@@rebeccawinter472 Thank you so much! I love geography and urbanism, but since so much has been consumed by others, I am trying to do some different things. :)
First of your videos I have ever seen. Top notch research and production! I grew up in New England and have lived in Michigan for 29 years now, so the Seaway and Great Lakes have always been of interest to me. I wish more people could appreciate the incredible infrastructure Canada and the northern U.S. have developed and shared for centuries. Excellent job!
I really appreciate the wonderful message and I am happy you found my channel! I hope you continue to enjoy it. The area is often overlooked, but the great shared infrastructure of the region is pretty neat when you start looking into it. These lakes at one time were cut off from the sea through natural means and now they have entire freighters going back and forth. Pretty neat stuff. You mentioned your time in Michigan and the Great Lakes, so you might like to hear that I have been drafting a video about lakeports within the Great Lakes region (similar to my Gulf Coast seaports series). Still trying to figure out how to organize it so it fits into videos without being too long. But I am working on it! Thank you very much for the kind words.
To the unvitiated, ships always look overwhelming to look at. Our ships that visit our ports are still small by global standards. A 10,000 TEU container ship is still small by modern container ship standards. The average size of a container ship is a Post Panamax sized container ship carrying 24,000 containers and Suez Max sized container ships that move 28,000 to 30,000 containers. Canada major ports can't handle Post Panamax sized ships of any kind. They need to expand on that. Port of Vancouver can't grow out so Port of Delta is our only west coast container port with any chance at handling Post Panamax sized ships. Currently, they only handle Panamax not Post Panamax sized ultra ships.
@@ArunKumar-re6ng I realized it was based on tonnage not volume. Containers are generally don't have lots of tonnage. I'm sure Halifax would be on the list for traffic or volume though
Yeah, Halifax isn't in the top ten, but it is in the video and explains why it isn't on the list, but very well could be in the coming five years. :) Sorry for the late response. I could have sworn I had responded to this before. :) Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video. I am not sure where Halifax or any of these ports would rank if we changed the parameters of the list. It is very hard to get data on Canadian ports. In the US, you have every metric to organize lists, but it's much more difficult when making videos on Canada. I assume Vancouver would still be number one on every metric.
@@ArunKumar-re6ng Hello Arun Kumar. Thank you for responding and for doing what you do! I bet you have a lot of fun adventures to share. I did do some digging and thankfully, I found the cargo volume Halifax moved in 2020 via metric tonnes. It was 4.2 million tonnes. By comparison the Port of Vancouver moves 76 million tonnes. The Port of Montreal moves 40 million tonnes.
It would be in the top ten if only counting containers (TEUs) but since this video is about total tonnage by the port, containers don't weight nearly as much as bulk and liquid commodities.
And there's my aunt's house near inner harbor Victoria. ❤️ Thank you. This was fun. Grandpa's old condo you could see the Washington State ferry in Sidney just outside Victoria.
Haha! We captured a lot of your family in this video. I am willing to bet in my "Canadian Provincial Capitols Scored" series I captured them again when showing Victoria.
Greetings! Prince Rupert is a beautiful town in a beautiful location! Also 4th is an amazing position for such a tiny town. You are ranked among Canada's best! Amazing! Future plans if they go as expected will only propel PR even further! :)
@AJMSTUDIOSvideo that was the biggest thing. And Alot of new rail infrastructure. AIM might be getting the boot after a major incident. If theu do DP world is likely to take that end of the port. Also in the future, the drydock might be refurbished after 20 or 25 year embargo has been lifted. It shut down in 2003
The Laurentia expansion of the port of Québec never happened and was cancelled due to economical and ecological concerns. I doubt this port will grow a lot in the near future.
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l was subscribed already but had to say it was most interesting. l have worked at most of the docks from Squamish to F.S.D. And yes, my username is also my job at D-port for the last 10 years.
This video makes me think that we need to invest more into our north coast. We have so much potential up there but so little going on. Russia has been wise to invest in their north coast, I guess they have to because they don't have options like we do but still I would love to see a federal project to make a good port with a nuclear powered ice breaker that can export minerals and act as a refueling station for ships taking the north west passage
The North Coast is potentially the biggest area for growth and better infrastructure would also lead for better security of that area. Right now Canada relies mostly on the US for protection up there outside of radar and detection. Coast Guard is getting some new ships though, so that should help but the Navy is in shambles. There is one Canadian seaport known as Hay River, but it requires river navigation which limits bigger ships. That is considered one of the big ones from the north coast. There is of course the Hudson Bay region which I think could be utilized better because right now there is nothing significant in terms of shipping there. Also many small harbors to supply far off towns. But nothing big.
