November, 1999
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November, 1999 |
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MARINE TONNAGE
REPORT NO. 8, NOVEMBER 1999
PORT OF DULUTH-SUPERIOR
1999 NAVIGATION SEASON
SUMMARY (In Metric Tons of 2,204.6)
| YEAR TO DATE | AVERAGE | |||
| 1999 | 1998 | (1994-1998) | ||
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TOTAL WATERBORNE |
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35,503,760
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35,155,889
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34,608,637
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| International Trade | ||||
| Imports: |
532,110
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657,685
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973,509
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| Exports: |
10,482,962
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9,575,779
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7,915,033
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| Total International: |
11,015,072
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10,233,464
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8,888,542
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| Domestic Trade | ||||
| Receipts: |
2,843,933
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2,815,022
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2,739,824
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| Shipments: |
21,644,755
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22,107,403
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22,980,272
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| Total Domestic: |
24,488,688
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24,922,425
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25,720,096
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| TOTAL NUMBER OF VESSELS: |
999
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999
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INTERNATIONAL
TRADE (Detail)
(In Metric Tons of 2,204.6 lbs.)
| TRAFFIC & COMMODITY |
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1999
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1998
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1999
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1998
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| Overseas Imports | ||||
| General Cargo |
11,176
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11,105
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22,054
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40,330
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| Other |
4,500
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| Total Overseas Imports |
11,176
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11,105
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26,554
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40,330
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| Overseas Exports | ||||
| General Cargo |
3,723
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| Grain & By-Products |
524,326
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618,043
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2,562,605
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2,785,192
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| Misc. Bulk |
18,946
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47,106
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12,726
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| Coal & Coke | ||||
| Other | ||||
| Total Overseas Exports |
543,272
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618,043
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2,609,711
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2,801,641
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| TOTAL OVERSEAS |
554,448
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629,148
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2,636,265
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2,841,971
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| Canadian Imports | ||||
| Dry Bulk |
64,898 |
75,864 |
386,713 |
472,005 |
| Grain & By-Products |
33,047 |
16,340 |
118,843 |
138,069 |
| Other |
7,281 |
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| Total Canadian Imports |
97,945
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92,204
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505,556
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617,355
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| Canadian Exports | ||||
| Coal & Coke |
333,214
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83,960 |
2,724,390
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1,765,426 |
| Grain & By-Products for Transshipment |
582,197
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348,361
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1,861,709
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1,211,490
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| Iron Ore & Concentrates |
312,614
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383,381
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3,230,428 |
3,668,611 |
| Misc. Bulk |
24,791
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51,088
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56,724 |
128,611 |
| Other |
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| Total Canadian Exports |
1,252,816
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866,790
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7,873,251
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6,774,138
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| TOTAL CANADIAN |
1,350,761
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958,994
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8,378,807
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7,391,493
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DOMESTIC TRADE
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1999
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1998
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1999
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1998
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| Domestic Receipts | ||||
| Dry Bulk |
193,680
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106,626
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2,816,290
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2,786,503
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| Other |
27,643
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28,519
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| Total Domestic Receipts |
193,680
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106,626
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2,843,933
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2,815,022
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| Domestic Shipments | ||||
| Coal & Coke |
1,027,136
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1,124,510
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10,779,015
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10,966,069
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| Grain, Bulk |
32,496
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51,247
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233,792
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231,417
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| Iron Ore & Concentrates |
1,080,454
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1,041,688
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10,575,889
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10,908,364
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| Liquid Bulk |
5,461
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1,553
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41,181
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1,553
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| Other |
14,878
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| Total Domestic Shipments |
2,145,547
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2,218,998
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21,644,755
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22,107,403
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| Total Domestic |
2,339,227
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2,325,624
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24,488,688
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24,922,425
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| Grand Total All Traffic |
4,244,436
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3,913,766
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35,503,760
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35,155,889
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| Ship Traffic |
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| U.S. Flag Arrivals: |
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| Canadian Flag Arrivals: |
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| Subtotal Laker Arrivals: |
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| Overseas Vessel Arrivals: |
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| TOTAL VESSEL ARRIVALS: |
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| Sources: American Iron Ore Association, Army Corps of Engineers, Duluth-Superior Vessel Agents & Terminal Operators, Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Duluth Seaway Port Authority,U.S. Customs, and Duluth Shipping News. |
for more information,
contact:
Lisa Marciniak
Port Promotion Manager
Duluth Seaway Port Authority
1200 Port Terminal Drive
Duluth, MN 55802
Tel: (218) 727-8525 Tel: (800)
232-0703 Fax: (218) 727-6888