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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
'000 t Domestic International Domestic and international
Loaded Unloaded Loaded Unloaded Total handled
Metro Vancouver  
Wheat 0.0 0.0 6,144.9 0.2 6,145.1
Corn 0.0 0.0 9.6 0.0 9.6
Barley 0.0 0.0 994.5 0.0 994.5
Rye, oats and other cereal grains 0.0 0.0 115.2 105.9 221.1
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 3,166.2 65.3 3,231.5
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0.0 0.0 2.4 71.8 74.2
Colza seeds (canola) 0.0 0.0 6,038.9 0.2 6,039.1
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 0.0 968.4 36.0 1,004.4
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 1,139.9 41.7 1,181.6
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations 0.0 0.0 636.3 317.2 953.5
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.0 0.0 336.5 55.7 392.2
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 1,216.9 26.6 1,243.5
Sugar 0.0 0.0 17.0 123.6 140.5
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified) 0.0 0.0 145.1 289.8 435.0
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 0.0 31.4 220.8 252.3
Limestone 0.0 903.2 149.3 0.2 1,052.7
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 61.5 1,492.8 17.7 124.4 1,696.4
Salt 19.0 15.2 32.3 363.7 430.1
Sulphur 0.0 0.0 3,645.2 0.0 3,645.3
Other non-metallic minerals 4.6 31.8 60.6 9.0 106.0
Iron ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Copper ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 573.8 2.3 576.1
Aluminum ores (bauxite) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 23.6 475.8 499.4
Coal 9.5 110.7 30,367.4 3.3 30,490.8
Crude petroleum 0.0 0.0 3,999.2 0.0 3,999.2
Fuel oils 0.0 0.0 373.2 803.1 1,176.2
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 0.0 0.0 307.5 1,892.7 2,200.2
Coal coke and petroleum coke 4.1 4.1 145.0 13.0 166.1
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 0.0 19.6 36.5 56.1
Alumina 0.0 0.0 2.6 2.6 5.1
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 1,256.5 604.4 1,860.9
Potash 0.0 0.0 5,545.9 0.0 5,545.9
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 54.8 7.7 62.6
Logs and other wood in the rough 1,223.0 1,653.3 1,840.2 2.9 4,719.3
Wood chips 4,095.0 112.5 314.4 0.0 4,521.9
Lumber 0.0 21.0 3,562.9 248.0 3,831.8
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 151.0 159.9 310.9
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 3,550.8 0.1 3,550.9
Newsprint 0.0 46.8 253.1 0.0 299.9
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.0 113.1 132.9 246.0
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 66.9 390.2 457.1
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 131.9 78.1 210.0
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 121.4 1,617.0 1,738.3
Machinery 58.0 0.0 104.0 560.2 722.3
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 99.2 902.5 1,001.7
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 30.0 110.9 141.0
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 369.9 681.0 1,050.8
Cement 23.5 0.0 352.7 7.2 383.5
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 0.0 52.2 696.0 748.3
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 888.4 33.1 921.5
Non-metallic waste and scrap 455.2 49.1 726.1 1.1 1,231.5
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 129.3 2,638.2 2,767.5
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 1.5
Total 5,953.4 4,440.6 80,395.5 13,953.7 104,743.3
Saint John  
Rye, oats and other cereal grains 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 62.9 0.2 63.0
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.8
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.8
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations 0.0 0.0 38.6 0.3 38.9
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.0 0.0 10.1 0.2 10.2
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 2.3 18.2 20.4
Sugar 0.0 0.0 0.2 8.8 9.1
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified) 0.0 0.0 69.4 0.4 69.8
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 0.0 1.6 4.0 5.6
Limestone 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salt 72.1 0.0 154.7 0.0 226.8
Sulphur 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 0.0 14.1 0.0 14.1
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coal 0.0 0.0 161.5 0.0 161.5
Crude petroleum 42.1 3,095.1 0.0 11,532.4 14,669.6
Fuel oils 425.6 0.0 5,154.4 331.0 5,911.1
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 317.5 15.4 5,081.0 184.3 5,598.1
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.7 25.7
Other refined petroleum and coal products 61.2 0.0 959.8 1,728.4 2,749.4
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 1.5 24.9 26.4
Potash 0.0 0.0 770.3 0.0 770.3
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Logs and other wood in the rough 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Lumber 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 7.2
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 78.7 0.0 78.7
Newsprint 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 7.7
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.0 34.3 0.2 34.5
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 2.6
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 4.7 6.7 11.4
Machinery 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.4 1.2
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 2.4
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.2
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 53.4 0.1 53.5
Non-metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 2.7
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 5.2 1.9 7.1
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
Total 918.4 3,110.5 12,689.7 13,868.9 30,587.6
Come-By-Chance  
Sulphur 0.0 0.0 44.0 0.0 44.0
Crude petroleum 1,405.2 9,064.6 7,654.2 4,368.4 22,492.4
