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International shipping – Major commodities by Canadian region and tonnage — Unloaded

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Canadian region Total tonnage Variation Containerized
2005 2006 2005 2006
  '000 t %
Atlantic Region  
Crude petroleum 30,934.8 26,300.3 -15.0 0.0 0.0
Port Hawkesbury 11,404.6 9,828.0 -13.8    
Coal 3,576.4 3,343.9 -6.5 0.0 0.0
Sydney 1,607.9 1,647.8 2.5    
Fuel oils 1,991.5 1,823.6 -8.4 0.0 0.0
Come-By-Chance 606.9 914.9 50.7    
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,477.7 1,460.4 -1.2 0.0 0.0
Port Hawkesbury 1,133.4 1,303.2 15.0    
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,191.5 1,085.6 -8.9 0.0 0.0
Sydney 635.4 651.1 2.5    
Other refined petroleum and coal products 1,021.0 515.3 -49.5 0.4 0.5
Dalhousie 853.2 270.1 -68.3    
Other Commodities 3,553.4 2,845.5 -19.9 57.2 70.0
Total 43,746.4 37,374.6 -14.6 4.7 5.3
St. Lawrence Region  
Crude petroleum 10,096.5 8,755.7 -13.3 0.0 0.0
Québec/Lévis 10,096.4 8,755.7 -13.3    
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 4,044.5 4,403.0 8.9 0.0 0.0
Montréal/Contrecoeur 3,105.1 3,202.8 3.1    
Alumina 3,988.2 4,347.4 9.0 0.0 0.0
Sept-Îles/Pointe-Noire 877.9 1,126.7 28.3    
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 3,604.9 3,488.3 -3.2 96.7 96.7
Montréal/Contrecoeur 3,483.9 3,372.8 -3.2    
Aluminum ores (bauxite) 3,315.5 3,401.8 2.6 0.0 0.1
Port-Alfred 3,261.2 3,273.3 0.4    
Coal coke and petroleum coke 1,469.4 1,731.5 17.8 0.1 0.1
Québec/Lévis 392.8 530.9 35.1    
Other Commodities 13,309.2 12,795.4 -3.9 16.7 18.5
Total 39,828.1 38,923.1 -2.3 14.3 14.8
Great Lakes Region  
Coal 16,037.6 16,429.4 2.4 0.0 0.0
Nanticoke 9,163.7 9,175.9 0.1    
Iron ores and concentrates 7,297.6 6,467.0 -11.4 0.0 0.0
Nanticoke 2,770.3 2,739.5 -1.1    
Limestone 2,981.5 3,303.4 10.8 0.0 0.0
Windsor Ontario 1,641.7 1,735.0 5.7    
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 1,461.9 1,613.6 10.4 0.0 0.0
Hamilton 1,009.8 1,034.7 2.5    
Salt 669.0 667.9 -0.2 0.0 0.0
Toronto 188.3 222.2 18.0    
Coal coke and petroleum coke 498.0 611.4 22.8 0.0 0.0
Bowmanville 186.6 182.8 -2.0    
Other Commodities 2,743.2 2,721.0 -0.8 0.0 0.3
Total 31,688.9 31,813.7 0.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region  
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 2,513.7 2,785.6 10.8 99.9 99.8
Vancouver 2,190.3 2,729.3 24.6    
Articles of base metal 1,367.4 1,683.1 23.1 66.0 63.8
Vancouver 983.6 1,330.8 35.3    
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished 827.7 1,382.2 67.0 15.5 13.4
Fraser River 439.5 790.8 79.9    
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 1,077.4 1,259.7 16.9 0.0 0.0
Vancouver 1,060.9 1,259.7 18.7    
Other basic chemicals 615.3 909.0 47.7 31.4 26.5
Vancouver 239.3 352.0 47.1    
Vehicles and parts and accessories 749.6 874.0 16.6 48.3 48.4
Fraser River 438.2 463.4 5.8    
Other Commodities 6,743.9 7,054.3 4.6 45.6 44.9
Total 13,894.9 15,947.9 14.8 51.6 49.3
Canada  
Crude petroleum 41,031.3 35,153.6 -14.3 0.0 0.0
Port Hawkesbury 11,404.6 9,828.0 -13.8    
Coal 20,333.2 20,580.1 1.2 0.0 0.0
Nanticoke 9,163.7 9,175.9 0.1    
Iron ores and concentrates 9,140.6 8,107.2 -11.3 0.0 0.1
Nanticoke 2,770.3 2,739.5 -1.1    
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 6,781.3 7,372.0 8.7 0.0 0.0
Montréal/Contrecoeur 3,105.1 3,202.8 3.1    
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 6,488.6 6,784.9 4.6 98.0 98.1
Montréal/Contrecoeur 3,483.9 3,372.8 -3.2    
Alumina 4,449.5 4,844.9 8.9 0.0 0.1
Sept-Îles/Pointe-Noire 877.9 1,126.7 28.3    
Other Commodities 40,933.9 41,216.6 0.7 20.9 21.7
Total 129,158.3 124,059.4 -3.9 11.6 12.6