Coke shipped on the Lakes

[Guest]

[quote="KenB"]Coke was shipped last year from Zug Island in river Rouge, MI to Cleveland and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
On sundays boat cruse there is a large pile of coke at Nicholson Terminal & dock in Ecorse, Mi. Looks to be from Servstal Steel going to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Servstal Steel has alos received coke by boat in the past.[/quote]

I could be way off base here but I thought the coke at NTD in Ecorse last year was being put on a Federal ship for use overseas. Because our coke was/is that much cheaper. They are trucking it in from somewhere. But I've seen Federal ships doing Lake Ship business on their way out of the Great Lakes.

[Dave F]

I think coke has a lower density then coal, so is it loaded up to the hatches on ships? Thanks for the helpful infomration.

[KenB]

Coke was shipped last year from Zug Island in river Rouge, MI to Cleveland and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
On sundays boat cruse there is a large pile of coke at Nicholson Terminal & dock in Ecorse, Mi. Looks to be from Servstal Steel going to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
Servstal Steel has alos received coke by boat in the past.

[wlbblw]

American Steamship loads it in Chicago for Lackawanna a few loads a year.

-B in B

[Steve B]

Dave, both Beemsterboer and KCBX ship coke, the petroleum variety, out of South Chicago quite a bit. Most of the coke out of KCBX seems to be destined to Canadian locations, at least judging by the vessels Ive seen loading there.

[Dave F]

Is there any coke shipped via lake boats now or in the past few years? Thanks!