b'20American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(ACTIVITYcontinued fromCanada and its 2021 cargo performance page 18) was encouraging in this regard, with andheavylift.Non-containerizedthe Keefer general cargo terminal more cargo,whichincludesbreakbulk,isthandoublingitsvolumeto44,070 on the upswing, judging by latest fig- tons thanks to steel and fertilizer ship-ures showing volume of 553,809 tonsments making big gains. Shipments of in 2021 versus 385,793 tons in 2020. steelrail,pipeanddimensionalcar-Steelindustry-relatedcargorepre- goesincludedgasturbinesandreac-sented a highlight of the Port of Que- tors for Western Canada projects. And becs overall 2021 cargo throughput2022 looks promising with a number of28.5milliontonsa5.5%gainof large wind turbine shipments sched-from 2020. uled for the coming summer.SituatedbetweenMontrealand QuebecCityontheSt.LawrenceC aPaCityC hallenges inv anCouverRiver, the Port of Trois-Rivires hasOnthePacificCoast,thePortof spared no efforts in the past few yearsVancouver serves as a major consolida-to enhance its appeal as an intermo- tion centre for breakbulk cargo such as dal,bulk,andbreakbulkhub.Itsforest products, steel, and machinery.C$130millionTerminal21project,Latest available figures show year-which has received government fund- to-date volume in June 2021 and June ing, is the keystone of the On Course2020 totaling respectively 10 million for 2020 development plan. tons and 7.3 million tonsa 36% spike.Multi-purposevesselscarryingJudging by the view of a prominent wind farm components by such car- freight forwarder, however, demand has riersasSpliethoff(onitsClevelandrecentlybeenoutstrippingterminal Europe Express service) are familiarcapacity at Canadaslargestporton sightsatTrois-Riviresastheyarehandling project cargo shipments.at such other St. Lawrence waterwaySuffice it to say there is too much ports as Valleyfield, near Montreal. (ACTIVITYcontinued on page 23) Steel rail products a major breakbulk activity at Port of Halifax. ( Photo credit: Steve Farmer)r obusts teelt raffiC ong reatl akesOn the Great Lakes, the Hamil-tonOshawaPort Authority(HOPA) reportssignificantincreasesinfin-ished steel for the transportation and constructionsectors,andrailcargo hasalsodoubledoverthepastfive years.Infrastructureinvestmentsare proceedingtohandlemoregeneral, breakbulk, and bulk cargo.Lastyear,HamiltonContainer Terminal launched a container feeder servicewiththeDesgagnsfrom Hamilton to Montreal. This pilot ship-ment was supposed to have been fol-lowed by two others in 2021, but they did not materialize and latest plans are to stage two shipments in 2022 before progressing to 20 sailings in 2023.HOPApresidentandCEOIan Hamiltonstronglybelievesincom-petitiveoptionsforcontainermove-ments through the Great Lakes amidst supplychangechallenges,highway, and coastal port congestions.For its part, the Port of Toronto, maritime hub for Canadas biggest city and commercial centre, entered 2022 on a high note after reporting robust cargo traffic in 2021covering a range of bulk, project and general cargo prod-ucts totaling 2.3 million tons.Thisincluded185,000tonsof steelan 18-year summittransiting through the port to construction sites throughout the Greater Toronto Area andcurrentlythehottestrealestate market in Canada.The Port of Windsor has come off a banner year in steel and construction materials.Steelmovementsclimbed by 300% to some 200,000 tons.Theamountofsteelandcon-structionmaterialscomingthrough the port tells you that our country is on the build, with roads, buildings and residential homes all under construc-tion, remarked Steve Salmons, CEO oftheWindsorPortAuthority.The port had 12 ships delivering steel in 2021 compared with two in 2020.Wefullyexpectongoingcon-structionoftheGordieHoweInter-national Bridge and local major road projectswillonceagainkeepsteel andaggregatedemandatsustained volumes, Salmons added.On the tip of Lake Superior, the PortofThunderBaytoutsitselfas The project cargo gateway for Western'