GLIN==> Lakes Limestone Trade Down Almost 6 Percent in November

Cleveland-Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 2.9 million net tons in November, a decrease of 16 percent compared to October, and a drop of 5.8 percent compared to a year ago.  The trade was down even more - 17.5 percent - compared to the month's 5-year average.



Loadings at U.S. ports were down 190,000 tons compared to a year ago.  Canadian docks registered a marginal increase - 12,000 tons  - or one cargo in a 600-foot-long vessel.



Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 26.8 million net tons, an increase of 18 percent compared to a year ago, but a decrease of 14.8 percent compared to the 5-year average for the January-November timeframe.  Loadings at U.S. ports are up 20 percent compared to a year ago.  Shipments from Canadian docks are 10.2 percent ahead of last year's pace.



Great Lakes Limestone Trade: NOVEMBER 2005-2010 and 5-Year Average
(net tons)


2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Average
2005-2009

U.S. Ports

2,685,445

3,317,234

3,026,967

2,823,726

2,577,680

2,387,464

2,886,211

Canadian Ports

542,085

829,427

672,700

648,235

509,875

521,952

640,465

Total

3,227,530

4,146,661

3,701,674

3,471,961

3,089,564

2,909,416

3,526,676


Great Lakes Limestone Trade: Year-To-Date 2005-2010 and 5-Year Average
(net tons)


2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Average
2005-2009

U.S. Ports

28,397,750

28,407,805

26,228,589

25,240,080

17,896,104

21,490,553

25,234,066

Canadian Ports

6,979,850

7,269,610

5,690,875

6,598,612

4,852,605

5,349,696

6,278,310

Total

35,379,605

35,679,421

31,921,471

31,838,692

22,750,718

26,840,249

31,512,376

U.S. ports: Calcite, MI, Cedarville, MI, Drummond Island, MI, Kellys Island, OH, Marblehead, OH, Port Inland, MI and Presque Isle, MI.  Canadian ports: Bruce Mines, Manitoulin Island, Port Colborne, and Smelter Bay (all Ontario).  Port Colborne ceased shipping by vessel in 2006 and Kellys Island ceased operations in 2009.

Lake Carriers' Association represents 18 American companies that operate 55 U.S.-flag vessels on the Great Lakes and carry the raw materials that drive the nation's economy: iron ore and fluxstone for the steel industry, aggregate and cement for the construction industry, coal for power generation....  Collectively, these vessels can transport more than 115 million tons of cargo per year when high water offsets lack of adequate dredging.  More information available at www.lcaships.com<http://www.lcaships.com/>.  Contact: Glen G. Nekvasil, Vice President - Corporate Communications.  Phone: (440) 333-9996.

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Information based on data sources believed to be reliable.  However, accuracy cannot be guaranteed.  Lake Carriers' Association assumes no legal responsibility for the outcome of decisions or commitments made on the basis of this information.  This report represents the views of Lake Carriers' Association and may not necessarily represent the views of its individual members.

Glen G. Nekvasil
Vice President - Corporate Communications
Lake Carriers' Association
Suite 720
20325 Center Ridge Rd.
Rocky River, OH  44116
Phone: 440-333-9996
Cell: 216-702-6360


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