The cities of Sorel and Tracy surround the Richelieu River –flowing under those bridges–at the point it empties Lakes Champlain River into the Saint Lawrence. I’ll admit from the start that I can hardly say I know this place, but here are some photos taken as we passed.
Sunny Young was taking on a grain cargo, I believe, and
Federal Caribou was tied up across the river’s mouth.
Laker Ojibway–a straight decker–I’m guessing was having its cargo discharged.
Sorel-Tracy is a steel and metallurgy center, although I can’t tell you much more than that.
Florence Spirit was at the dock slightly south of town.
What product is generally stored under these domes . . . can I get some group-sourced info?
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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October 18, 2017 at 12:05 pm
Lee Rust
Most likely salt under the domes.
October 18, 2017 at 2:39 pm
Mike
Those domes are configurable to house different cargoes and are fed by a linked belt system from a hopper at berth #2. At present, they are used for fertilizers (summer) and salt (winter).