Expanded Oshawa Grain Terminal begins test loads [Video]

The improved Port of Oshawa Grain Export Terminal is welcoming its first test shipments this fall. The terminal and associated port infrastructure is currently undergoing a $35+ million expansion and modernization.

The expansion project is spearheaded by the Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) and backed by a $14 million contribution from the Government of Canada’s National Trade Corridors Fund.

In a release, HOPA Ports said the newly expanded terminal now offers a total of 20,000 metric tonnes of storage capacity and features a vessel loading rate of up to 12,000 metric tonnes per day, ensuring fast and efficient grain loading.

A new dual truck unloading structure, capable of receiving 700 metric tonnes per hour, will streamline deliveries and minimize delays, HOPA said. The facility has …