Table 3.10
Water transport

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Water transport
  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
1.
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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