You missed something about Fraser Surrey docks, in 2008 they added bulk coal to their facility operations, so coal is not just from the Twassen terminal.
The Port of Saint John has it's container expansion finished now and it ges over 350,000 teus of containers. I think if you review the stats for the 2020s, you'll find changes.
That is so great! I plan on doing future seaport videos for Canada. I had stopped because this video didn't do well, but now all of a sudden it is. Lol! I look forward to updating the info.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo The CPR has made a deal with the Irving owned NBSR to move container from Saint John to Brownsville Jct. in Maine where the CPR picks up the trains. AIM is in trouble for a scrap fire they had last fall and they're going to court to try and get their operating permit back from the province, fun and games down here now.
To add to your info on the port of Thunder Bay: The Port could be playing host to 2 new Greenfield Lithium Proccessing Refineries, in the near future ( very near future). The Port has been mentioned, in a report, to becoming a Crude Oil Storage and Great Lakes Tanker fueling Depot. Either bringing in Western Canada (Alberta & Saskatchewan) Tar Sands Crude Oil, either by Rail Car or Pipe Line, to the Port to be then transfered to Great Lakes Tankers to be distributed to Great Lakes Refineries. and there has been talk of Reviving one of the larger Non-Operational Grain Terminal Elevators, espescialy after the Russian invasion into Ukraine. the former Port Ship Dry Dock and repair fasility has been re-opened under new ownership. This coupled with the increase in mining related activity ( Lithium, Chromite, etc.) harbors better times for the Port of Thunder Bay.
I enjoyed this video but the list is clearly skewed by tonnage giving precedence to places that handle bulk cargo. I wonder how different the list would be if ordered by value of commodity rather than simply tonnage. Thanks for a great video!
I truly appreciate the comment. The reason for this specific metric I used was it was difficult to find commodity values and other metrics for all ports in Canada. Thankfully all ports did provide the tonnage metric I used. I figured that would be the most reliable for a video instead of possibly leaving other ports out simply because I couldn't find the metric. Thanks for the great comment!
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo Sorry, did not mean it as a criticism at all - it was a really good video especially as you mentioned Halifax and a couple of others for those of us wondering. I have just hit the subscribe button. Thanks again!
@@johncassels3475 I appreciate it and did not take it in a negative way at all. Thank you very much for the subscribe as well! I'm slower at making videos then most because I work a full time job, but I certainly have some more projects for this year! Take care!
hate to tell you this but we don't have rail on Vancouver Island the tracks are there but we haven't had trains in years and the tracks are badly degraded as they have been neglected for at least 20 years. We don't even have passenger rail anymore.
Prince Rupert 2023 has sooo many more projects they’ve added. The 2030 vision, just need to ged rid of the port tax cap… X3LNG facilities, hydrogen, and wood fibre pipeline and export facility, another container port expansion, and rail expansion.
Ridley is pretty big and Watson is also being used, not the best for the local wolf population that uses the area but having another deep water port on the pacific coast is crucial for any development and sustainability in the area for folks. Beautiful area. Its like a “Little Vancouver”
I live in Campbell River (north of Nanaimo) rail is not throughout vancouver island. I dont think it goes north of nanaimo at all hasnt for some time now.
I love Campbell River!!! Such a beautiful place. Thank you for the info. Many others have told me since that the port itself may only use the rails at the port but not beyond, which would fit in with rail on the island no longer being a thing.
You are very correct. A ton of people keep asking why Halifax isn't in the top ten, and you just said it better then I have been explaining it to people. I might have to take your answer for the future. :)
Both the water quality and the air quality in Hamilton have improved considerably from the historical levels, to the point where both are often better than Toronto.
Any reason why Mercedes chooses to go all the way to Nanaimo as opposed to Halifax? My initial assumption is they continue on to China. Even going down the St. Lawerence to Montreal seems to make more sense for a central location to ship from.
Not really sure other than Press releases and Mercedes say this is what they do. There is a lot of staging space and it costs less because the port isn't actively filled all the time like other ports. Space is valuable. So the Mercedes built in Germany and the USA are sent to Nanaimo. I am sure they are getting a real good deal on that.
