Tag: Great Lakes

US-flag ships working on the Great Lakes carried less cargo in 2012 compared to 2011 and compared to the five-year average, according to an annual report.  Great Lakes freighters carried 89.5 million tons of the dry-bulk cargo last year, down 4.6% from 2011 and down 1.5% from the five-year average, according to the Ohio-based Lake Carriers’ Association. The five-year average is 90.8 million tons.  Iron ore shipments dropped 4.3% from 2011.