Fuel oils 10.3 6.0 2,638.9 431.9 3,087.1
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 5.7 12.0 1,065.7 192.8 1,276.2
Other refined petroleum and coal products 115.3 0.0 0.0 54.9 170.2
Machinery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Total 1,536.6 9,082.6 11,402.8 5,048.1 27,070.1
Port Hawkesbury  
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 58.3 0.0 2,452.1 0.0 2,510.4
Salt 0.0 0.0 36.0 0.0 36.0
Other non-metallic minerals 146.0 0.0 653.4 123.5 922.9
Coal 0.0 0.0 54.8 788.1 842.9
Crude petroleum 0.0 208.5 10,153.9 9,768.2 20,130.5
Fuel oils 0.0 0.0 108.5 255.9 364.4
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 24.5 12.4 587.4 422.3 1,046.7
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 0.0 306.0 108.3 414.3
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.5 35.5
Lumber 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.8 8.8
Total 228.8 225.9 14,352.2 11,510.5 26,317.4
Montréal/Contrecoeur  
Wheat 0.0 136.6 580.3 36.6 753.5
Corn 15.6 27.4 107.3 0.2 150.5
Barley 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.8
Rye, oats and other cereal grains 0.0 0.0 65.8 20.6 86.4
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 701.8 25.5 727.4
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0.0 0.0 54.2 64.7 119.0
Colza seeds (canola) 0.0 0.0 8.9 0.1 9.0
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 36.5 606.4 66.5 709.4
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 81.6 19.4 101.0
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations 0.0 0.0 186.7 23.3 210.1
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.0 0.0 105.5 108.3 213.7
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 27.6 40.5 68.0
Sugar 0.0 9.2 12.5 530.5 552.2
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified) 0.0 0.0 75.1 260.1 335.3
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 0.0 24.9 664.2 689.1
Limestone 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.5 2.6
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 75.4 78.2 47.7 201.3
Salt 0.0 503.2 1.4 45.3 549.9
Sulphur 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 25.5 241.2 34.9 301.6
Iron ores and concentrates 10.0 812.1 3.4 343.0 1,168.4
Copper ores and concentrates 0.0 6.3 2.5 65.6 74.5
Aluminum ores (bauxite) 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.5 3.0
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0.0 14.5 58.8 85.6 158.9
Coal 0.0 0.0 6.6 32.8 39.5
Crude petroleum 0.0 13.2 0.4 140.5 154.1
Fuel oils 680.6 1,305.8 1,122.1 190.5 3,299.0
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 175.7 390.2 18.9 3,126.2 3,711.1
Coal coke and petroleum coke 11.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 12.0
Other refined petroleum and coal products 80.5 31.6 155.7 165.4 433.1
Other basic chemicals 0.0 17.3 449.4 417.5 884.1
Potash 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 8.7 200.7 209.5
Logs and other wood in the rough 0.0 0.0 37.1 0.8 37.8
Lumber 0.0 0.0 253.4 30.9 284.2
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 97.9 134.0 231.8
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 526.0 1.2 527.2
Newsprint 0.0 0.0 471.4 0.5 471.9
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.0 311.5 158.3 469.9
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 245.9 234.6 480.4
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 107.1 107.8 214.9
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 124.1 211.3 335.4
Machinery 0.1 0.2 278.8 318.5 597.6
Vehicles and parts and accessories 5.6 2.2 218.1 154.5 380.4
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 177.1 152.0 329.1
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 164.2 242.5 406.8
Cement 0.0 0.0 0.7 53.3 53.9
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 26.1 125.4 507.9 659.3
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 51.6 249.5 23.2 324.3
Non-metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.4
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 1,117.7 1,532.9 2,650.6
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 348.5 39.8 1.2 0.0 389.6
Total 1,327.8 3,524.7 9,299.2 10,623.0 24,774.8
Sept-Îles/Pointe-Noire  
Limestone 0.0 182.8 0.0 0.0 182.8
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 72.5 0.0 0.0 72.5
Salt 0.0 10.7 0.0 0.0 10.7
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 87.9 0.0 182.1 270.0
Iron ores and concentrates 1,108.1 0.0 20,457.8 0.0 21,566.0
Fuel oils 0.0 217.0 0.0 122.6 339.6
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 0.0 53.4 0.0 13.9 67.3
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 134.3 0.0 305.1 439.4
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.8 58.8
Alumina 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,052.1 1,052.1
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2 8.2
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.5 1.6
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 58.8 0.0 426.0 0.0 484.8
Articles of base metal 1.3 8.1 0.0 2.7 12.1
Machinery 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.6 14.2 0.0 0.0 14.8
Cement 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.6 6.6
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.9 8.9
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 7.2
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.0 7.4 0.0 0.0 7.4
Total 1,169.0 789.4 20,883.9 1,770.4 24,612.6
Québec/Lévis  
Wheat 6.4 918.8 1,973.4 381.4 3,280.0
Corn 0.0 36.9 38.0 26.7 101.6
Colza seeds (canola) 0.0 84.0 0.0 0.0 84.0
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 147.5 331.0 212.7 691.1
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 23.5 0.0 23.5
Sugar 263.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 313.0
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Salt 0.0 232.1 8.0 0.0 240.1
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 34.1 0.0 0.0 34.1
