Seaway grain shipments continue sharp gains

摘要

The global pandemic continued to impact cargo volume in certain commodities on the St. Lawrence Seaway, but Canadian grain shipments continued to show impressive gains, topping 6.2 million tonnes in the April 1 to end September commercial navigation period. This represented a 20% increase from a year earlier. Overall shipments through the North American waterway totaled 23.2 million tonnes - a decline of 8%. While the grain rush has helped lift cargo totals, Great Lakes-Seaway shipping also reported decreases in commodities related to steel production, and the energy and construction sectors. Iron ore was down 20.6% at 4.2 million tonnes, dry bulk down 12.6% at 6.5 million tonnes, and liquid bulk down by 27.4%. General cargo, which includes pro- ject cargo, held pretty steady with a moderate drop of 2.8%.