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International shipping – TEUs (Twenty foot Equivalent Units) handled at leading Canadian ports

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International shipping – TEUs (Twenty foot Equivalent Units) handled at leading Canadian ports
  Loaded Unloaded Total handled Empty containers
  '000 TEUs %
Halifax  
1997 178 178 356 18.0
1998 171 145 316 13.5
1999 185 156 340 17.5
2000 269 244 514 14.7
2001 258 244 501 13.7
2002 248 238 486 13.3
2003 245 254 499 13.7
2004 250 242 492 15.0
2005 260 250 510 13.8
2006 231 203 434 0.3
Montréal/Contrecoeur  
1997 412 397 810 4.7
1998 432 435 867 4.0
1999 461 466 927 4.6
2000 458 484 942 6.6
2001 458 462 919 7.7
2002 479 500 980 7.2
2003 507 514 1,021 5.4
2004 570 575 1,146 6.9
2005 550 569 1,119 3.6
2006 574 569 1,143 4.1
Vancouver  
1997 357 269 625 11.7
1998 411 286 697 10.0
1999 516 338 853 8.4
2000 622 546 1,167 12.8
2001 596 552 1,148 9.8
2002 721 738 1,459 12.2
2003 791 748 1,539 13.7
2004 840 825 1,665 11.3
2005 884 884 1,768 13.7
2006 1,076 1,142 2,218 14.7
Other ports  
1997 40 38 78 32.6
1998 46 39 85 32.9
1999 45 40 85 36.1
2000 57 57 114 24.4
2001 58 48 106 28.8
2002 68 62 130 19.4
2003 164 152 316 18.5
2004 195 194 389 19.6
2005 199 217 416 20.9
2006 75 58 133 23.6
Canada  
1997 987 882 1,869 10.7
1998 1,061 905 1,965 8.9
1999 1,206 1,000 2,206 9.3
2000 1,406 1,330 2,736 11.5
2001 1,369 1,305 2,674 10.6
2002 1,516 1,539 3,055 11.1
2003 1,707 1,668 3,375 11.6
2004 1,855 1,836 3,692 11.3
2005 1,893 1,921 3,814 11.5
2006 1,957 1,971 3,928 10.3