You may have noticed a different looking ship at Pier 3 on the West side this week.
The Orient 1 is loading 2300 head of cattle from the Maritimes, Quebec and the US.
The cows are destined for Russia and the loading process begin yesterday and continues today and tomorrow.
The ship stick outs as it’s blue and white and has special air vents on the deck to release gas from the animals and bring in fresh air.
The Port telling CHSJ News a few thousand pigs came through a few years ago and earlier this decade they had some cows destined for the Caribbean on specialized containers.
