GLIN==> FW: Great Lakes Coal Trade Down 11.5 Percent In May

Coal shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 3,187,868 net tons in May, an increase of 27.2 percent over April, but a decrease of 11.5 percent compared to a year ago.  Loadings were down even more - 24.6 percent - when compared to the month's 5-year average.



Shipments from Lake Superior ports decreased by roughly 24 percent from both a year ago and the month's 5-year average.  Loadings in Chicago increased by about 2 boatloads compared to a year ago, but were 36,000 tons off the month's 5-year average.  The coal trade out of Lake Erie increased 15.8 percent compared to a year ago, but was 31 percent off the 5-year average.



Year-to-date coal shipments stand at 6.8 million tons, a decrease of 3 percent compared to a year ago.  However, the total a year ago was depressed by the recession.  A better measure is the 5-year average for the January-May time, and in that regard, 2010 loadings are 35 percent off the pace.



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Glen G. Nekvasil
Vice President - Corporate Communications
Lake Carriers' Association
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