GLIN==> FW: Lakes Limestone Trade Up 29 Percent in June

Lake Carriers' Association
For Immediate Release
July 13, 2010


Lakes Limestone Trade Up 29 Percent in June



Cleveland-Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,865,782 net tons in June, an increase of 6.2 percent compared to May, and an increase of 29 percent compared to a year ago.  The trade was, however, down 8 percent when compared to the month's 5-year average.



Loadings at U.S. ports were up 44.2 percent compared to a year ago, but shipments from Canadian docks dipped slightly, about 60,000 tons.



Year-to-date the Lakes limestone trade stands at 9,987,042 net tons, an increase of 34.6 percent compared to a year ago, but a decrease of 16.6 percent compared to the 5-year average for the first half of the year.  Loadings at U.S. ports are up 40.2 percent compared to a year ago.  Shipments from Canadian docks are 17.6 percent ahead of last year's pace.



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


2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Average
2005-2009

U.S. Ports

3,729,611

3,503,499

3,526,974

3,498,132

2,114,392

3,048,324

3,274,521

Canadian Ports

1,028,905

971,684

855,600

896,000

878,533

817,458

926,144

Total

4,758,516

4,475,183

4,382,574

4,394,132

2,994,934

3,865,782

4,200,665


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

11,335,827

10,917,566

9,861,051

9,329,070

5,585,830

7,831,341

9,405,868

Canadian Ports

3,026,297

3,075,410

2,430,375

2,445,900

1,832,571

2,155,701

2,562,110

Total

14,362,124

13,992,976

12,291,426

11,774,970

7,418,401

9,987,042

11,967,978

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

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, limestone and cement for the construction industry, coal for power generation....  Collectively, these vessels can transport more than 115 million tons of cargo a year when high water offsets lack of adequate dredging.  More information is available at www.lcaships.com<http://www.lcaships.com/>.  Contact: Glen G. Nekvasil, Vice President - Corporate Communications.  Telephone: (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.



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