Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes increased 4.5 percent from June of last year to 5.1 million tons. Shipments were a near match to the month’s 5-year average.Year-to-date, the iron
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes increased 4.5 percent from June of last year to 5.1 million tons. Shipments were a near match to the month’s 5-year average.
Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at 17.3 million tons, an increase of 4.2 percent compared to 2025. Iron shipments are below their 5-year average by 4.6 percent for the first six months of the year.
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Great Lakes Iron Ore Shipments: June 2021-2026 and 5-Year Average | |||||||
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Includes Transshipments to Quebec City for Shipment Overseas | |||||||
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(net tons) | |||||||
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Average |
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Port |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
2021-2025 |
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Duluth, MN |
964,547 |
515,405 |
1,120,658 |
1,120,760 |
875,070 |
951,740 |
919,288 |
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Superior, WI |
1,374,544 |
1,276,666 |
1,472,725 |
1,211,514 |
1,244,202 |
953,445 |
1,315,930 |
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Two Harbors, MN |
1,849,425 |
1,121,048 |
1,836,255 |
1,549,993 |
1,328,926 |
1,353,408 |
1,537,129 |
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Silver Bay, MN |
519,082 |
291,468 |
190,095 |
430,117 |
449,707 |
444,053 |
376,094 |
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Marquette, MI* |
666,102 |
562,558 |
777,187 |
802,822 |
758,984 |
994,823 |
713,531 |
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Cleveland, OH** |
399,386 |
124,748 |
354,271 |
323,542 |
258,974 |
439,787 |
292,184 |
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Ashtabula, OH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
5,773,086 |
3,891,893 |
5,751,191 |
5,438,748 |
4,915,863 |
5,137,256 |
5,154,156 |
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*Marquette = Presque Isle in previous reports |
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***Transshipments within Cleveland Harbor | |||||||
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Year-To-Date 2021-2026 | |||||||
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