Table 15-1
International shipping – Cargo tonnage and annual variation by commodity and by Canadian region — Loaded

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Loaded
  Tonnage Variation Containerized
2009 2010 2009 2010
  '000 t %
Total commodities  
Atlantic Region 45,946.3 48,706.5 6.0 4.3 4.9
St. Lawrence Region 53,230.1 56,433.5 6.0 11.9 11.3
Great Lakes Region 13,251.3 12,282.5 -7.3 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 84,910.9 102,026.2 20.2 14.9 12.8
Canada 197,338.6 219,448.7 11.2 10.7 9.9
Agriculture and food products  
Atlantic Region 1,300.0 1,616.0 24.3 57.1 54.3
St. Lawrence Region 8,999.6 9,616.2 6.9 14.9 15.6
Great Lakes Region 1,388.0 1,846.6 33.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 24,699.4 25,360.1 2.7 15.6 14.4
Canada 36,386.9 38,438.9 5.6 16.3 15.7
Wheat  
Atlantic Region 530.5 630.0 18.8 0.2 0.5
St. Lawrence Region 5,673.7 5,570.0 -1.8 0.2 0.3
Great Lakes Region 419.1 660.2 57.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 10,374.0 9,564.0 -7.8 0.4 0.8
Canada 16,997.3 16,424.2 -3.4 0.3 0.6
Corn  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 89.7 490.3 446.7 25.9 2.2
Great Lakes Region 0.0 142.5 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 4.3 11.6 168.0 100.0 100.0
Canada 94.0 644.4 585.4 29.3 3.5
Barley  
Atlantic Region 0.0 10.2 ... 100.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.2 49.5 25,946.8 100.0 1.0
Great Lakes Region 112.3 77.8 -30.7 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,033.1 1,145.2 10.8 0.0 0.1
Canada 1,145.7 1,282.7 12.0 0.1 0.1
Rye, oats and other cereal grains  
Atlantic Region 9.1 6.1 -32.8 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 68.4 65.8 -3.7 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 205.8 176.9 -14.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 105.0 115.2 9.8 72.0 58.2
Canada 388.2 364.1 -6.2 39.4 38.2
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables  
Atlantic Region 160.1 199.3 24.5 89.5 89.5
St. Lawrence Region 673.0 701.9 4.3 99.7 100.0
Great Lakes Region 57.5 83.3 44.7 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 2,943.4 3,166.4 7.6 41.7 32.7
Canada 3,834.0 4,150.9 8.3 53.2 46.2
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts  
Atlantic Region 9.1 13.4 47.0 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 44.4 54.2 22.2 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 1.9 2.4 28.3 100.0 100.0
Canada 55.4 70.0 26.5 100.0 100.0
Colza seeds (canola)  
Atlantic Region 0.0 43.2 ... 100.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 99.4 8.9 -91.0 4.3 100.0
Great Lakes Region 185.1 135.9 -26.6 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 6,761.9 6,516.6 -3.6 0.2 0.1
Canada 7,046.4 6,704.5 -4.9 0.3 0.2
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products  
Atlantic Region 48.4 87.2 80.0 100.0 73.5
St. Lawrence Region 1,895.3 2,066.4 9.0 7.1 7.2
Great Lakes Region 379.4 522.5 37.7 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 909.1 1,028.4 13.1 90.2 75.6
Canada 3,232.3 3,704.5 14.6 31.0 26.7
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products  
Atlantic Region 35.4 31.6 -10.8 99.9 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 89.7 91.6 2.1 96.1 89.1
Great Lakes Region 5.1 27.7 443.3 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 603.9 1,415.6 134.4 81.7 40.1
Canada 734.1 1,566.5 113.4 83.7 43.5
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations  
