B-Jay, As I posted before, I see no benefit of shipping ore via any port other than the west coast ( Prince Rupert?). The most economical way, one would think, is to load directly on rail cars at the mine site and take it west, then load it on ships to China. I believe it is China that Cliffs was talking about? To ship it by boat through the seaway is for sure the long way around and shipping time is money. Just my thoughts. GLTA the deputy