Soo Locks Open Early By Request of Shipping Community
9 & 10 News – Northern Michigan’s News Leader
Posted: 3/22/2010
For the first time since the early 1980's, the Soo Locks opened four days earlier than usual.The first freighter locked through Sunday morning, after waiting overnight. Several requests from the shipping community and their customers promoted the Army Corps of Engineers to move the opening date ahead. The Lake Carriers' Association says there are a number of steel mills very low on iron ore. The steel industry is increasing operation rates. Currently they're at 70-percent capacity, compared to a year ago where they were below 50-percent. For now, this is a sign the economy is doing better...
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