The Port of Churchill is Canada's only Arctic seaport, and is strategically located on the west coast of the Hudson Bay. The Port brings the world of ocean trade to the front doorstep of Western Canada. Churchill’s unique location provides opportunities for the export of grain, manufactured, mining and forest products, as well as the import of ores, minerals, steel, building materials, fertilizer and petroleum products for distribution in Central and Western Canada.

The port has four deep-sea berths for the loading and unloading of grain, bulk commodities, general cargo, and tanker vessels. The port is connected to the Hudson Bay Railway, an affiliated company of HBPC and further connections are made with the Canadian National Railway system.

The location of the Port is ideal for shipping products to and from Europe, Russia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Using the Port of Churchill eliminates time-consuming navigation, additional handling and high-cost transportation through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

The 2007 shipping season, which normally runs from July to early November, was the biggest in over 30 years.  And, in mid-September, the Hudson Bay Port Company celebrated a first at the Port of Churchill when an empty Artic Supply ship which had just offloaded cargo to the Hudson Bay, was loaded with 12,500 tons of HBR-transported prairie wheat to be delivered domestically.

On October 18, 2007 the port received its first inbound shipment in seven years and the first ever from Russia, a shipment of fertilizer imported by Farmers of North America. This shipment from Russia is said to be the beginning of an Arctic Bridge between the two countries.

For more information, please visit the official website at: www.portofchurchill.ca