As shipper Canpotex grapples with challenges in getting Canadian potash abroad, fertilizer giant Nutrien continues to trudge through a difficult patch
mines in Saskatchewan, and all rely heavily on shipping the agricultural commodity overseas from the West Coast.
About 7,400 members of The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada went on strike on Saturday at the Port of Vancouver and three smaller ports in the province, after failing to reach terms on a new collective agreement with management.to other ports. Portland, Ore., its other major facility on the West Coast, was knocked out of potash service in May, after a structural failure with its conveyor system.
Nutrien plans major potash production hike as war in Ukraine exerts relentless pressure on global supplies Nutrien’s Mr. Seitz has acknowledged that a longer-term solution that might help alleviate port duress on the West Coast could be the construction of a new export terminal in the U.S. Gulf. Such a facility would also provide a more direct shipping route to Brazil, a major customer for Canpotex.which is the carrier for most of the potash shipped from Nutrien’s mines, recently talked up the possibility of Port Arthur, Tex., as a candidate for the facility.
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