Atlantic Region 324.5 332.3 2.4 96.5 96.0
St. Lawrence Region 153.4 186.7 21.7 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 683.1 636.6 -6.8 100.0 100.0
Canada 1,161.0 1,155.6 -0.5 99.0 98.8
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products  
Atlantic Region 20.7 25.5 23.0 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 73.6 105.5 43.4 43.5 90.6
Great Lakes Region 7.1 6.6 -6.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 354.3 336.5 -5.0 73.8 81.1
Canada 455.7 474.2 4.0 68.9 83.1
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours  
Atlantic Region 22.5 54.9 144.2 100.0 98.0
St. Lawrence Region 39.5 112.8 185.5 34.6 16.0
Great Lakes Region 16.4 13.1 -19.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 743.6 1,219.7 64.0 5.6 1.0
Canada 822.0 1,400.5 70.4 9.5 6.0
Sugar  
Atlantic Region 5.2 4.7 -9.5 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 12.2 12.5 2.7 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 12.2 17.0 39.6 100.0 100.0
Canada 29.5 34.2 15.8 100.0 100.0
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified)  
Atlantic Region 123.1 162.0 31.6 100.0 99.9
St. Lawrence Region 65.0 75.1 15.6 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 138.9 153.4 10.4 100.0 100.0
Canada 327.0 390.5 19.4 100.0 100.0
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages  
Atlantic Region 11.4 15.6 37.1 99.8 99.7
St. Lawrence Region 22.2 24.9 12.1 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 30.7 31.4 2.4 100.0 100.0
Canada 64.3 71.9 11.9 100.0 99.9
Minerals  
Atlantic Region 7,646.5 6,751.8 -11.7 1.5 1.7
St. Lawrence Region 32,899.3 35,494.3 7.9 0.8 0.8
Great Lakes Region 7,857.2 6,305.0 -19.8 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 8,360.5 8,024.2 -4.0 0.7 0.8
Canada 56,763.5 56,575.4 -0.3 0.8 0.8
Limestone  
Atlantic Region 102.8 340.6 231.4 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 1.1 2.1 99.4 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 378.5 199.6 -47.3 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,637.5 1,744.4 6.5 0.0 0.0
Canada 2,119.9 2,286.7 7.9 0.1 0.1
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone  
Atlantic Region 3,774.7 2,873.9 -23.9 0.0 0.1
St. Lawrence Region 56.0 78.2 39.7 99.9 100.0
Great Lakes Region 1,973.7 2,574.6 30.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,920.2 1,733.8 -9.7 0.1 0.2
Canada 7,724.5 7,260.5 -6.0 0.8 1.1
Salt  
Atlantic Region 133.1 344.1 158.5 0.9 0.4
St. Lawrence Region 32.4 72.8 125.1 5.4 2.0
Great Lakes Region 5,097.2 3,336.4 -34.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 0.3 32.3 11,862.6 100.0 1.1
Canada 5,263.0 3,785.6 -28.1 0.1 0.1
Sulphur  
Atlantic Region 46.8 44.0 -5.9 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.2 0.6 147.2 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 3,943.9 3,645.2 -7.6 0.1 0.2
Canada 3,990.9 3,689.8 -7.5 0.1 0.2
Other non-metallic minerals  
Atlantic Region 3,017.3 2,676.3 -11.3 3.5 3.8
St. Lawrence Region 220.0 243.4 10.7 78.4 69.0
Great Lakes Region 48.5 71.7 47.6 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 165.4 126.9 -23.3 26.1 31.7
Canada 3,451.2 3,118.3 -9.6 9.3 10.0
Iron ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 20.6 8.9 -56.5 44.3 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 32,391.7 34,538.7 6.6 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 345.3 117.8 -65.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 0.0 0.0 ... 100.0 ...
