# Cardinal (CA CDN)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA CDN  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** St. Lawrence River  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Canal or Lake  
**GPS:** 44.7833, -75.3833

A grain elevator first raised in the 1930s and later doubled in size marks Cardinal's place on the St. Lawrence Seaway in eastern Ontario. The port's commercial logic is agricultural and industrial: grain, corn and starch products dominate, anchored by the long-running Ingredion plant whose origins trace to the Canada Starch Company of 1858. Seaway-class bulk carriers – the so-called lakers – call seasonally, with handling paused when ice closes the waterway in winter. This is a dry-bulk and processing berth rather than a container terminal, a distinction freight planners should keep in mind. Highways 401 and 416, together with regional rail, link the site to markets across Ontario and Quebec. For containers or year-round clearance, the nearby Port of Johnstown at Prescott, Montreal or Hamilton are the practical alternatives.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Vancouver → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-shanghai)
- [Vancouver → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-shenzhen)
- [Vancouver → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-guangzhou)
- [Vancouver → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-hong-kong)
- [Vancouver → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-tokyo)
- [Vancouver → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/vancouver-busan)

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