Thursday, June 14, 2007
St. Marys River Water Levels Hampers Tonnage
Business North reports - Dredging crisis limits upturn: Great Lakes iron ore trade revs up a bit in May
Although many U.S.-Flag Lakers are designed to load to 28 feet or more, vessels transiting the St. Marys River (which connects Lake Superior to the rest of the system) had to load to less than 26 feet. For a 1,000-foot-long vessel in the iron ore trade, 2 feet of lost draft translates into 3,000 or more tons of cargo left at the loading dock.
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