by
Jonathan Brown on March 25th, 2010
The St Lawrence Seaway opened this morning at 8:00.
In this 52nd season for the shipping channel, officials expect a 10 to 12 percent increase in the amount of cargo coming through the area.
This blurb is from today’s press release from the Seaway Management Corporation:
Total Seaway cargo volume for 2009 amounted to 30.7 million tonnes, the lowest volume witnessed since the early 1960’s. The 25% decrease in cargo volume compared to 2008 is attributed to the depth of the recession, which sharply curtailed movements of iron ore and steel on the waterway. For 2010, the SLSMC is projecting a rebound in tonnage volume to 34 million tonnes.
Each season opening of the Seaway can be controversial. Read and/or listen to NCPR’s David Sommerstein reporting on the Seaway opening here.
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