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Domestic and international shipping — Cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded at leading Canadian ports by commodity

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Domestic and international shipping — Cargo tonnage loaded and unloaded at leading Canadian ports by commodity
  Domestic International Domestic and international
Loaded Unloaded Loaded Unloaded Total handled
  '000 t
Vancouver  
Wheat 0.0 0.0 5,614.6 0.0 5,614.6
Corn 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3
Barley 0.0 0.0 953.5 0.0 953.5
Rye, oats and other cereal grains 0.0 0.0 42.9 78.5 121.4
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 1,903.0 58.0 1,961.0
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0.0 0.0 2.5 101.3 103.7
Colza seeds (canola) 0.0 0.0 4,281.3 0.0 4,281.3
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 0.0 539.2 34.4 573.6
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 969.6 15.4 985.0
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations 0.0 0.0 532.9 284.8 817.7
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.0 0.0 328.1 43.3 371.5
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 622.5 27.1 649.7
Sugar 0.0 0.0 9.3 167.7 177.0
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified) 0.0 0.0 171.2 207.2 378.4
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 0.0 32.9 44.8 77.7
Limestone 0.0 10.4 11.3 0.1 21.9
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 14.5 406.9 1,554.6 69.4 2,045.4
Salt 87.4 7.6 0.2 453.5 548.7
Sulphur 5.4 0.0 5,992.3 0.0 5,997.7
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 0.0 77.2 12.0 89.2
Copper ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 554.1 0.4 554.5
Aluminum ores (bauxite) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 13.1 415.7 428.8
Coal 0.0 0.0 23,896.5 5.2 23,901.7
Crude petroleum 0.0 0.0 1,288.9 0.0 1,288.9
Fuel oils 83.0 0.0 448.7 680.6 1,212.2
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 107.4 0.0 88.2 1,259.7 1,455.2
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 0.0 58.5 8.4 66.9
Alumina 0.0 0.0 6.4 4.1 10.4
Other basic chemicals 117.6 0.0 2,287.9 352.0 2,757.6
Potash 0.0 0.0 4,661.8 0.0 4,661.8
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 4.5 0.0 145.4 2.6 152.5
Logs and other wood in the rough 35.9 0.0 556.5 3.9 596.3
Wood chips 724.1 34.8 525.1 24.2 1,308.2
Lumber 0.0 0.0 2,291.2 128.4 2,419.6
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 131.1 158.6 289.7
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 3,939.4 11.3 3,950.8
Newsprint 0.0 0.0 276.8 0.0 276.9
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.0 144.0 164.1 308.1
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 65.2 581.0 646.1
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 113.8 71.9 185.7
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 64.1 1,330.8 1,394.9
Machinery 3.8 0.0 76.3 565.2 645.3
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 65.0 408.0 473.0
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 49.7 86.1 135.8
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 326.5 649.0 975.5
Cement 0.0 0.0 4.8 3.2 8.0
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 0.0 32.9 505.7 538.6
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 424.5 5.9 430.3
Non-metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 634.9 15.8 650.8
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 134.7 2,729.3 2,864.0
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.0 0.0 4.0 21.2 25.2
Total 1,183.7 459.8 66,950.4 11,789.6 80,383.4
Port Hawkesbury  
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 0.0 3,846.3 0.0 3,846.3
Other non-metallic minerals 280.3 0.0 1,566.1 28.4 1,874.9
Coal 0.0 0.0 0.0 773.6 773.6
Crude petroleum 11.7 919.6 10,898.1 9,828.0 21,657.3
Fuel oils 9.7 5.6 0.0 166.0 181.2
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 18.5 11.6 1,084.4 1,303.2 2,417.8
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 0.0 47.4 210.2 257.6
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 0.0 476.0 169.8 645.8
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.8
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
Total 320.3 936.7 17,918.4 12,483.7 31,659.1
Come-By-Chance  
Sulphur 0.0 0.0 52.4 0.0 52.4
Crude petroleum 1,616.6 9,061.6 7,323.0 4,279.1 22,280.4
Fuel oils 0.0 39.5 2,714.0 914.9 3,668.4
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 0.0 0.0 1,318.5 79.3 1,397.8
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 0.0 130.5 34.9 165.4
Other refined petroleum and coal products 93.1 0.0 42.0 62.2 197.4
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 4.7 12.2 16.9
Machinery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Total 1,709.8 9,101.1 11,585.1 5,382.9 27,779.0
Montréal/Contrecoeur  
Wheat 0.0 411.2 636.8 30.4 1,078.5
Corn 0.0 31.0 121.6 0.1 152.7
Barley 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.4
Rye, oats and other cereal grains 0.0 0.0 44.3 6.6 50.9
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 497.9 16.0 514.0
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0.0 0.0 59.6 39.3 98.9
Colza seeds (canola) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 23.0 272.2 11.8 307.0
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 65.5 5.6 71.1
