The steamer Alpena on Lake Michigan, July 29, 2023. Alpena was sidelined for six months at the beginning of the 2025 season ...

Shipments of iron ore from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes decreased 14.2 percent from 2024 to 4.7 million tons in September.

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes increased in June while Lakes shipments of iron ore slid, according to recent data from industry trade group the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Shipments ...

International shipments that pass through the St. Lawrence Seaway into the Great Lakes have risen 10 percent this year as the shipping season nears its end. “This year, cargo volumes have improved in ...

Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes remained strong in June, according to the Lake Carriers' Association. Loadings totaled 6.4 million net tons, an increase of 2.6 percent compared to both June 2007 ...

Higher water levels allowed Great Lakes freighters to carry more iron ore in August, according to the Lake Carriers' Association. Freighters carried 6.8 million net tons in August, an increase of 8.6 ...

At Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, in the world’s greatest iron ore and iron & steel working region, last week, were cargoes of pig iron brought by ships from England. Iron Age magazine believed that more ...