Canada 32,757.6 34,665.4 5.8 0.0 0.0
Copper ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 130.7 166.1 27.1 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 10.8 45.2 319.7 34.6 5.5
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 605.1 652.5 7.8 0.0 0.0
Canada 746.6 863.7 15.7 0.5 0.3
Aluminum ores (bauxite)  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 83.3 134.9 61.9 5.8 1.8
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Canada 83.3 134.9 61.9 5.8 1.8
Other metallic ores and concentrates  
Atlantic Region 420.6 297.9 -29.2 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 103.9 378.4 264.1 33.1 6.9
Great Lakes Region 14.0 5.0 -64.3 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 88.1 89.2 1.2 11.9 15.6
Canada 626.6 770.4 22.9 7.2 5.2
Coal  
Atlantic Region 70.6 893.6 1,166.7 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.6 6.6 1,101.3 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 373.1 535.3 43.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 27,484.5 37,239.6 35.5 0.0 0.0
Canada 27,928.7 38,675.2 38.5 0.0 0.0
Coal  
Atlantic Region 70.6 893.6 1,166.7 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.6 6.6 1,101.3 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 373.1 535.3 43.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 27,484.5 37,239.6 35.5 0.0 0.0
Canada 27,928.7 38,675.2 38.5 0.0 0.0
Fuels and basic chemicals  
Atlantic Region 35,076.2 37,286.7 6.3 0.1 0.1
St. Lawrence Region 3,122.3 3,075.3 -1.5 4.9 9.2
Great Lakes Region 1,262.9 1,116.2 -11.6 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 9,298.3 12,831.4 38.0 1.9 1.6
Canada 48,759.7 54,309.6 11.4 0.7 1.0
Crude petroleum  
Atlantic Region 20,170.6 19,791.9 -1.9 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.9 0.4 -59.3 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 3,726.4 3,999.2 7.3 0.0 0.0
Canada 23,897.9 23,791.4 -0.4 0.0 0.0
Fuel oils  
Atlantic Region 7,187.7 8,391.7 16.8 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 2,377.6 2,248.3 -5.4 0.0 0.0
Great Lakes Region 391.3 455.4 16.4 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 611.0 375.8 -38.5 0.0 0.0
Canada 10,567.6 11,471.2 8.6 0.0 0.0
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel  
Atlantic Region 6,109.6 6,808.8 11.4 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 118.1 18.9 -84.0 0.0 0.1
Great Lakes Region 32.8 40.6 23.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 230.0 309.8 34.7 0.0 0.0
Canada 6,490.6 7,178.2 10.6 0.0 0.0
Coal coke and petroleum coke  
Atlantic Region 0.4 0.7 60.0 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 30.0 ... ... 0.0
Great Lakes Region 435.6 74.3 -82.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 608.0 1,209.1 98.9 0.0 0.0
Canada 1,044.1 1,314.1 25.9 0.0 0.1
Other refined petroleum and coal products  
Atlantic Region 1,277.4 1,325.3 3.7 0.5 0.3
St. Lawrence Region 213.2 237.1 11.2 8.1 10.5
Great Lakes Region 277.3 270.1 -2.6 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 14.6 55.3 277.9 100.0 36.7
Canada 1,782.5 1,887.7 5.9 2.1 2.6
Alumina  
Atlantic Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
St. Lawrence Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 2.5 2.6 3.9 100.0 100.0
Canada 2.5 2.6 3.9 100.0 100.0
Other basic chemicals  
Atlantic Region 141.1 197.2 39.8 17.5 11.5
St. Lawrence Region 405.5 531.7 31.1 31.9 46.6
Great Lakes Region 18.6 53.7 188.5 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,678.3 1,278.9 -23.8 9.2 14.2
Canada 2,243.5 2,061.5 -8.1 13.8 21.9
Potash  
Atlantic Region 188.6 770.3 308.4 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 0.6 0.2 -55.3 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 107.3 222.1 107.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 2,293.2 5,545.9 141.8 0.0 0.0
Canada 2,589.6 6,538.6 152.5 0.0 0.0
Fertilizers (excluding potash)  
Atlantic Region 0.7 0.7 -0.7 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 6.5 8.7 35.2 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 134.3 54.8 -59.2 2.0 9.8
Canada 141.5 64.3 -54.6 7.0 23.1
Forest and wood products  
Atlantic Region 203.2 368.8 81.5 26.8 14.5
St. Lawrence Region 346.3 388.3 12.1 97.5 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 5,736.6 8,994.2 56.8 51.1 43.5
Canada 6,286.2 9,751.3 55.1 52.9 44.6
Logs and other wood in the rough  
Atlantic Region 61.4 190.6 210.6 13.7 1.3
St. Lawrence Region 129.6 37.1 -71.4 93.2 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 2,312.1 4,302.0 86.1 10.4 4.0
Canada 2,503.2 4,529.6 81.0 14.8 4.7
Wood chips  
Atlantic Region 97.4 123.0 26.3 3.6 0.2
St. Lawrence Region 0.1 0.0 ... 100.0 ...
