Montreal :: Your gateway to North-America
Maritime Transport
The Port of Montréal is a leader in container transport on the North
American Eastern Seaboard. With links to over 100 countries throughout the
world via a large number of ocean carriers, it is also a preferred transfer
point for transatlantic cargo. Some 26 million tons of merchandise transited
through the port in 2007, including grain, petroleum products and various
containerized and non-containerized merchandise. Located 1,600 km (1,000
miles) inland, open year round and advantageously linked by train to the
markets of Chicago, Detroit and the American Midwest, the Port of Montréal
is undeniably the shortest and fastest link between the U.S. and Europe.
Air Transport
Approximately 40 airlines serve the greater Montréal area with direct
flights to 120 destinations worldwide. In 2007, more than 300,000 metric
tons of air freight were handled. And at a rate of almost four times lower
than in Toronto and New York, landing charges for cargo flights remain very
competitive in Montréal.
Road Transport
An integrated highway network makes it possible to ship goods quickly to all
the major economic centers in America. Some 20,000 commercial trucks and
road tractors operate in the Montreal area alone. Approximately 64% of the
value of Québec exports to the United States is shipped by road transport.
The majority of these exports either come from or transit through the
greater Montréal area. Deregulation trends in North America continue to
ensure very competitive trucking rates.
Rail Transport
An efficient railroad network is linked to all the railroad networks in the
United States and Mexico. This intermodal transportation system makes it
possible to assemble container trains so they may reach large Canadian and
American markets in the least amount of time possible. Nearly 15% of the
value of Québec exports is shipped by rail from Montréal.
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