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations 0.0 0.0 176.4 14.9 191.3
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.0 0.0 42.4 48.2 90.5
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 14.4 24.2 38.6
Sugar 0.0 0.0 14.1 518.5 532.6
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified) 1.1 0.0 85.6 145.4 232.1
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.4 0.0 24.6 315.1 340.1
Limestone 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 27.4 24.3 32.5 84.3
Salt 0.0 903.5 1.0 105.1 1,009.6
Sulphur 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 122.7 184.8 17.2 324.8
Iron ores and concentrates 0.0 530.9 33.2 596.7 1,160.8
Copper ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 0.4 342.9 343.3
Aluminum ores (bauxite) 0.0 0.0 3.3 2.4 5.7
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0.0 28.9 27.4 161.4 217.7
Coal 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.5 1.7
Crude petroleum 0.0 8.7 22.4 0.0 31.1
Fuel oils 504.6 753.0 309.0 353.8 1,920.3
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 211.7 401.9 146.0 3,202.8 3,962.4
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3
Other refined petroleum and coal products 63.5 150.7 174.2 484.6 873.0
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 419.3 548.3 967.6
Potash 0.0 38.4 0.1 0.0 38.4
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 4.3 281.5 285.8
Logs and other wood in the rough 0.0 0.0 175.9 1.2 177.0
Wood chips 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Lumber 0.0 0.0 31.7 18.0 49.7
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 49.5 81.1 130.6
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 273.7 0.6 274.4
Newsprint 0.0 0.0 80.0 0.3 80.3
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.1 179.7 129.0 308.7
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 155.3 318.2 473.6
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 103.3 204.2 307.5
Articles of base metal 0.5 0.0 164.1 252.2 416.9
Machinery 1.8 0.0 228.6 267.3 497.6
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.1 250.4 122.2 372.7
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 154.6 99.5 254.1
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 100.0 140.6 240.7
Cement 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.7 4.4
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 131.0 116.1 318.6 565.7
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 190.7 13.9 204.6
Non-metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.1 1.5
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.3 0.0 1,637.2 3,372.8 5,010.4
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 329.5 25.2 0.1 0.3 355.1
Total 1,113.4 3,587.7 7,304.8 12,649.4 24,655.3
Saint John  
Wheat 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Corn 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rye, oats and other cereal grains 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 64.8 0.0 64.8
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.7
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 0.3 9.6 9.8
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations 0.0 0.0 24.0 0.3 24.3
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.0 0.0 13.4 0.1 13.5
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.4 3.5
Sugar 0.0 0.0 0.1 12.7 12.8
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified) 0.0 0.0 62.4 0.6 63.0
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.2 8.7
Limestone 0.0 35.5 0.0 0.0 35.5
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Salt 140.5 0.0 121.4 0.0 261.8
Sulphur 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 0.0 27.9 0.0 27.9
Crude petroleum 0.0 2,741.1 85.2 9,523.5 12,349.9
Fuel oils 308.3 0.0 3,760.9 133.2 4,202.4
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 190.6 28.2 4,546.5 40.0 4,805.3
Other refined petroleum and coal products 76.8 8.7 275.4 0.0 360.9
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 2.4 120.5 122.9
Potash 0.0 0.0 768.5 0.0 768.5
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.6
Logs and other wood in the rough 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 6.8
Lumber 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 2.1
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.4
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 234.6 0.0 234.6
Newsprint 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 3.6
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.0 22.7 0.0 22.7
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.9
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.4
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 56.2 0.6 56.7
Machinery 0.0 5.6 4.7 0.3 10.7
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 17.2 0.1 17.3
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 3.9 0.1 4.1
Cement 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 74.1 7.5 81.6
Non-metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 9.0 1.7 10.6
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.8
Total 716.1 2,819.1 10,201.3 9,860.3 23,596.9
Sept-Îles/Pointe-Noire  
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 43.7 0.0 43.7
Limestone 0.0 187.7 0.0 0.0 187.7
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 128.3 0.0 0.0 128.3
Salt 0.0 13.1 0.0 0.0 13.1
