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Thunder Bay reports rare inbound grain shipment

By GFM Network News September 3, 2021

MarketsFarm — Grain movement at the Port of Thunder Bay included a rare inbound cargo of feed wheat, according to the port’s latest monthly report. A 12,000-tonne shipment of feed wheat was delivered to Richardson’s Current River elevator from the company’s facility in Hamilton, Ont. The wheat was said to be destined for Manitoba feedlots,

A live Google map from the evening of March 30, 2021 showing vessels currently at Thunder Bay. (Portofthunderbay.com)

Crops, Weather

Port of Thunder Bay opens for season

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team March 31, 2021

MarketsFarm — The 2021 navigation season is officially underway at the Port of Thunder Bay, as the tugboat Sharon M1 and barge Huron Spirit arrived late Friday. The tug-barge combo discharged a calcium chloride brine solution, used as a stabilizer and dust suppressant. The same combo also opened the season 2020, one year ago to

Thunder Bay has seen a surge in Manitoba grain shipments this season, and is set for its best year since 1997.

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Thunder Bay — Manitoba’s grain port?

The Lakehead port is handling near-record grain shipments with nine million tonnes moving this season

By Allan Dawson December 30, 2020

Manitoba’s grain port is having a stellar shipping season… and we’re not talking about Churchill. Port of Thunder Bay CEO Tim Heney has taken to calling Thunder Bay “Manitoba’s port” because this year most of the grain it handled came from here. “Seventy-four per cent of the seaway’s grain exports are originated now in Manitoba

Crops

Thunder Bay port on pace for largest season in over 20 years

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team December 3, 2020

MarketsFarm — Shipping activity through the Port of Thunder Bay remained strong during November, with just over a million tonnes of grain moving through the facility on the northern shore of Lake Superior. Increased demand for Canadian grain in Europe, the Middle East and Africa has led the port to a 20-year high for cargo

Crops

Grain traffic at Thunder Bay up 27 per cent on year

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team September 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Grain movement through the Port of Thunder Bay is reported to be up 27 per cent compared to the previous year halfway through the 2020 shipping season. A total of 5.05 million tonnes of grain were shipped through Thunder Bay as of Aug. 31, port officials said in a release. That compares with

Crops, Markets

Thunder Bay grain exports continue at strong pace

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 12, 2020

MarketsFarm — Grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay continue to run at a strong pace, with season-to-date volumes of 4.2 million tonnes up 26 per cent on the year. A total of 961,419 tonnes of grain were shipped through the port, located on the northern shores of Lake Superior, in July, port officials

A freighter is loaded with grain from a terminal at Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

Rail unloads at Vancouver, Thunder Bay ahead of last year’s pace

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — The numbers of railcars unloaded at each of Canada’s major grain ports varies as to whether they’re ahead of last year’s pace, according to a report from Quorum Corp. Terminal unloads at Vancouver jumped 22 per cent during week 47 of the 2019-20 crop year, compared to the same week in 2018-19. For

South West Terminal’s Antelope facility, about 45 km southwest of Swift Current, Sask., last month set the record for the largest grain train loaded and launched on the Prairies from a single point of origin, with this 224-car train of durum wheat. (SWT.ca)

Crops

Solid grain exports continue through Thunder Bay

June's handle includes record-large CP grain train

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team July 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — Grain shipments through the Port of Thunder Bay continue to run at a strong pace, with season-to-date volumes of 3.2 million tonnes, up 35 per cent from the five-year average, according to an update from the port. A total of 866,066 tonnes of grain were shipped through the port, located on the northern

Crops, Markets

Thunder Bay sees increased port traffic to start season

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team May 5, 2020

MarketsFarm — The Port of Thunder Bay reports “a surge in grain throughput” as the global COVID-19 pandemic has led to tight grain supplies in some countries and an increase in demand. Grain moved through Thunder Bay, on the northern shore of Lake Superior, is loaded onto “laker” vessels that transport to North American destinations

Crops, Weather

Port of Thunder Bay resumes shipping grain

Welland Canal portion of St. Lawrence Seaway also open for season

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff March 30, 2020

The Port of Thunder Bay has reopened for the season and is already shipping products including grain. The 2020 navigation season officially began Thursday with the arrival of the tug Sharon M1 and barge Huron Spirit. The vessel combination came abeam of the Mission Pier entrance at 9:30 p.m. local time, port officials said in

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Thunder Bay reports rare inbound grain shipment

Port of Thunder Bay opens for season

Thunder Bay — Manitoba’s grain port?

Thunder Bay port on pace for largest season in over 20 years

Grain traffic at Thunder Bay up 27 per cent on year

Thunder Bay grain exports continue at strong pace

Rail unloads at Vancouver, Thunder Bay ahead of last year’s pace

Solid grain exports continue through Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay sees increased port traffic to start season

Port of Thunder Bay resumes shipping grain

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