The fall season is also the busiest time of year for marine shipping on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway, and agricultural commodities and steel continue to drive activity in 2024.
As noted in a release recently issued by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, there has been:
• Approximately 6.2 million metric tons (mt) of Canadian and U.S. grain traffic, which is up by 251,000 mt or 4.24% year over year;
• Approximately 1.15 million mt of Potash traffic, representing an increase of 200,000 mt or 21% year over year; and
• 1.5 million mt of iron and steel traffic, which is up by 313,000 mt or 26.3% over last year.
