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Monday, October 24, 2011

Coal shipments down in past year on Great Lakes

Monday, 24 Oct 2011

It is reported that shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totalled 3.4 million net tonnes in September an increase of nearly 15%MoM but a decrease of 7%YoY.

The trade was more than 10% off the 5 year average for September. Loadings at Lake Superior ports topped 2 million tons for the first time this year but still represented a decrease of 6.5%YoY.

Shipments from Lake Michigan terminals rose 40% but loadings at Lake Erie docks slipped 21.6%. YTD the coal trade stands at 19 million tonnes down by 14.7%YoY and even more, 26.1% when compared to the 5 year average for the first three quarters.

(sourced fox21online)

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