The last six weeks of the Great Lakes shipping season are expected to be a busy time for the Port of Thunder Bay.
The port authority released shipping stats for November showing the recorded cargo tonnage 16 per cent higher than the ten-average average.
Grain tonnage for month exceeded 900,000 tonnes, slightly down from the more than 1 million tonnes moved during the same period last year.
The year-to-date grain shipments through the western Superior port are tabulated at 6.1 million tonnes, down from 6.7 million tonnes in 2015.
Grain shipments are expected to remain strong with the scheduled arrival of a large contingent of ocean-going ships in December.
The port closes for the winter in mid-January.
Besides the movement of coal, potash, road salt and petroleum products, the port handled the second of five shipments of dimensional electrical transformers at Keefer Terminal, which were loaded onto rail car for shipment to Western Canada.
The port authority said it is counting the rest of the shipments in 2017.