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 310.1 317.4 2.3 0.0 0.0
Canada 407.6 440.4 8.0 0.9 0.1
Lumber  
Atlantic Region 34.2 42.7 25.0 94.5 89.6
St. Lawrence Region 152.6 253.4 66.0 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 2,973.6 4,223.4 42.0 85.8 84.9
Canada 3,160.4 4,519.5 43.0 86.6 85.8
Other wood products (plywood, veneer)  
Atlantic Region 10.3 12.5 21.7 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 64.0 97.9 53.0 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 140.8 151.5 7.6 99.3 98.2
Canada 215.1 261.8 21.8 99.5 98.9
Pulp and paper products  
Atlantic Region 892.9 1,031.0 15.5 45.4 63.1
St. Lawrence Region 1,717.9 2,229.3 29.8 59.4 58.7
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 5,518.4 5,722.5 3.7 52.4 43.1
Canada 8,129.3 8,982.7 10.5 53.1 49.3
Wood pulp  
Atlantic Region 373.1 384.3 3.0 53.4 66.6
St. Lawrence Region 634.2 809.8 27.7 83.3 65.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 4,789.8 5,242.6 9.5 53.7 40.1
Canada 5,797.2 6,436.7 11.0 57.0 44.8
Newsprint  
Atlantic Region 436.7 547.7 25.4 28.3 55.3
St. Lawrence Region 801.4 1,107.9 38.2 26.1 42.5
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 284.9 312.4 9.7 59.8 81.0
Canada 1,523.0 1,968.0 29.2 33.0 52.2
Paper and paperboard, except printed products  
Atlantic Region 83.1 99.0 19.1 99.4 92.8
St. Lawrence Region 282.3 311.5 10.4 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 443.7 167.6 -62.2 32.4 66.6
Canada 809.0 578.1 -28.5 62.9 89.1
Primary and fabricated metal products  
Atlantic Region 143.6 105.2 -26.7 98.5 99.6
St. Lawrence Region 1,559.4 1,507.1 -3.4 28.7 31.7
Great Lakes Region 273.1 366.0 34.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 454.1 478.5 5.4 53.0 55.9
Canada 2,430.2 2,456.9 1.1 34.1 34.6
Iron and steel, primary or semi-finished  
Atlantic Region 16.5 9.1 -45.0 92.5 97.9
St. Lawrence Region 700.5 699.5 -0.1 32.9 35.1
Great Lakes Region 272.9 366.0 34.1 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 55.9 67.3 20.4 69.2 67.6
Canada 1,045.7 1,141.8 9.2 27.2 26.3
Other non-ferrous metal, primary or semi-finished  
Atlantic Region 27.8 31.5 13.3 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 685.9 682.8 -0.4 7.9 15.7
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 335.9 288.6 -14.1 41.7 46.9
Canada 1,049.6 1,002.9 -4.5 21.2 27.3
Articles of base metal  
Atlantic Region 99.3 64.6 -34.9 99.1 99.7
St. Lawrence Region 173.0 124.8 -27.8 93.6 99.4
Great Lakes Region 0.3 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Pacific Region 62.2 122.7 97.2 99.3 70.7
Canada 334.9 312.2 -6.8 96.2 88.2
Machinery and transportation equipment  
Atlantic Region 123.2 134.3 9.0 81.3 85.6
St. Lawrence Region 367.0 571.7 55.8 94.8 85.5
Great Lakes Region 4.5 1.5 -65.9 0.0 43.1
Pacific Region 167.2 225.5 34.9 87.7 79.9
Canada 661.8 933.0 41.0 89.9 84.1
Machinery  
Atlantic Region 48.1 56.0 16.4 68.2 77.7
St. Lawrence Region 177.1 350.9 98.1 95.0 81.1
Great Lakes Region 2.9 1.5 -47.0 0.0 43.1
Pacific Region 101.6 113.6 11.8 86.8 96.7
Canada 329.8 522.0 58.3 87.7 84.1
Vehicles and parts and accessories  
Atlantic Region 75.1 78.2 4.2 89.6 91.2
St. Lawrence Region 189.8 220.8 16.3 94.7 92.3
Great Lakes Region 1.6 0.0 -100.0 0.0 ...
