The pandemic has not hurt the Port of Thunder Bay at all.
Officials announced the shipping season closed today, marking the completion of the Port’s most successful year in over two decades.
Annual cargo volumes totalled 10.2 million metric tonnes exceeding the ten million mark for the first time since 1997.
Overseas grain demand drew over 150 foreign vessels to Thunder Bay in 2020 – the second-highest tally at the Port since the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959.
Officials tell us several factors contributed to the grain surge, including significant carryover of grain stock from the 2019 harvest, and worldwide stockpiling of staple foods during the pandemic.
Late-season developments have port officials optimistic for further growth and cargo diversification in 2021.
