Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 2 million tons in January, a near match to 2025. Loadings were below the month’s 5-year average by 14.5 percent.Since 1880, Lake Carriers’ has
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 2 million tons in January, a near match to 2025. Loadings were below the month’s 5-year average by 14.5 percent.
Since 1880, Lake Carriers’ has represented the U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet, which today can move more than 90 million tons of cargos annually that are the foundation of American industry, infrastructure, and power: iron ore, stone, coal, cement, and other dry bulk materials such as grain, salt, and sand.
Watch a recent Maritime Reporter TV interview with LCA's Eric Peace to hear about latest Great Lakes shipping traffic and cargo trends:
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Great Lakes Iron Ore Shipments: January 2021-2026 and 5-Year Average | |||||||
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Includes Transshipments to Quebec City for Shipment Overseas | |||||||
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Average |
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Port |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2021-2025 |
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Duluth, MN |
292,543 |
318,804 |
418,605 |
373,120 |
468,561 |
261,893 |
374,327 |
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Superior, WI |
661,488 |
445,019 |
550,995 |
707,819 |
310,849 |
455,990 |
535,234 |
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Two Harbors, MN |
1,015,888 |
689,076 |
679,400 |
876,738 |
722,274 |
534,587 |
796,675 |
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Silver Bay, MN |
145,983 |
75,473 |
0 |
280,262 |
222,357 |
85,463 |
144,815 |
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Marquette, MI* |
420,526 |
239,224 |
396,724 |
269,324 |
189,862 |
276,321 |
303,132 |
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Cleveland, OH** |
50,466 |
88,956 |
432,677 |
277,990 |
97,787 |
394,848 |
189,575 |
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Ashtabula, OH | |||||||
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