Victoria port rarely sees cargo ships. They sail past Victoria unload their cargo in Vancouver then the goods go by truck and ferry to Vancouver island and Victoria. Then we pay a extra markup for this transportation costs, and the product costs less in Vancouver. Time a proper seaport is made in Victoria so the ships can stop in Victoria instead of paying that extra costs for the stuff to come over by ferry and truck from Vancouver
I think Toronto doesn’t want to tarnish their skyline with the port, and they have such accessible infrastructure with Hamilton it’s easier to receive it there! Just my take
That is a very possible reason in current day. But even as recently as the 2010s they did try to build up the industrial portion of the port. It just wasn't competitive to Hamilton. Then they tried the cruise port, which seems like a good idea in terms of tourism. I was surprised that didn't work out either. But who knows, that idea might come back again someday.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo They are totally redoing the port-lands. If you check out Waterfront Toronto's youtube page you can see they are moving from industal port to waterfront parks and homes.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo You mean the Rochester Foil terminal? That lasted minutes long. Heh. Those ferries are now crossing from Gibraltar to Morocco, from what I understand.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo Also, Toronto's current project plans has a new Don River effluent program, and a complete redo of those lands. All those buildings/locations are not there anymore. Check out some RUclips vids. Big project.
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Dear AJM More over you altogether ignored the facility of docking the cruise ship at Halifax on which I used to be FC.In the whole Halifax port is worth sailing.
@@ArunKumar-re6ng This video focused on the top ten ports, not ports outside of the top ten. Cruise ships are not part of the annual tonnage of goods imported and exported. So in the video, if cruise ships were part of the top ten busiest ports, then I mentioned them. Fact of the matter is, Halifax was not in the top ten and not focused on in this video. The fact it was mentioned was just a last minute addition as with the Port of Toronto.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo Dear AJM Now a days there are passenger cum cargo ships.I have worked on at least two this kind of ships.Thanks for your information.
My apologies...I was looking in the top ten..didn't watch honorible mentions...during the 2nd ww... it was the busiest port on the Atlantic...I do believe first ww also...it's a little crazy that European cars are shipped to the west coast and then again off Van isle...doesn't make logistical sense..most vehicles in Canada are in Quebec and Ontario
I also noticed the elongated irregular route for cars imported from Europe to go to the west coast, and it makes no sense. Then it's noted by the video that they go to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island rather than to the mainland, where they eventually are transferred. Where's The Ferry?
@@jeffbooker Hey there! Thanks for asking. The ferry is actually right at the Port of Nanaimo. I've been told that in the years since this video has been made, the train car ferry and the railroad tracks on Vancouver Island are pretty much being left to fall apart and they don't use the rail service anymore. But they do actually ferry cars across the water to the mainland still which is very strange to me. There are so many other viable locations along the west coast including the many offloading zones the Port of Vancouver operates.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideothanks for the additional information, I haven't been back for a few years. I remember the ferry crossing from the mainland at Vancouver to the Island as being beautiful and slow. It takes about an hour to 90 minutes and provides some great views of small islands and the coastal mountains, that rise up out of the sea. The ferry ride is a transition from the fast paced bustle of the city life, and takes you to a mellow and magical place. I would love to go there again.
@@jeffbooker The ferry routes the BC Ferries go through are beautiful. Both the BC Ferries and the Washington State Ferry system are the most beautiful in the world in my opinion. :D Been lucky enough to ride them both. Such a beautiful part of the world.
They are getting involved in everything. They are buying up property, ports, colleges, governments, especially in Canada. It should be a bigger concern for national security, but Canada doesn't seem to address it since the federal government is getting bank from the Communist Party of China... Scary stuff.
Generally concept and storyline was good but photography editing is schizo with too many close ups and it’s like you are trying to confuse the viewer on purpose by rotating the overhead vids. This type of production is supposed to be documentary, primarily informative. I defy anyone watching this vid to understand the location of the various functions of the #1 Vancouver Port.
Canada's grain by rail disaster killed over 12000 in Thunder Bay and 140000 jobs throughout eastern Canada and has never worked as promised by the conservative Harper government. The antiquated rail system is prone to derailments, delays, massive man power hours and degradation and contamination of product.
Good intentions that really could have helped the region, hampered by poor infrastructure. It would seem rebuilding and repairing the tracks would solve a lot of the issue. But tax payer money to fix rails isn't sexy.
It is second on North America's west coast in terms of overall tonnage to Los Angeles. But if you break it down by different types of cargo, for example, containers, it is 5th on the West Coast. It varies by break down, but in no condition is it the largest on the west coast or in all of North America.
