Table 7-1
International shipping – Major commodities
by Canadian region and tonnage — Loaded
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| Canadian region | Total tonnage ('000 t) | Variation (%) | Containerized (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | ||
| Atlantic Region | |||||
| Crude petroleum | 20,170.6 | 19,791.9 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Port Hawkesbury | 11,639.1 | 10,153.9 | -12.8 | ||
| Fuel oils | 7,187.7 | 8,391.7 | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saint John | 4,912.4 | 5,154.4 | 4.9 | ||
| Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel | 6,109.6 | 6,808.8 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saint John | 4,198.1 | 5,081.0 | 21.0 | ||
| Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone | 3,774.7 | 2,873.9 | -23.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Port Hawkesbury | 2,513.7 | 2,452.1 | -2.5 | ||
| Other non-metallic minerals | 3,017.3 | 2,676.3 | -11.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Halifax | 1,684.4 | 1,217.1 | -27.7 | ||
| Other refined petroleum and coal products | 1,277.4 | 1,325.3 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Saint John | 836.7 | 959.8 | 14.7 | ||
| Other Commodities | 4,408.9 | 6,838.6 | 55.1 | 42.4 | 33.4 |
| Total | 45,946.3 | 48,706.5 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| St. Lawrence Region | |||||
| Iron ores and concentrates | 32,391.7 | 34,538.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sept-Îles/Pointe-Noire | 16,739.1 | 20,457.8 | 22.2 | ||
| Wheat | 5,673.7 | 5,570.0 | -1.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Québec/Lévis | 1,781.4 | 1,973.4 | 10.8 | ||
| Fuel oils | 2,377.6 | 2,248.3 | -5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Montréal/Contrecoeur | 1,541.0 | 1,122.1 | -27.2 | ||
| Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products | 1,895.3 | 2,066.4 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Montréal/Contrecoeur | 356.5 | 606.4 | 70.1 | ||
| Metallic waste and scrap | 1,583.7 | 1,729.8 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| Sorel | 772.3 | 833.0 | 7.9 | ||
| Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods | 2,009.0 | 1,174.2 | -41.6 | 98.2 | 95.2 |
| Montréal/Contrecoeur | 1,973.4 | 1,117.7 | -43.4 | ||
| Other Commodities | 7,299.0 | 9,106.1 | 24.8 | 57.1 | 55.3 |
| Total | 53,230.1 | 56,433.5 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 11.3 |
| Great Lakes Region | |||||
| Salt | 5,097.2 | 3,336.4 | -34.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Goderich | 3,722.9 | 1,893.8 | -49.1 | ||
| Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone | 1,973.7 | 2,574.6 | 30.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Meldrum Bay | 909.8 | 1,460.7 | 60.6 | ||
| Cement | 1,527.6 | 1,589.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bowmanville | 767.3 | 860.9 | 12.2 | ||
| Wheat | 419.1 | 660.2 | 57.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thunder Bay | 159.7 | 372.1 | 133.1 | ||
| Coal | 373.1 | 535.3 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thunder Bay | 323.4 | 535.3 | 65.5 | ||
| Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products | 379.4 | 522.5 | 37.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Thunder Bay | 172.9 | 254.9 | 47.4 | ||
| Other Commodities | 3,481.2 | 3,064.4 | -12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 13,251.3 | 12,282.5 | -7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pacific Region | |||||
| Coal | 27,484.5 | 37,239.6 | 35.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Metro Vancouver | 23,907.9 | 30,367.4 | 27.0 | ||
| Wheat | 10,374.0 | 9,564.0 | -7.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Metro Vancouver | 5,736.2 | 6,144.9 | 7.1 | ||
| Colza seeds (canola) | 6,761.9 | 6,516.6 | -3.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Metro Vancouver | 6,505.3 | 6,038.9 | -7.2 | ||
| Potash | 2,293.2 | 5,545.9 | 141.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Metro Vancouver | 2,293.2 | 5,545.9 | 141.8 | ||
| Wood pulp | 4,789.8 | 5,242.6 | 9.5 | 53.7 | 40.1 |
| Metro Vancouver | 3,579.6 | 3,550.8 | -0.8 | ||
| Logs and other wood in the rough | 2,312.1 | 4,302.0 | 86.1 | 10.4 | 4.0 |
| Metro Vancouver | 1,308.7 | 1,840.2 | 40.6 | ||
| Other Commodities | 30,895.3 | 33,615.6 | 8.8 | 31.8 | 31.8 |
| Total | 84,910.9 | 102,026.2 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 12.8 |
| Canada | |||||
| Coal | 27,928.7 | 38,675.2 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Metro Vancouver | 23,907.9 | 30,367.4 | 27.0 | ||
| Iron ores and concentrates | 32,757.6 | 34,665.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sept-Îles/Pointe-Noire | 16,739.1 | 20,457.8 | 22.2 | ||
| Crude petroleum | 23,897.9 | 23,791.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Port Hawkesbury | 11,639.1 | 10,153.9 | -12.8 | ||
| Wheat | 16,997.3 | 16,424.2 | -3.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Metro Vancouver | 5,736.2 | 6,144.9 | 7.1 | ||
| Fuel oils | 10,567.6 | 11,471.2 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saint John | 4,912.4 | 5,154.4 | 4.9 | ||
| Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone | 7,724.5 | 7,260.5 | -6.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Port Hawkesbury | 2,513.7 | 2,452.1 | -2.5 | ||
| Other Commodities | 77,464.9 | 87,160.6 | 12.5 | 27.0 | 24.8 |
| Total | 197,338.6 | 219,448.7 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 9.9 |
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