GLIN==> Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up 11.3 Percent in December; Ends Year Up 67 Percent Over Recession-Battered 2009

Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 5,013,621 net tons in December, an increase of more than 11 percent compared to a year ago.  Loadings were also virtually tied with the month's 5-year average.



For the year the Great Lakes iron ore trade totaled 54.4 million tons, an increase of 67 percent compared to 2009.  Shipments from U.S. ports rose 67.8 percent compared to a year ago.  Loadings at Canadian ports finished 62 percent ahead of last year's pace.



The 2010 total was slightly off the 5-year average.  Loadings were down 2 percent compared to the average for the years 2005-2009.

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