Great Lakes iron ore shipments inch up in November

Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 5.7 million tons in November 2017, a 1.1 percent boost from the same month last year, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA).    Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway in November inched up 1.1 percent to 5.7 million tons compared with the same month a year ago, as iron ore shipment increases from U.S. ports were partially offset by a decline in loadings at Canadian ports, according to data from the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA).
   Shipments from U.S. ports reached 5.2 million tons in November, ticking up 2.2 percent year-over-year.
   Meanwhile, shipments of iron ore from Canada in November fell 9.5 percent year-over-year to 479,335 tons, all of which originated from Port Cartier, Quebec.
   Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at 54.9 million tons, with loadings at U.S. ports reaching 50.7 million tons, up 14.7 percent year-over-year, while loadings at Canadian ports stood at 4.2 million tons, falling 13.2 percent, according to LCA data.