This video loses all credibility by not having Halifax, NS on the list, and in the top 3. Every list of tonnage reports Halifax as number 3, after Vancouver and Montreal
No list showing the annual port tonnage with any credibility should have Halifax in the top three. Let me explain. You are likely looking at a list showing just the container tonnage, or the TEU's. This list is showing overall tonnage, which is more than just containers. Total tonnage counts all movement in and out of the port whether bulk materials, liquids, and containers. Even as of 2022 data, Halifax has moved only 5.3 million metric tons. I hope that explains that for you.
It’s disgusting to see raw logs loaded onto a ship for export. This should be banned . If someone wants our wood, then buy cut timber from a Canadian saw mill and create jobs .Tired of Canada just being an exporter of raw minerals and logs, but not manufacturing this into products for export.
All the horrible fossil fuels from Alberta go to BC and then by boat .....BC is not a sustainable province .... All these boat and trucks have a high carbon print ..... our forests , animals will desepere in Canada because of Alberta, Ontario and BC .
I’m only a third of way through your video and I’ve already found two mistakes. All Mercedes-Benz imported into North America do not go through Nanaimo British Columbia. Halifax has the largest importation port of foreign cars in Canada. Additionally, Quebec city is not the oldest port in Canada. St. John’s Newfoundland and Halifax Nova Scotia are both older. Get your facts straight or get off the Internet.
Wow, you're friendly. I am happy to have conversations with people, but you came off very rude. I never said all of Mercedes vehicles for North America come through Nanaimo. I said Mercedes made it an official port and that some of their vehicles manufactured in Europe and the USA are shipped through the Port of Nanaimo. Quebec City is the oldest organized port in Canada. That is just fact. Yes there were other locations used as port locations, but they were not formal organizations. More or less private docks that ships were taxed at to drop off their goods. Hope you learn to be a little more polite and get YOUR information straight. Geez.
Halifax is not in the top three. This video is showing more than just container tonnage which is what people are using to come up with their top three number. This video, as explained in the beginning, is total seaport tonnage annually. Containers don't weigh nearly as much as other materials moved through ports. So while Halifax may be a major container port in Canada, when you combine all the seaports and their total tonnage, Halifax does not make the top ten. At the end of the video, I explain this further as well in the Halifax section.
I beg to differ… you clearly did not research this as well as you claim… gypsum, largest car port, second largest train network into the US… largest navy base… largest boat building in the country… second largest cruise ship destination… you video could not be more misleading if you tried… north bay, saint john.. so misleading… don’t even take into account the largest and busiest port in WW2… the historic factor alone shows the lack of research… embarrassing…
@@darrylamirault I beg to differ even more as you criticize my efforts and research. I'm not saying you are wrong about them being a big seaport they are the biggest on the east coast! But it does not equal the overall tonnage you and many others for some reason want it to. I will just post this for you directly from the Port of Halifax showing their annual tonnage. As you can see, it does not equal into the top three. Data posted is slightly different because it is from a different year from the data in the video, but my point is the same. www.portofhalifax.ca/port-operations-centre/cargo-statistics/ According to the Port of Halifax themselves, they moved a total tonnage of 5.3 million metric tons (not including cruise ship tonnage as that isn't included in any of the other ports). At the time of this video, it was a bit lower. Even with today's total, it would not be in the top three as you claim. They would be 9th if using the older data from this video with their current stats.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo You may want to change your misleading title from “Biggest” port to “volume” to avoid offending a port that ranks in top three BIGGEST ports in Canada… the most diverse port in Canada and you snub it… poor quality of documentary…
@@darrylamirault Not why you keep slandering me at every sentence. I have been nothing but respectful to you. As for the title, I have to use key words in titles or else RUclips won't share it.
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Sitting here wondering what compelled me to click on this video. But damn did I enjoy it.
I'm thrilled you did! Thank you so much!
I was going to say the exact same thing. No interest in ports per se. Geography and urbanism, yes. But learned a lot and great visuals. Bravo.
@@rebeccawinter472 Thank you so much! I love geography and urbanism, but since so much has been consumed by others, I am trying to do some different things. :)
First of your videos I have ever seen. Top notch research and production! I grew up in New England and have lived in Michigan for 29 years now, so the Seaway and Great Lakes have always been of interest to me. I wish more people could appreciate the incredible infrastructure Canada and the northern U.S. have developed and shared for centuries. Excellent job!
