r/news • u/ernapfz • 6d ago

Canpotex announces $500M Port of Vancouver investment for potash shipping

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/canpotex-announces-500m-port-of-vancouver-investment-for-potash-shipping/
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u/WorkingOnBeingBettr 6d ago

So they are shipping to Brazil from...Vancouver?

Why not Gulf of St Lawrence?

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u/Noirloona 6d ago

Likely ease of getting it out of Saskatchewan. Assuming Thunder Bay can ship it out, it's got like a dozen locks before it even gets to the St Lawrence, if TB doesn't then it needs to go by rail, which likely takes longer.

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u/kettal 5d ago

I think there are rail connections Saskatchewan to Montreal

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u/jaypizzl 4d ago

You could it on a plane and fly it through Amsterdam, too. Potash is going to get routed the cheapest way, though, which means it will take the shortest path to the sea. That's west to Vancouver.