Iron ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 1,791.1 1,896.0 3,687.1
Copper ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 42.7
Aluminum ores (bauxite) 9.0 0.0 132.4 120.6 262.0
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0.0 414.9 10.6 30.8 456.3
Coal 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.9 59.9
Crude petroleum 0.0 2.1 0.0 8,692.9 8,695.0
Fuel oils 1,055.3 78.1 1,022.8 70.6 2,226.9
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 741.5 76.0 0.0 1,057.2 1,874.8
Coal coke and petroleum coke 223.7 0.0 30.0 281.7 535.4
Other refined petroleum and coal products 7.4 0.0 81.4 18.4 107.1
Alumina 0.0 0.0 0.0 261.8 261.8
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 14.0 286.7 300.7
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 0.0 72.7 72.7
Lumber 0.0 14.1 0.0 0.0 14.1
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 4.5 2.4 6.9
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 125.6 0.0 125.6
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Machinery 0.0 0.0 5.8 0.1 6.0
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.8 2.4
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 92.2 0.0 92.2
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cement 0.0 0.0 0.0 196.0 196.0
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 99.6 572.0 79.9 751.5
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.1 2.0
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 29.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 33.0
Total 2,335.7 2,141.8 6,302.6 13,799.4 24,579.5
Port-Cartier  
Wheat 0.0 487.1 962.7 423.5 1,873.4
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 248.5 202.8 0.0 451.3
Limestone 0.0 217.3 0.0 0.0 217.3
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 222.5 0.0 0.0 222.5
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 159.4 0.0 64.0 223.4
Iron ores and concentrates 2,252.6 0.0 12,286.4 0.0 14,539.0
Fuel oils 9.4 130.0 0.0 0.0 139.4
Gasoline and aviation turbine fuel 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 0.0 0.0 207.0 207.0
Lumber 0.0 18.2 0.0 0.0 18.2
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Machinery 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 8.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 9.3
Total 2,270.3 1,485.0 13,451.9 695.5 17,902.7
Prince Rupert  
Wheat 0.0 0.0 3,419.1 0.0 3,419.1
Corn 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0
Barley 0.0 0.0 150.7 0.0 150.7
Rye, oats and other cereal grains 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Fresh, chilled or dried vegetables 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 1.0
Fresh, chilled or dried fruit and nuts 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
Colza seeds (canola) 0.0 0.0 477.7 0.0 477.7
Other oil seeds and nuts and other agricultural products 0.0 0.0 60.0 0.6 60.6
Feed, cereal straw, eggs and other animal products 0.0 0.0 275.7 0.2 275.9
Meat, fish, seafood, and preparations 0.0 0.0 0.3 3.7 4.0
Milled grain products and preparations, and bakery products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3
Animal or vegetable fats, oils and flours 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.3 3.0
Sugar 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Prepared foodstuffs (not elsewhere classified) 0.0 0.0 8.3 1.6 9.9
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Limestone 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Stone, sand, gravel and crushed stone 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2
Salt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Other metallic ores and concentrates 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Coal 0.0 0.0 6,544.0 0.0 6,544.0
Fuel oils 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Coal coke and petroleum coke 0.0 0.0 1,064.1 0.0 1,064.1
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 0.0 0.7 7.6 8.2
Alumina 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other basic chemicals 0.0 0.0 22.4 1.8 24.2
Fertilizers (excluding potash) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Logs and other wood in the rough 0.0 0.0 590.7 0.1 590.8
Lumber 0.0 0.0 267.3 9.5 276.8
Other wood products (plywood, veneer) 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.0 4.4
Wood pulp 0.0 0.0 14.4 0.0 14.4
Paper and paperboard, except printed products 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.6 3.5
Iron and steel - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.4 1.7
Other non-ferrous metal - primary or semi-finished 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 7.1
Articles of base metal 0.0 0.0 1.3 22.3 23.5
Machinery 0.0 0.0 9.6 7.9 17.5
Vehicles and parts and accessories 0.0 0.0 11.2 12.8 23.9
Other chemical products and preparations 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.7 2.8
Plastic and rubber 0.0 0.0 4.8 15.2 20.0
Other non-metallic mineral products 0.0 0.0 0.1 15.8 15.9
Metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 21.2 0.1 21.2
Non-metallic waste and scrap 0.0 0.0 174.7 0.1 174.8
Other manufactured and miscellaneous goods 0.0 0.0 1.4 74.9 76.3
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 0.0 0.0 301.0 1,371.5 1,672.5
Total 0.0 0.0 13,433.1 1,561.1 14,994.2
Newfoundland Offshore  
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages 0.0 146.3 0.0 0.0 146.3
Salt 0.0 8.9 0.0 0.0 8.9
Other non-metallic minerals 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
Crude petroleum 11,684.9 0.0 1,983.5 0.0 13,668.4
Fuel oils 0.0 75.9 0.0 0.0 75.9
Other refined petroleum and coal products 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 3.7
Cement 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5
Mixed loads or unidentified freight or cargo 40.0 60.1 0.0 0.0 100.1
Total 11,725.0 311.4 1,983.5 0.0 14,019.8
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