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First of four vessels arrives in Churchill

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News September 26, 2020

MarketsFarm — The first grain vessel of the 2020 shipping season is now at Manitoba’s northern Port of Churchill, according to Murad Al-Katib of the Arctic Gateway Group. “We’ll have an active program on durum wheat and lentils going into the Mediterranean,” said Al-Katib, who’s also CEO of Regina-based AGT Foods, one of the group’s […] Read more

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Churchill’s shipping season to start next month

Tracks 'in good shape' leading to northern Manitoba port

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News August 14, 2020

MarketsFarm — There won’t be any vessels laden with grains and pulses departing from the Port of Churchill until next month, according to Murad Al-Katib, CEO of AGT Foods in Regina. “We’re in the early days of harvest, so it would be very normal to expect the first vessels to arrive in the first half […] Read more

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Grain leaves Churchill for first time in four years

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm September 9, 2019

MarketsFarm — The first grain vessel in four years left the northern Manitoba port of Churchill over the weekend, according to social media posts from port owners Arctic Gateway Group. “Happy to report the successful completion and departure of the first grain vessel of the season from Churchill,” Arctic Gateway said on Twitter and Facebook. […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop

Churchill shipping resumes but grain still on back burner

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm July 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — The first cargo ship in two years left the northern Manitoba port of Churchill on Wednesday, moving supplies to communities in Nunavut. Rehabilitation efforts at North America’s only deep-water Arctic port are still underway, but there are expectations business through the facility will eventually include grain as well. OmniTrax, the previous owner of […] Read more

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Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill

By GFM Staff September 15, 2018

The federal government’s latest commitment to restore and maintain rail service from the eastern Prairies up to Hudson Bay will involve $117 million over the next 10 years. Ottawa’s pledge follows the Aug. 31 announcement of a deal for a private/public partnership group to buy the Hudson Bay Railway line, which has been closed since […] Read more

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AGT sees ‘further port access’ in Hudson Bay deal

By GFM Staff September 4, 2018

The grain industry player in a deal to restore and restart the Hudson Bay Railway and Port of Churchill has factored the port’s access to Arctic tidewater into its business plan. Regina-based pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients is one of the members of the Arctic Gateway Group, which on Friday confirmed a deal to […] Read more

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Hudson Bay rail line repairs to start ‘immediately’

By GFM Staff September 2, 2018

Off-and-on talks toward a new ownership group for the Hudson Bay Railway have produced a deal, which it’s hoped will lead to the line’s repair before this winter, federal officials announced Friday. Federal Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the Arctic Gateway Group Limited Partnership has bought the Hudson […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Pork export sales rise, profit-taking hits hog futures

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Feed weekly outlook: Manitoba corn market warms up, rain needed

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First of four vessels arrives in Churchill

Churchill’s shipping season to start next month

Grain leaves Churchill for first time in four years

Churchill shipping resumes but grain still on back burner

Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill

AGT sees ‘further port access’ in Hudson Bay deal

Hudson Bay rail line repairs to start ‘immediately’

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