THUNDER BAY - The Thunder Bay Port Authority predicts a surge in vessel traffic in the harbour this month.
It's largely because the prairie grain harvest will begin making its way into the transportation system.
In addition, port officials said Tuesday, Keefer Terminal is scheduled to receive several shipments of general cargo over the next several weeks including structural steel and windmill parts.
This week, a shipment of modular structures for a hotel project in western Canada is being offloaded at the terminal.
To the end of August, cargo volumes through the port in the 2017 shipping season continued to outpace last year, with shipments of all products combined up by 17 per cent.
As of August 31, the number of ships visiting the harbour was 213, an increase of 29 from the same period last year. Just under one-quarter of the incoming traffic was comprised of foreign vessels.
A 2011 study determined that cargo and vessel activity in Thunder Bay generated about 1800 direct or indirect jobs.
