St. Lawrence Seaway cargo down 14%
The St. Lawrence Seaway system saw a 14.1 percent decrease in the combined volume of its Welland Canal and Montreal/Lake Ontario sections to 23.6 million tons as of Aug. 31, down from 27.5 million tons a year ago.
General cargo shipments were down the most by 48 percent to 1.6 million tons. Grain shipments declined 19.8 percent to 4.9 million tons, other bulk slipped 13.7 percent to 8.1 million tons while coal was down 11.4 percent to 2 million tons. Iron ore was the only commodity to show an improvement rising 4.2 percent to 7 million tons.
Vessel transits for the current navigation season are down 9 percent to 2,443 from 2,684.
St. Lawrence Seaway cargo down 14%
