# Baie Comeau (CA BCO)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA BCO  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Saint Lawrence; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 49.2333, -68.1333

Cargill and Alcoa anchor the working waterfront at Baie-Comeau (CA BCO), a deep-water port on the north shore of Quebec's St. Lawrence River. The site handles roughly six million tonnes a year – grain, aluminium and forest products rather than containers. Cargill runs one of Canada's largest grain elevators here (the company's second-biggest in the country), and Alcoa ships aluminium ingots while importing alumina through dedicated berths. Terminal operators QSL and Logistec cover breakbulk, petroleum coke and dry bulk, with berths deep enough for Panamax vessels year-round. The port authority is now rebuilding Terminal 5, a roughly C$41.7M project backed by C$17.5M in provincial funding (2025), with construction from 2027 set to raise throughput and intermodal capacity. Inland distribution relies on Route 138 and rail links serving the Côte-Nord's industrial base. Shippers needing container services route through Montreal, while Sept-Îles offers a nearby bulk and ore alternative.

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