Port of Montreal

Port of Montreal Port de Montréal
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Location
Country	Canada
Location	Montreal, Quebec Contrecœur, Quebec
Coordinates	45°32′49″N 73°31′48″W / 45.547°N 73.530°W / 45.547; -73.530
UN/LOCODE	CAMTR[1]
Details
Opened	Montreal Port Authority (1999) Montreal Port Corporation (1983) National Harbours Board (1936) Harbour Commission (1830)
Operated by	Montreal Port Authority
Owned by	Government of Canada
Land area	6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi) (Montreal) 4.67 km2 (1.80 sq mi) (Contrecœur)[2]
No. of berths	82 [3]
Draft depth	11 m (36 ft)[3]
Employees	537[2]
Chairman	Michel M. Lessard
President & CEO	Martin Imbleau
Statistics
Vessel arrivals	2,738 (2018)
Annual cargo tonnage	36 million metric tons (2022)[4]
Annual container volume	1.7 million TEUs (2022)[5]
Passenger traffic	50,929 (2022)[6]
Annual revenue	C$106.7 million (2016)[5]
Net income	C$23.5 million (2016)[5]
Website www.port-montreal.com

The Port of Montreal (French: Port de Montréal) (ACI Canadian Port Code: 0395,^[7][8] UN/LOCODE: CA MTR)^[9][10] is a cruise and transshipment point. It is located on the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, Québec, Canada. The port operates as an international container port. It services Toronto, the rest of Central Canada, the Midwestern United States, and the Northeastern United States.^[11] Though found on the Saint Lawrence Seaway, it is some 1,600 miles (2,600 km) inland from the Atlantic Ocean and it is on the shortest direct route between the North American Midwest and Europe or the Mediterranean.

In 2019, more than 2,000 cargo ships visited with the port, while handling 40,500,000^[4] metric tonnes of consumer goods, machinery, cereal, sugar, petroleum products, and other types of cargo. Montreal is also a port for cruise ships. The port is operated by the Montreal Port Authority. As of 2024 it is estimated the port's activities support an estimated 600,000 jobs directly and indirectly across Montreal and Quebec.^[12]