Port of Thunder Bay – Best September Since 1997

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The Port of Thunder Bay had a fantastic September - with more cargo volume since September 1997
The Port of Thunder Bay
The Port of Thunder Bay had a fantastic September - with more cargo volume since September 1997
The Port of Thunder Bay had a fantastic September – with more cargo volume since September 1997

THUNDER BAY – If looking out onto Lake Superior in September it seemed there were more vessels in Thunder Bay, you are right. The Port of Thunder Bay experienced its strongest September in two decades, with 1.2 million metric tonnes of cargo transiting the port during the month. The last time cargo volumes reached  this level for the month  of September was in 1997.

Strong shipments of freshly harvested grain from the Prairies had the most significant impact on cargo volumes  for the month.   Grain  shipments were  33% above average, tallying just  over

1 million metric tonnes. Year-to-date grain volumes are now 3% higher than the five-year average.

Coal shipments are also well  above the year-to-date  five-year average.  At 575,000 metric  tonnes, the port has now moved  more coal in 2016 than during the entire 2015  shipping season.

The port was called upon by 17 foreign ‘salty’ vessels during the month -the most of any September since 2000.

Several of those salties delivered project cargo shipments at Thunder Bay Port Authority’s  Keefer Terminal. Project cargoes handled at Keefer included transformers , heavy machinery , containers, and a used  OSB plant.

As harvesting continues on the Prairies, Thunder Bay Port Authority expects strong shipments of grain for the remainder  of the  shipping season.

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