I really appreciate the wonderful message and I am happy you found my channel! I hope you continue to enjoy it. The area is often overlooked, but the great shared infrastructure of the region is pretty neat when you start looking into it. These lakes at one time were cut off from the sea through natural means and now they have entire freighters going back and forth. Pretty neat stuff. You mentioned your time in Michigan and the Great Lakes, so you might like to hear that I have been drafting a video about lakeports within the Great Lakes region (similar to my Gulf Coast seaports series). Still trying to figure out how to organize it so it fits into videos without being too long. But I am working on it! Thank you very much for the kind words.
As a Canadian wondering where our goods come in from, you covered this perfectly!
And I'm not surprised what so ever about #1, west coast!
Thank you so much for the kind words! These port videos are among my favorites to make.
The port of Vancouver is huge! When you go to the beach, you can always see a bunch of ships lined up for the port
To the unvitiated, ships always look overwhelming to look at. Our ships that visit our ports are still small by global standards. A 10,000 TEU container ship is still small by modern container ship standards. The average size of a container ship is a Post Panamax sized container ship carrying 24,000 containers and Suez Max sized container ships that move 28,000 to 30,000 containers. Canada major ports can't handle Post Panamax sized ships of any kind. They need to expand on that. Port of Vancouver can't grow out so Port of Delta is our only west coast container port with any chance at handling Post Panamax sized ships. Currently, they only handle Panamax not Post Panamax sized ultra ships.
Halifax, Nova Scotia had got to be in this list. Biggest intermodal in the east and a big car import terminal.
Right brother
Halifax is a big sea port by any standard having business with more than 150 plus countries. I am
a merchant navy officer.
@@ArunKumar-re6ng I realized it was based on tonnage not volume. Containers are generally don't have lots of tonnage. I'm sure Halifax would be on the list for traffic or volume though
Yeah, Halifax isn't in the top ten, but it is in the video and explains why it isn't on the list, but very well could be in the coming five years. :) Sorry for the late response. I could have sworn I had responded to this before. :) Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed the video.
I am not sure where Halifax or any of these ports would rank if we changed the parameters of the list. It is very hard to get data on Canadian ports. In the US, you have every metric to organize lists, but it's much more difficult when making videos on Canada. I assume Vancouver would still be number one on every metric.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo Dear AJM I am a merchant Navy officer.Our SCI company vessel's used to come to Halifax.Volume wise certainly it is a big seaport.
@@ArunKumar-re6ng Hello Arun Kumar. Thank you for responding and for doing what you do! I bet you have a lot of fun adventures to share.
I did do some digging and thankfully, I found the cargo volume Halifax moved in 2020 via metric tonnes. It was 4.2 million tonnes.
By comparison the Port of Vancouver moves 76 million tonnes.
The Port of Montreal moves 40 million tonnes.
Amazing quality as always. You really deserve more attention.
I appreciate that! As long as I got a dedicated group of loyal pals who enjoy it, that's all that matters to me. :) Thank you so much, Scott!
Looking at Halifax port on Google maps, it’s hard to believe it’s not on list, it’s huge
It would be in the top ten if only counting containers (TEUs) but since this video is about total tonnage by the port, containers don't weight nearly as much as bulk and liquid commodities.
And there's my aunt's house near inner harbor Victoria. ❤️ Thank you. This was fun. Grandpa's old condo you could see the Washington State ferry in Sidney just outside Victoria.
Haha! We captured a lot of your family in this video. I am willing to bet in my "Canadian Provincial Capitols Scored" series I captured them again when showing Victoria.
Well at least we came 4th on the list.hello from Rupert
Greetings! Prince Rupert is a beautiful town in a beautiful location! Also 4th is an amazing position for such a tiny town. You are ranked among Canada's best! Amazing! Future plans if they go as expected will only propel PR even further! :)
Love the port videos. This one and your American Port video are excellent.
Glad you like them! Thank you!
My grandmother's penthouse was in the 3D map of Nanaimo! Didn't know Nanaimo was tenth.
Right on! That's cool. In 2022, Nanaimo has fallen out of the top ten, but is still within the top fifteen.
Canada needs an immediate embargo on raw log exports to bring our mill jobs home
It could provide so many good paying jobs, especially in areas that are lacking jobs.
But how else will our small towns be killed off without it.
You ought to go into politics seeing as how you're completely ignorant of basic economics.
Very educative documentary on Canadian ports
Might need a revisit on this topic. - Saint John got some upgrades in last year.
I know the new container port is complete. Anything else? :)
@AJMSTUDIOSvideo that was the biggest thing. And Alot of new rail infrastructure.
