Goderich Port Management Corporation

Wishing the Barbro G safe passage on her trip to Ireland. At over 29000 gross tonnes, she’s the largest vessel we’ve had in the Port of Goderich this year.

Busy day at the Port of Goderich. The Harvest spirit is ready to go and will depart after the Algoma innovator. Then the Barbro G will be in followed by the Algoma Buffalo

Great to see the whole town out for the fireworks!

The training ship Playfair stopped by for a quick visit this morning. The crew spun her off the dock completely under sail! She’s now heading North to run another season of youth seamanship and leadership training. Fair winds to Captain Christine Chesterman and the crew.

Check out Brigs.ca for more details on this fantastic program.

Harbour charts through the ages. One of the first projects during the founding of Goderich was to take soundings up the river to establish the harbour. Continuing in this two hundred year process, updates are regularly made to the chart to include new development, changes to depths, and alterations to navigational aids. Thank you to the Canadian Hydrographic Service for ensuring sailors have up to date information about our busy port.

The Goderich Port Management Corporation has a new website! Check it out at: https://www.goderichport.ca/. We'll be updating the site with the latest goings-on at the port including ongoing infrastructure projects.

Fenders not only protect vessels from jagged concrete and steel wharfs but also spread and dampen the impact vessels have on our infrastructure.

The most common types of fenders at the Port of Goderich are:

1- Prism fenders: effective workhorses for single point protection
2- Timber fenders: allow vessels to smoothly slide along berths while loading
3- Cell fenders: for large ships and high impact areas
4- Tires: inexpensive and soft
5- Sausages: inexpensive and robust