Other non-metallic minerals 64.8 7.8 8.6 195.0 276.2
Iron ores and concentrates 1,779.7 0.0 18,259.0 0.0 20,038.7
Copper ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.3
Fuel oils 5.1 200.5 0.0 127.0 332.7
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 0.0 54.1 0.0 0.0 54.1
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 93.2 0.0 361.2 454.5
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 15.0 0.0 31.2 46.2
Alumina 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,126.7 1,126.7
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 5.4
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.6 0.0 2.0 2.5
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 179.5 1.9 262.8 4.5 448.7
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 22.3 8.3 30.6
Machinery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.2
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 55.5 88.1 0.0 143.6
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 2,029.1 757.7 18,684.7 1,871.4 23,342.9
Québec/Lévis  
Wheat 1.5 1,020.1 1,743.9 34.5 2,800.1
Corn 7.8 0.0 21.4 112.6 141.8
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 27.1 40.9 153.1 74.1 295.2
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 25.7 24.7 0.0 50.4
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 2.9 38.6 40.3 0.0 81.8
Sugar 252.4 0.0 0.0 299.4 551.8
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 84.1 0.0 0.0 84.1
Salt 0.0 410.1 0.0 0.0 410.1
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 20.3 0.0 0.0 20.3
Iron ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 1,104.9 1,004.1 2,109.0
Copper ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 18.5 0.0 18.5
Aluminum ores (bauxite) 0.0 0.0 108.4 75.6 184.0
Other metallic ores and concentrates 26.0 375.4 48.4 46.7 496.5
Coal 22.4 0.0 0.0 61.0 83.4
Crude petroleum 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,755.7 8,755.7
Fuel oils 1,190.2 124.2 789.4 83.3 2,187.2
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 953.7 59.6 0.0 1,189.4 2,202.8
Coal coke and petroleum coke 109.6 0.0 449.5 530.9 1,090.0
Other refined petroleum and coal products 49.5 17.9 1.0 6.5 74.9
Alumina 0.0 0.0 0.0 274.4 274.4
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 57.1 265.6 322.7
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 0.0 87.4 87.4
Logs and other wood in the rough 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0
Wood chips 0.0 0.0 9.1 0.0 9.1
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 17.7 0.0 17.7
Newsprint 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 19.5 87.9 107.5
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 110.1 0.0 110.1
Machinery 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.8 12.8
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.0 0.0 0.0 143.0 143.0
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 226.7 73.2 300.0
Non-metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 22.4 0.0 22.4
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 22.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 24.0
Total 2,665.2 2,219.0 4,974.1 13,218.3 23,076.6
Port-Cartier  
Wheat 0.0 1,202.5 1,226.1 26.2 2,454.8
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.7 19.7
Colza seeds (canola) 0.0 24.3 0.0 0.0 24.3
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 51.3 75.0 6.4 132.7
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 71.1 71.0 0.0 142.1
Limestone 0.0 146.4 0.0 0.0 146.4
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 228.2 0.0 0.0 228.2
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 235.7 0.0 40.4 276.2
Iron ores and concentrates 2,921.0 0.0 10,959.5 0.0 13,880.5
Other metallic ores and concentrates 28.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.9
Fuel oils 0.0 61.2 0.0 41.1 102.3
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 28.3 0.0 212.2 240.5
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 54.9 0.0 54.9
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.0 14.0
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Total 2,950.0 2,049.9 12,386.5 360.9 17,747.3
Newfoundland Offshore  
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 205.0 0.0 0.0 205.0
Salt 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 4.1
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 23.6 0.0 0.0 23.6
Crude petroleum 12,194.8 0.0 2,582.7 0.0 14,777.5
Fuel oils 0.0 44.0 0.0 0.0 44.0
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.0 4.8
Cement 0.0 4.3 0.0 0.0 4.3
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 42.5 66.9 0.0 0.0 109.4
Total 12,237.3 352.6 2,582.7 0.0 15,172.6
Nanticoke  
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.7 27.7
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 64.4 14.5 0.0 79.0
Iron ores and concentrates 0.0 227.7 0.0 2,739.5 2,967.3
Coal 0.0 68.8 0.0 9,175.9 9,244.7
Crude petroleum 47.3 0.0 11.4 0.0 58.7
Fuel oils 342.5 85.4 51.4 0.0 479.3
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 51.9 55.9 0.0 17.0 124.8
Coal coke and petroleum coke 23.2 69.4 8.5 0.0 101.1
Other refined petroleum and coal products 9.2 217.8 1.0 0.0 228.0
Other basic chemicals 14.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.1
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 539.2 0.0 539.2
Total 488.2 789.5 626.0 11,960.1 13,863.8