Port officials greeted Indiana's first international ship of 2012, Polsteam's Isadora. The vessel sailed from Ijmuiden in the Netherlands with 10,000 tonnes of steel coils to the port. The port is home to 16 steel related companies.

Mr Michel Tosini EVP of Federal Marine Terminals, the stevedore handling the cargo, said that "Steel products remain a prominent cargo on the Great Lakes and at the Port of Indiana Burns Harbor. After a major decline in the market in 2008 and 2009, we've seen a modest increase in the market the past couple of years. We're hopeful it will continue in 2012 and beyond."

St Lawrence Seaway management expects 2012 Seaway cargo shipments to increase 3% over last year's figures.

Source - Break Bulk

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