The cargo float for U.S.-flag Great Lakes vessels in October increased for the fourth consecutive month to 11.8 million net tons, 6.7 percent more than the same period the previous year. However, the active fleet count was down one vessel as of Nov. 1.
The World Trade Organization is expected to deny a U.S. request that steel subsidies be included in the WTO's current round of multilateral negotiations.
Bulldozers prepare the site of the new housing facility for the Raymond T. McKay STAR Center in Toledo, Ohio, for construction.
