The shipping platform

Location: The port of Montreal is located on the N shore of the St Lawrence River, midway between the mouth of the river and the Great Lakes, approx 1,600km from the Atlantic coast. General overview: Montreal is a multifunctional port, handling all types of cargo, containerised and non containerised general cargo and dry and liquid bulk. Full multimodal facilities are available. There are 100 berths, 18 transit sheds, a grain terminal, 4 container terminals, 20 gantry cranes and a railway network. Also available are widespread repair, bunkering and towage facilities. Commodities handled include: fruit, nuts and vegetables, grain, raw sugar, alcoholic beverages, lumber, pulp and paper, chemical products, iron, steel and alloys, non ferrous metals, machinery and implements, iron ore, manganese ore, coal, gypsum, fertilisers, salt and petroleum products. Container cargo: There are 4 container terminals covering an area of more than 70ha equipped with 20 large dockside gantry cranes and other equipment. Containers can also be loaded and unloaded at several other berths by mobile cranes. Grain Terminal: The grain terminal elevator has a total storage capacity of 262,000t, with a unloading capacity of 3,000tph, the vessel loading capacity is 5,500tph. Passenger Terminal: The Iberville Passenger Terminal handles passenger vessels and cruise ships. Traffic figures: Approx 2,100 vessels, 24,500,000t of cargo, including 1,474,000TEU and 39,600 cruise passengers handled annually. Max size: Draught 11.0m.