U.S.-flag Good Lakes freighters (lakers) moved 76.3 million tons of cargo in 2024, a decrease of 6.3 p.c as compared with 2023. The 2024 float was 4.6 p.c below the fleet’s 5-year widespread.
As compared with 2023, salt shipments elevated by 5.8 p.c whereas sand shipments elevated by 15.2 p.c. Nonetheless, shipments of all totally different commodities decreased in 2024. Every iron ore and grain cargos decreased by decrease than one p.c to 42 million tons and 312,345 tons, respectively. Coal cargos have been down 12.7 p.c to 7.3 million tons. Limestone shipments declined by 14.5 p.c to 21.1 million tons and cement shipments dipped by 6.3 p.c to 3.5 million tons.