Port of Montreal handles record cargo tonnage

The Canadian port handled 10 percent more cargo in 2016 and opened a new container terminal in the Viau sector in November.    The Port of Montreal handled a record 35.2 million metric tons of freight in 2016, an increase of more than 10 percent from 2015, according to the Canadian port’s preliminary statistics.
   However, container volumes took a slight decline, falling from 1.45 million TEUs in 2015 to 1.43 million TEUs in 2016.
   In November, the port opened a new container terminal in the Viau sector, boosting the port’s container handling capacity by 450,000 TEUs. Once the second phase of work is completed at the terminal, total handling capacity in the Viau sector will reach 600,000 TEUs, which will bring the port’s overall handling capacity to 2.1 million TEUs.