Great Lakes coal trade falls 25% in July
Coal shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 3.1 million tons in July, an increase of 58,000 tons over June, but down about 25 percent compared to a year ago and the month's five-year average.
Major coal loading ports on the Great Lakes are: Superior, Wis. and Thunder Bay, Ontario on Lake Superior; Chicago on Lake Michigan; and Toledo, Sandusky, Ashtabula, Conneaut and Buffalo, all on Lake Erie.
Year-to-date, the coal trade stands at 12.7 million tons, a 14 percent decrease from a year ago. Shipments are nearly 29 percent off the five-year average for the January-July time frame.
Great Lakes coal trade falls 25% in July
