Internal Shifting Vancouver

[farming101]

I do not know if this practice is increasing or not but have seen this maneuver by ships in Vancouver harbor quite often this year.
I would guess canola would be a prime candidate for cooperating between grain companies to fill a ship. Just a guess.
Stuff like this is what is necessary to make the best use of the resources in Vancouver harbor. The terminals are not big enough to fill these ships one after another without internal shifting.

SBI Samba moving from Richardson to Cargill
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[MBgrower]

The graincos prefer to let the ship wait, and widen farmer basis to offset demurage costs. Then blame the railways for poor performance.

[MBgrower]

The graincos prefer to let the ship wait, and widen farmer basis to offset demurage costs. Then blame the railways for poor performance.

[MBgrower]

The graincos prefer to let the ship wait, and widen farmer basis to offset demurage costs. Then blame the railways for poor performance.

[farming101]

Third stop, Alliance! Wonder what they're loading?
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