Some Statistics

More than 3/4 through Erie's 2006 season, an analysis of the statistics of 2006 have provided an interesting contrast to 2005. The season has shown a much more diverse group of ships unloading or loading more cargoes in the port of Erie.

Unlike in 2005, when it made more than 40% of the deliveries to Erie, with 19, the ADAM E. CORNELIUS has made only three calls to the port, accounting for approximately 7% of the cargoes delivered to Erie. Counting only stone loads, the CORNELIUS made more than 50% of the deliveries in 2005, and in 2006 has accounted for only 8%.

In fact, the year's leading caller, AMERICAN COURAGE, made no visits in 2005. To date in 2006, the COURAGE's 7 stone cargoes have accounted for 18% of all stone cargoes and 17% of all total cargoes handled by the port of Erie. Six of these visits have come as AMERICAN COURAGE, with one coming as FRED R. WHITE JR. before her sale from Oglebay Norton Marine Services to the Liberty Steamship Company.

Although American Steamship Company handled more than 60% of the total cargoes shipped through Erie in 2005, the group of visitors has been much more diverse this year. Although American Steamship and subsidiary Liberty Steamship have accounted for only 14 calls. Of note is that one of there vessels, the CORNELIUS, made more calls by itself to Erie in 2005 than the entire ASC fleet has made in 2006.
Traffic is up compared to 2005. In 2005, as of today, 35 deliveries had been made to Erie, as compared with 45 this year, a 29% increase. For all of 2005, 39 cargoes were handled by the port, indicating that Erie, vessel-wise, has had a much better season in 2006.

The list of ships calling on Erie in 2005 that have not yet visited in 2006 is a very short but diverse list, including CALUMET, COURNEY BURTON (now AMERICAN FORTITUDE), CAPT. HENRY JACKMAN, and JOHN J. BOLAND. Vessels visiting in 2006 that did not in 2005 are RESERVE, WOLVERINE, DAVID Z. NORTON, EARL W. OGLEBAY, AMERICAN VALOR, ALGOMARINE, ALGOWAY, AGAWA CANYON, ALGORAIL, and JOSEPH H. THOMPSON.

And for today's THOMPSON update: After unloading stone in Fairport, the duo loaded salt at Detroit and is now bound for Duluth, Minnesota.