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St. Lawrence Seaway cargo tonnage down by 10 percent

Posted 9/11/15

Cargo tonnage in the St. Lawrence Seaway is down by more than 10 percent from a year ago. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation reports in a press release that year-to-date cargo traffic on …

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St. Lawrence Seaway cargo tonnage down by 10 percent

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Cargo tonnage in the St. Lawrence Seaway is down by more than 10 percent from a year ago.

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation reports in a press release that year-to-date cargo traffic on the inland waterway stood at 18,303 metric tones through August, compared with 20,480 tons through August 2014, a drop of 2,177 tons, or 10.63 percent.

Grain and iron ore, the two biggest categories of cargo, are both down more than 15 percent through August this year compared with the year-ago tally.

Coal shipments, which made up 8 percent of total cargo, were down the most, by 37.57 percent.

Dry bulk cargo of 5,393 tons through this August is up 9.34 percent from last year’s total through August, at 4,932 tons.

Vessel transits through locks is down from 2,134 a year ago to 1,995 this year, a drop of 6.51 percent.