St. Lawrence Seaway cargo up 20%

St. Lawrence Seaway cargo up 20% The St. Lawrence Seaway system, jointly managed by the U.S. and Canadian governments, reported a 20.2 percent increase in the combined volume of its Welland Canal and Montreal/Lake Ontario sections to 22.8 million tons as of July 31.
   Cargo passing through the Welland Canal was up 15.8 percent to 18.25 million tons, while the Montreal-Lake Ontario volume was 16.8 million tons, up 20.3 percent.
   Vessel transits for the current navigation season are up 16.2 percent to 2,257 from 1,942.