Port activity this spring has been buoyed by strong volumes of grain and potash, and cargoes handled at Keefer Terminal.
Cargo shipments from the beginning of the season to April 30 were 11% higher than the 5-year average. The 1.3 million metric ton cargo tally is down 9% from the same period in 2024. The 2024 shipping season was the best on record in more than 25 years.
The Port attracts inbound marine cargo to Keefer Terminal to generate jobs and economic activity, and to increase the shipping capacity available for outbound bulk shipments of grain and potash.
At Keefer Terminal in April, nearly 20,000 tonnes of phosphate fertilizer were discharged into storage, followed closely by the terminal’s first seasonal shipment of inbound steel pipe. The vessels for both cargoes shifted to port elevators to load with grain for backhaul shipments to Europe, maximizing efficiency of the supply chain.
(Port of Thunder Bay photo)