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Port of Churchill Triples Storage and Adds Weekly Train as 2025 Season Begins

Upgraded rail infrastructure with expanded storage aims to secure new trade routes through Hudson Bay

The Port of Churchill in Churchill, Manitoba is shown on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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Overview

  • Arctic Gateway Group has completed a new critical mineral storage facility at the Port of Churchill, tripling its capacity for strategic commodities.
  • The Hudson Bay Railway now operates two weekly wayfreight trains after track upgrades and staff training restored service to its best condition in over three decades.
  • The first Arctic supply vessel of the season departed over the weekend bound for Nunavut’s Kivalliq region with construction equipment and essential goods.
  • Federal and Manitoba government investments totaling millions of dollars have backed port and railway improvements to diversify Canada’s trade beyond U.S. corridors.
  • University of Manitoba research predicts fully open sea lanes in Hudson Bay within a generation, informing long-term plans for year-round Arctic shipping.