Great Lakes shipping continues to decline

Ships iced in at Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior in March 2022. PHOTO PROVIDED BY LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION
Ships iced in at Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior in March 2022. PHOTO PROVIDED BY LAKE CARRIERS’ ASSOCIATION

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Shipping on the Great Lakes and St.

Lawrence Seaway is continuing its long-term downturn, and changes in the region’s steel industry are largely responsible for the trend, according to a recent Congressional Research Service report.

Iron ore, limestone and coal are the three leading commodities by tonnage shipped on the lakes.

They’re followed by salt – mostly Canadian rock salt to deice roads…