Strong Thunder Bay grain movement through May

Glacier FarmMedia—The Port of Thunder Bay continues to see strong grain movement during the 2024 shipping season, with 923,700 tonnes moved in May, according to a report. That marked the second highest monthly grain total of the past two years and compares with 899,100 tonnes in May 2023.

A total of 2.069 million tonnes of grain have moved through the port on the northern shores of Lake Superior during the shipping season-to-date, up 14 per cent from the same time the previous year.

Potash shipments also continued to exhibit strength, with May’s potash volume reaching nearly 260,000 tonnes, which also marked the second highest monthly volume for the commodity in the past two seasons.

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Other notable cargo movements in May included the arrival of steel pipes at Keefer Terminal and a shipment of petroleum, the latter being the second liquid bulk import of the season. This return in liquid bulk imports, after an absence last season, was said to signify a continued positive shift in the Port’s cargo diversity.

Overall, a total of 58 vessels visited the port in May, surpassing last season’s monthly high of 56 ships recorded in December. Notably, approximately one-third of these vessels were “salties,” or ocean-going ships.