GLIN==> Lakes Coal Trade Up 22 Percent in January

CLEVELAND-Shipments of coal on the Great Lakes totaled 750,000 tons in January, an increase of 22 percent compared to a year ago.  The largest gain - nearly 60 percent - came in loadings from Superior, Wisconsin.



Despite the positive comparison to a year ago, this January's shipments are nearly 40 percent below the month's 5-year average.


Great Lakes Coal Shipments: January 2006-2011 and 5-Year Average

(net tons)















Average

Port

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2006-2010

Superior, WI

687,977

532,042

847,858

390,328

365,953

585,329

564,832

Thunder Bay, ON

25,100

0

26,923

28,516

12,188

0

18,545

Total - Lake Superior

713,077

532,042

874,781

418,844

378,141

585,329

583,377

Chicago, IL

289,810

121,214

43,773

60,668

26,846

32,276

108,462

Total - Lake Michigan

289,810

121,214

43,773

60,668

26,846

32,276

108,462

Toledo, OH

0

0

16,141

0

0

0

3,228

Sandusky, OH

115,235

0

97,250

77,092

44,651

82,100

66,846

Ashtabula, OH

382,671

144,245

267,020

222,367

166,638

51,567

236,588

Conneaut, OH

442,939

471,898

197,485

0

0

0

222,464

Buffalo, NY

0

0

34,604

0

0

0

6,921

Total - Lake Erie

940,845

616,143

612,500

299,459

211,289

133,667

536,047

Total - All Lakes

1,943,732

1,269,399

1,531,054

778,971

616,276

751,272

1,227,886




Lake Carriers' Association represents 17 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 is available at www.lcaships.com<http://www.lcaships.com/>.



Source: Lake Carriers' Association.


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Information based on data from knowledgeable sources.  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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