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Originally Posted by MonctonianSentinel01
Yeah when we talk about heavier ships like crude oil and other commodities, they have to dock at Quebec City and unload half of the weight/volume at the port into holding tanks. They then continue on to Montreal with that half that they kept. They unload that in Montreal and then go back to Quebec City to get the other half, reload it and then go unload that half in Montreal, just because the Saint Lawrence isn't deep enough for the heavier ships. They more than likely won't be able to handle the larger container ships though.
Then there is Quebec City that is/or has built a container terminal. I believe that up to Quebec City they may be able to handle the larger TEU ships and unload those there. Saint John may still be the better choice, but now you will have Quebec City to contend with. Then again, the container terminal in QC may not be that big of caliber to compete with SJ. I need to read more about it.
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Quebec City's biggest impediment is the maximum length of ships between Quebec City and Baie-Comeau is 294 meters. That's the size of the NYK ships that call on Saint John and the 13K TEU max is on the low end of the range (12-16K TEU) that are being ordered today. The other big issue is the single source (CN) rail option. So the maximum TEU size into QC is 13K and CN dictates your rates.
Quebec City will work today but it has a relatively short best-before date.