![]() ![]() LCA is working a number of issues that will affect the future of U.S.-flag shipping on the Lakes. Volumes will be determined by the state of the economy. Trade associations cannot be predictive, so LCA cannot forecast cargo movement in 2018. “Our members spent $65 million maintaining and modernizing their vessels during the winter.” Weakley, President of Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Coal shipments topped 13.3 million tons.Ĭargos of cement, salt, sand and grain approached 4.9 million tons. Limestone cargos totaled 21.55 million tons. Iron ore for steel production was the largest single commodity carried by U.S.-flag lakers: 46 million tons. ![]() Last year U.S.-flag lakers hauled 85.7 million tons of cargo, an increase of 3 percent over 2016. Five dry-bulk vessels have already resumed operation, but the bulk of the fleet will get underway once the locks at Sault Ste. CLEVELAND – Crews are readying the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet for another shipping season.
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