Iron ore shipments in August on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system fell 4.5 percent from a year ago, according to the Lake Carriers' Association. August shipments were6.2 million net tons ...

Sometimes the iron mining and shipping industries seem so woven into the lives and history of northern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin that they become sort of invisible. It's not that we don't see ...

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 4.6 million tons in December, a decrease of 4.5 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were just slightly above the 5-year average for the month.

Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 3.7 million tons in April, a decrease of 18.7% compared to 2024. Shipments were 19.1% below the month’s five-year average. Year-to-date, the iron ore ...

International shipments that pass through the St. Lawrence Seaway into the Great Lakes have risen 10 percent this year as the shipping season nears its end. “This year, cargo volumes have improved in ...

Once on land, Atkins called his colleagues in Detroit to relay his draft that spread the news. He wrote in his “lede,” the first paragraph of his story: “Rescuers searched Lake Superior’s chilly ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The harsh winter is blamed for a drop in iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes. Ore shipments through the end of June are down 17 percent from a year ago. The winter produced ...