Table 3.10
Water transport
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| Freight loaded | Freight unloaded | Total freight handled | Containerized freight handled | Movement of freight | Passengers transported by ferry | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | International | Domestic | International | Domestic | International | ||||
| millions of tonnes | millions of tonne- kilometres 1 | millions of passengers | |||||||
| 1988 | 70.0 | 171.1 | 70.0 | 78.9 | 389.9 | 1.6 | 12.6 | 1,711,417 | .. |
| 1989 | 62.0 | 159.1 | 62.0 | 80.3 | 363.4 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 1,644,117 | 38.7 |
| 1990 | 60.4 | 159.0 | 60.4 | 73.3 | 353.0 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 1,614,007 | 40.8 |
| 1991 | 57.9 | 168.0 | 57.9 | 66.1 | 349.9 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 1,708,082 | 40.4 |
| 1992 | 52.3 | 153.8 | 52.3 | 69.3 | 327.7 | 1.0 | 12.6 | 1,578,228 | 40.0 |
| 1993 | 50.4 | 152.6 | 50.4 | 71.6 | 324.9 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 1,561,072 | 41.2 |
| 1994 | 52.2 | 170.0 | 52.2 | 76.9 | 351.3 | 0.8 | 14.7 | 1,697,225 | 43.2 |
| 1995 | 50.4 | 176.5 | 50.4 | 83.2 | 360.5 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 1,775,238 | 42.0 |
| 1996 | 48.8 | 174.3 | 48.8 | 85.6 | 357.5 | 0.8 | 17.1 | 1,781,143 | 39.8 |
| 1997 | 46.7 | 187.9 | 46.7 | 94.7 | 376.1 | 1.0 | 18.8 | 1,967,095 | 38.2 |
| 1998 | 48.3 | 179.0 | 48.3 | 100.4 | 376.0 | 0.9 | 19.7 | 1,876,328 | 37.3 |
| 1999 | 52.2 | 179.6 | 52.2 | 101.6 | 385.6 | 0.9 | 22.5 | 1,881,141 | 39.2 |
| 2000 | 54.5 | 187.8 | 54.5 | 105.9 | 402.8 | 0.9 | 24.0 | 1,969,105 | 38.5 |
| 2001 | 53.9 | 174.7 | 53.9 | 112.1 | 394.7 | 0.9 | 23.5 | 1,872,856 | 39.0 |
| 2002 | 62.8 | 174.3 | 62.6 | 108.5 | 408.1 | 1.0 | 25.6 | 1,765,822 | 39.4 |
| 2003 | 68.5 | 191.4 | 68.6 | 115.3 | 443.8 | 1.0 | 28.2 | 1,966,611 | 38.9 |
| 2004 | 69.1 | 196.0 | 69.1 | 119.0 | 453.3 | 1.1 | 31.2 | 2,046,226 | 38.8 |
| 2005 | 70.1 | 201.8 | 70.2 | 129.8 | 471.9 | 1.0 | 31.9 | 2,207,167 | 38.4 |
| 2006 | 68.1 | 206.0 | 68.1 | 124.1 | 466.3 | 1.0 | 33.0 | 2,256,360 | 38.4 |
The movement of one tonne over a distance of
one kilometre.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Transportation Division, Shipping in Canada
, Catalogue no. 54-205-X, various issues. Transport
Canada, Surface and Marine Statistics and Forecasts, 2009, special tabulation.
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