Pacific Region 65.6 111.9 70.7 89.1 62.8
Canada 332.1 411.0 23.8 92.0 84.1
Manufactured and miscellaneous goods  
Atlantic Region 490.0 519.1 5.9 79.1 86.9
St. Lawrence Region 4,217.6 3,544.6 -16.0 57.6 46.4
Great Lakes Region 2,092.5 2,111.9 0.9 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 3,191.9 3,150.0 -1.3 75.1 72.2
Canada 9,992.1 9,325.7 -6.7 52.2 46.9
Other chemical products and preparations  
Atlantic Region 41.8 71.5 71.3 100.0 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 274.0 273.8 -0.1 65.8 64.8
Great Lakes Region 0.0 16.2 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 21.0 47.6 126.2 100.0 67.6
Canada 336.8 409.1 21.5 72.2 68.7
Plastic and rubber  
Atlantic Region 50.4 56.7 12.5 99.8 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 115.3 164.4 42.6 99.5 99.9
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 472.5 374.6 -20.7 100.0 100.0
Canada 638.1 595.7 -6.7 99.9 100.0
Cement  
Atlantic Region 0.1 0.0 -100.0 0.0 0.0
St. Lawrence Region 141.5 63.6 -55.0 2.1 1.0
Great Lakes Region 1,527.6 1,589.1 4.0 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 315.8 352.7 11.7 0.0 0.0
Canada 1,985.0 2,005.5 1.0 0.2 0.0
Other non-metallic mineral products  
Atlantic Region 19.0 29.7 56.1 99.9 100.0
St. Lawrence Region 87.5 125.4 43.3 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 28.4 52.3 84.2 95.6 100.0
Canada 134.9 207.4 53.7 99.1 100.0
Metallic waste and scrap  
Atlantic Region 44.1 76.6 73.7 38.1 17.5
St. Lawrence Region 1,583.7 1,729.8 9.2 4.5 3.4
Great Lakes Region 559.5 493.9 -11.7 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 1,018.5 983.0 -3.5 53.3 49.1
Canada 3,205.8 3,283.3 2.4 19.7 16.9
Non-metallic waste and scrap  
Atlantic Region 98.3 39.0 -60.3 25.9 93.5
St. Lawrence Region 0.1 0.4 168.1 100.0 100.0
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.0 ... ... ...
Pacific Region 1,004.1 907.2 -9.6 99.9 99.2
Canada 1,102.5 946.5 -14.1 93.3 99.0
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods  
Atlantic Region 232.9 244.0 4.8 99.2 99.1
St. Lawrence Region 2,009.0 1,174.2 -41.6 98.2 95.2
Great Lakes Region 5.4 12.6 131.3 0.0 0.0
Pacific Region 103.9 131.0 26.1 98.7 99.1
Canada 2,351.2 1,561.8 -33.6 98.1 95.4
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo  
Atlantic Region 3.5 1.7 -52.0 97.6 99.8
St. Lawrence Region 6.5 13.0 99.8 18.6 9.6
Great Lakes Region 0.0 0.2 ... ... 0.0
Pacific Region 227.7 301.5 32.4 100.0 100.0
Canada 237.7 316.4 33.1 97.7 96.2
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