were also 12.1 percent higher than the trade’s five-year average.
Read MoreLoadings derived from U.S. quarries increased 12.2 percent to 2.6 million tons.
Read MoreLimestone trade is also up on the year through 10 months, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association.
Read MoreGreat Lakes limestone trade totaled nearly 4.1 million tons in September, a 12.4 percent increase compared to a year ago.
Read MoreU.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters moved 11.4 million tons of cargo in July, an increase of 16.4 percent from 2018, the Lake Carriers’ Association reports.
Read MoreShipments were up nearly 8 percent in July, and the limestone trade significantly bettered the month’s five-year average.
Read MoreShipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled just under 4.1 million tons in June, an increase of less than 1 percent from the same time a year ago.
Read MoreShipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 4.3 million tons in May, an increase of 13.6 percent compared to a year ago.
Read MoreShipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2.1 million net tons in April, a 69 percent increase compared to the same period a year ago.
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