Created on: 09/30/2009 12:21 PM
By: Renee Passal
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Iron Ore Shipments on the Rise
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes are improving, which means vessel traffic is on the rise.
More lakers are taking to the waters again, in response to an increase in steel production.
In fact, the James R. Barker was put into service on Wednesday by owner Interlake Steamship.
Taconite pellet reserves are being used up by the different steel mills in the Midwest, so more pellets are being ordered from our plants.
