Québec Marine Transportation Policy - Transport - Gouvernement ...
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For several of the<br />
municipalities lining its<br />
Shores, the ports of the<br />
Saint-Laurent are an<br />
important part of daily life.<br />
In the port of Montréal approximately 20 MT of goods are<br />
handled each year. Montréal is the only port equipped to<br />
handle container carriers and indeed, much of the port’s<br />
business is generated by this type of traffic. Other products<br />
passing through the port in significant quantity include<br />
petroleum products, ore and grain.<br />
Traffic in the port of <strong>Québec</strong> is mainly generated by petroleum<br />
products, dry bulk, grain and chemicals. The ports of<br />
Sept-Îles and Port-Cartier almost exclusively handle ore<br />
from North Shore mines and, in fact, handle a greater tonnage of goods than <strong>Québec</strong> City and<br />
Montréal. The ports of Port-Cartier and Baie-Comeau also handle a large quantity of grain,<br />
as these ports are at the bridgehead for vessels from the Great Lakes before grain is redirected<br />
toward international markets by ocean-going vessels.<br />
Tonnage by category of cargo in the main ports of <strong>Québec</strong><br />
Lac<br />
Saint-<br />
Jean<br />
Trois-Rivières<br />
Bécancour<br />
1997<br />
2,37 Mt<br />
1997 1,47 Mt<br />
1987<br />
2,29 Mt<br />
1987 1,12 Mt<br />
Sorel<br />
1997<br />
5,07 Mt<br />
1987<br />
Montréal/Contrecoeur<br />
5,97 Mt<br />
1997<br />
1987<br />
Côte-Sainte-Catherine<br />
1997 0,49 Mt<br />
Saguenay/Baie des Ha! Ha!<br />
1997<br />
4,38 Mt<br />
1987<br />
3,58 Mt<br />
<strong>Québec</strong>/Lévis<br />
1997<br />
1987<br />
Cacouna<br />
1997 0,28 Mt<br />
1987 0,22 Mt<br />
Baie-Comeau<br />
1997<br />
1987<br />
20,61 Mt<br />
21,44 Mt<br />
1987<br />
Port-Cartier<br />
1997<br />
1987<br />
1997<br />
Matane<br />
0,76 Mt<br />
1987 0,31 Mt<br />
1997<br />
Rimouski<br />
0,23 Mt<br />
1987 0,32 Mt<br />
0 50<br />
Saint-Laurent River<br />
Gulf of the<br />
Saint-Laurent<br />
Although less important in terms of actual traffic, other ports of the Saint-Laurent can often<br />
offer prime access routes to international markets for industries such as aluminum smelters, pulp<br />
and paper plants and sawmills. The socio-economic impact of these industries for their regions<br />
goes far beyond the size of port traffic.<br />
1997<br />
14,95 Mt<br />
Sept-Îles<br />
5,91 Mt<br />
5,36 Mt<br />
18,26 Mt<br />
0 5 000 000 10 000 000 15 000 000 20 000 000 25 000 000 Tonnes<br />
100 km<br />
1997<br />
Havre Saint-Pierre<br />
2,97 Mt<br />
1987<br />
2,81 Mt<br />
1997<br />
Sandy Beach (Gaspé)<br />
0,42 Mt<br />
1987 0,26 Mt<br />
19,65 Mt<br />
24,47 Mt<br />
20, 90 Mt<br />
18,39 Mt<br />
23,12 Mt<br />
ÎLE<br />
D’ANTICOSTI<br />
1997<br />
1987<br />
Goods handled<br />
Wood and forest products<br />
Petroleum products<br />
Ore<br />
Grain<br />
Containers<br />
Others<br />
Îles-de-la-<br />
Madeleine<br />
PRELIMINARY DATA<br />
0,62 Mt<br />
1,14 Mt<br />
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