Cargo movement in U.S.-flagged vessels fell 19.2 percent in April compared with the previous year, led by a 33 percent drop in total iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes.
Congress may have to pressure the administration to apply wider restraints on unfairly traded steel imports, the Lake Carriers Association said in May.
Michigan Democratic Rep. John Dingell May 2 introduced legislation to provide government-paid health care for certain retired steelworkers.
