TRAFFIC through the St Lawrence Seaway remained steady in July, with year-to-date total of 16
TRAFFIC through the St Lawrence Seaway remained steady in July, with year-to-date total of 16.5 million tonnes while transits increased 2.5 per cent. reported the American Journal of Transportation. Top performing cargoes through July include coal - 308,000 tonnes, a 33.7 per cent increase; grain - 295,000 tonnes, a 7.54 per cent increase; liquid bulk - 455,000 tonnes, a 25.2 per cent increase, ore and concentrates - 45,000 tonnes, up 129.25 per cent; pig iron - 53,000 tonnes, a 78.2 per cent increase and steel slabs - 127,000 tonnes, a 63.1 per cent increase.
'Seaway traffic continues to be steady through July, totalling 16.5 million tonnes of cargo moved,' said Craig Middlebrook, deputy administrator of the US Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
'We are seeing increases in a number of dry and liquid bulk commodities as well as US and Canadian grain. Through July, US grain exports traversing the Seaway were ahead of 2017 levels by 32 per cent, led by significant grain exports from the US Great Lakes ports of Toledo, Milwaukee, and Duluth.'
The US ports of Ogdensburg, NY and Erie, Pa, reported notable activity in July. Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority broke records in July, including one for handling cargo. Longshoremen unloaded eight ships within a 35-day period - a first for Ogdensburg.
The Port of Erie received a historic shipment of Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) - weighing 13,452,000 pounds and coming in at 86,890 square feet. Once assembled, they will stand over 150 feet and cover an acre. It is the first time since the 1990s that a large-scale project from CMI Energy has come into the Port of Erie.
