Ideally lying at one end of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a famous gateway stretching for a distance of about 1600 km from the Great Lakes in to the Atlantic Ocean, Montreal Port is a key point in Transatlantic Cruises. Perfectly linked to more than 100 countries all over the world, the Port of Montreal has gained the stature of an International Port. It is a leader in the North Atlantic container market and serves as a gateway to Central Canada and the U.S.
Montreal Port provides the fastest, most direct and most economical access all through the year to these places. It is one of the busiest inland ports in the world, thanks to Montreal Port for offering one of the shortest routes between major European and Mediterranean ports and North American markets. Geared to handle all kinds of cargo, the port is equipped with 4 modern container terminals, 15 transit sheds and a passenger terminal for cruise ships.
Known as a member of a select club of ports, Montreal Port handles around 20 million tones of highly diversified cargo annually. Apart from playing a great role in promoting city's trade, the Port of Montreal has also led to the establishment of an important service industry.
Below are the types of cargo facilities provided by Montreal Port: -
General cargo : General cargo shares half the traffic that is handled at the Port of Montreal. Comprising of non-containerized and containerized general cargo, general cargo is the most efficient sector of the port.
Containerized general cargo : Containerized general cargo is engaged in transporting stuffs like car parts, constructions materials, foodstuffs, alcoholic beverages, clothing and fabrics, paper, pulp, steel, alloys and so on.
Non-containerized general cargo : Non-containerized general cargo is engaged in transporting materials like rolling stock, stone products, metal products, forest products, foodstuffs and steel.
Dry bulk : Dry bulk cargo transshipment center of Montreal Port specializes in transporting raw materials like fertilizers, iron ore, rock salt, copper ore, gypsum, industrial sand and raw sugar.
Liquid bulk : Montreal Port handles liquid bulks like petroleum, chemicals, molasses and vegetable oils.
