Hamilton, ON: Grain (& Fertilizer) Elevators and Winter Layup of 4 Lakers

G3: (Satellite)

Agrico: (Satellite)

Richardson: (Satellite)

The US ships grain from western farms to eastern markets using trains. Canada tends to do it with Lakers.

Janey Anderson posted
G3 grain terminal
[This is from the bridge of the Algoma Compass during its 2023 layup.]

Some more photos posted by Janey Anderson of her tour of the Algoma Compass.

a
[Past the bow on the left we see some of the five domes of Agrico that store fertilizer. The company on this side of Agrico is Hooper Engineered Vessels International. The blue leg we see peaking over the fertilizer domes is the Richardson Port Terminal.]

b
Good shot of the Atlantic Huron and Algoma Strongfield in this shot - they are all close here in layup.

c
Algoma Mariner in layup astern.

d
Peeking out the Windlass room! Atlantic Huron in view.
[This gives us a better glimpse of the two rows of bins of the Richardson Elevator.]

e
Algoma Mariner astern.
[And a good view of the ship loader. Although the boom is rotated away from us.]