Glacier FarmMedia – MARKETSFARM — Grain shipments out of the Port of Thunder Bay are running well ahead of average through the first few weeks of the 2024 shipping season. After opening in late March, grain shipments through the end of April of about 1.14 million tonnes were up by 25 per cent from the […] Read more
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First ship of the season arrives in Thunder Bay
Officials at the Port of Thunder Bay welcomed the first incoming vessels of the year yesterday, marking the beginning of the 2022 navigation season. Two domestic laker vessels arrived at the northern Ontario port in the early morning hours of March 30, port officials confirmed in an email. The MV Michipicoten arrived at the port […] Read more
Thunder Bay kicks off new shipping season
The 2021 shipping season is underway at the Port of Thunder Bay, Ont. Tug Sharon M1 and Barge Huron Spirit arrived at the Port of Thunder Bay March 26, signaling the start of the new navigation season. The tug and barge are owned and operated by McKeil Marine of Burlington, Ont. The barge carried a […] Read more
Shipping season closes at Thunder Bay
Last year’s 7.3 million tonnes in grain volumes were below the previous year but above the five-year average
Another shipping season has come to an end at the Port of Thunder Bay. The last grain vessel of the 2017 shipping season, CSL Laurentian, left port Jan. 4. Port officials said total grain volumes for the 2017 season were 7.3 million tonnes. That’s slightly below the 7.5 million tonnes shipped in 2016 but higher […] Read more
Thunder Bay shipping season starts early
Eastbound grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay are off to a good start in 2017, thanks to an early break-up of winter ice and ample grain stocks in storage at the port. Tim Heney, chief executive officer at the Port of Thunder Bay, said the port welcomed its first vessel of the 2017 […] Read more
Thunder Bay posts strong grain season
Another shipping season is in the books at the Port of Thunder Bay, and according to port officials, it was a good one. Thunder Bay’s 2016 shipping concluded Jan. 10 with the last incoming vessel, MV Frontenac, delivering a load of road salt. Tim Heney, chief executive officer with the Thunder Bay Port Authority, said […] Read more
Thunder Bay grain business down slightly despite strong finish
Another shipping season is in the books at the Port of Thunder Bay, and according to port officials, it was a good one. Thunder Bay’s 2016 shipping concluded Jan. 10 with the last incoming vessel, MV Frontenac, delivering a load of road salt. Tim Heney, chief executive officer with the Thunder Bay Port Authority, said […] Read more
