The opening of the navigation season at the Port of Thunder Bay.
The MV Blacky crossed the Thunder Bay breakwall Monday morning and will make it’s way to Puerto Rico on Wednesday with Western Canadian wheat and oats.
The Cyprus-registered Blacky vessel has shipped 150,000 metric tonnes of Western Canadian grain from Thunder Bay to destinations in Europe and Latin America.
Over 100 ocean-going ‘salty’ vessels visit the Port of Thunder Bay annually, with the final vessels departing late December.
