Shipments to end July on St. Lawrence Seaway confirm robust trend

Led by strong increases in grain, general cargo and liquid bulk, shipping activity on the St. Lawrence Seaway is enjoying a robust 2024 navigation season.

According to statistics released by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation covering the period to end-July, total traffic on the North American waterway amounted to 15.95 million metric tons versus 16 million tons a year-earlier.

Year-to-date grain throughput totaled 4.3 million tons, up 9.3%. General cargo at 1.47 million tons spiked by 24% while liquid bulk at 1.9 million tons was up by 15.2%.

For the same period, iron ore posted a 14.7% decline at 2.6 million tons while dry bulk at 4.7 million tons showed a decline of 6.4%.

(Photo of Tim Dool vessel in bulker fleet of Algoma Central Corporation)