April was active at Port of Thunder Bay.

Facilities at the Port of Thunder Bay were kept busy during April with outbound grain shipments continuing at a strong pace.

As of April 30, the port's year-to-date cargo volumes are 26 per cent above the 10-year average.

In addition to usual outbound grain, shipments of coal and potash rounded out dry bulk exports from Western Canada.

Other cargoes transiting the western Lake Superior port included inbound cargoes of road salt, liquid calcium chloride, and liquid petroleum.

Grain shipments in April came in at 652,491 tonnes, up from the 641,337 tonnes recorded during the same period last year.

Potash cargoes came...