Thunder Bay Port Authority
The Thunder Bay Port Authority was created by the Canada Marine Act, in 1998.[1] The 19 port authorities created by the act were 19 of the 20 most economically significant ports in Canada.
The port authority is under the supervision of Canada's Federal Minister of Transport, and is responsible for 56 kilometres (35 mi) of shorline, 26 km2 (10 sq mi) of shore and 119 km2 (46 sq mi) of water.[2]
The current board of directors are: Greg S. Arason (the chair), Pritam Lamba, David O'Brien, Emilio Rigato and Murray Walberg.[3]
In 2012 6.5 million metric tons of cargo was shipped through the port of Thunder Bay, and in 2013 5.5 million metric tons.[4] Of the 343 vessels to visit the port in 2012, 282 were Canadian, 2 were US flagged, with 59 vessels from other nations. 207 of the 280 vessels to visit the port in 2013 were Canadian, 3 were US flagged and 70 were from other nations In both years approximately one million metric tons of cargo was either coal or potash, with almost all the remainder being grain.
