Port of Churchill owners and Dubai-based DP World looking to boost trade route

Manitoba’s Port of Churchill, owned by Indigenous communities, is collaborating with Dubai-based DP World to potentially increase trade activity at the Arctic port. The partnership, outlined in a memorandum of understanding, aims to enhance port operations and explore the creation of a transportation corridor connecting Manitoba to global markets through the CentrePort Canada hub and the Hudson Bay Railway.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has been advocating for an expansion of the port, including the construction of a liquefied natural gas export terminal that could cost over $70 billion. Despite lacking any announced financial commitments, the collaboration comes as Canada seeks to diversify its trade routes, and the Port of Churchill has gained new attention due to the thinning of sea ice and an extended shipping season.