Study: Great Lakes shipments slipped in 2020
The first ship of the 2020 season arrives in Burns Harbor after traversing the St. Lawrence Seaway. (photo courtesy: The Ports of Indiana)
by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business
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Jan 22, 2021 / 05:04 PM EST
BURNS HARBOR (Inside INdiana Business) – Ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system saw a decline in delivered tonnage in 2020, including the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, due in part to the pandemic. But leaders with the Ports of Indiana are encouraged by an uptick in the delivery of wind farm components.
The U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. says overall tonnage during the 2020 navigation season measured 37.7 million metric tons, down 1.7% compared to the 2019 navigation season.
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