AIM might be getting the boot after a major incident. If theu do DP world is likely to take that end of the port.
Also in the future, the drydock might be refurbished after 20 or 25 year embargo has been lifted. It shut down in 2003
@@JPOC226 Thank you!
The Laurentia expansion of the port of Québec never happened and was cancelled due to economical and ecological concerns. I doubt this port will grow a lot in the near future.
Thank you for the info. :)
I had a feeling Vancouver would be up near the top but I was surprised how far ahead it is in annual tonnage! Wow.
It's 30,000 leagues above the rest! Joking aside, it's not even a contest. Thanks for the comment!
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No surprise that Vancouver dwarfs the other Canadian ports in total tonnage. How does it compare with its southern neighbor Long Beach, California?
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Excellent! Thank you. You are exactly number 3,500! Got a new video coming out really soon!
Very well done,
Thank you!
So happy to see Thunder Bay thriving.
It is nice to see them investing in the city for sure!
Traffic congestion in Toronto killed any appetite to use the port for anything but local industry
l was subscribed already but had to say it was most interesting. l have worked at most of the docks from Squamish to F.S.D. And yes, my username is also my job at D-port for the last 10 years.
The rails in Nanaimo serve the port only. There used to be a passenger rail service to Victoria but that was discontinued many years ago.
Thank you! Hope you enjoyed the video.
From Halifax and couldn't believe it's not there. Wonder if the two container ports and Autoport are under the same authority?
Yes they are. They are all under one port Authority in the entire Halifax region. I was surprised it didn't make the top ten.
I am a merchant navy officer.To me Halifax is the biggest sea port in terms of business with other countries.150 plus.
@@ArunKumar-re6ng it still loss to Vancouver where I live lol
@@leannelian9505 vancouver is in the west while halifax is in the east
Vancouver Island doesn't have rail service anymore, so the rail in Nanaimo is currently defunct.
Love to see other countries and even stepping up to continents
This video makes me think that we need to invest more into our north coast. We have so much potential up there but so little going on. Russia has been wise to invest in their north coast, I guess they have to because they don't have options like we do but still I would love to see a federal project to make a good port with a nuclear powered ice breaker that can export minerals and act as a refueling station for ships taking the north west passage
The North Coast is potentially the biggest area for growth and better infrastructure would also lead for better security of that area. Right now Canada relies mostly on the US for protection up there outside of radar and detection. Coast Guard is getting some new ships though, so that should help but the Navy is in shambles. There is one Canadian seaport known as Hay River, but it requires river navigation which limits bigger ships. That is considered one of the big ones from the north coast. There is of course the Hudson Bay region which I think could be utilized better because right now there is nothing significant in terms of shipping there. Also many small harbors to supply far off towns. But nothing big.
You missed something about Fraser Surrey docks, in 2008 they added bulk coal to their facility operations, so coal is not just from the Twassen terminal.
The Port of Saint John has it's container expansion finished now and it ges over 350,000 teus of containers. I think if you review the stats for the 2020s, you'll find changes.
That is so great! I plan on doing future seaport videos for Canada. I had stopped because this video didn't do well, but now all of a sudden it is. Lol! I look forward to updating the info.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo The CPR has made a deal with the Irving owned NBSR to move container from Saint John to Brownsville Jct. in Maine where the CPR picks up the trains. AIM is in trouble for a scrap fire they had last fall and they're going to court to try and get their operating permit back from the province, fun and games down here now.
@@Chuck59ish Well that certainly helps Maine out, but doesn't really help the people of NB. The fun never ends it seems, lol!
I was expecting Toronto to be on this list, still learned something new!
I was shocked by the results of this video. I can 100% say that. It was fun to research. :)
To add to your info on the port of Thunder Bay: The Port could be playing host to 2 new Greenfield Lithium Proccessing Refineries, in the near future ( very near future). The Port has been mentioned, in a report, to becoming a Crude Oil Storage and Great Lakes Tanker fueling Depot. Either bringing in Western Canada (Alberta & Saskatchewan) Tar Sands Crude Oil, either by Rail Car or Pipe Line, to the Port to be then transfered to Great Lakes Tankers to be distributed to Great Lakes Refineries. and there has been talk of Reviving one of the larger Non-Operational Grain Terminal Elevators, espescialy after the Russian invasion into Ukraine. the former Port Ship Dry Dock and repair fasility has been re-opened under new ownership. This coupled with the increase in mining related activity ( Lithium, Chromite, etc.) harbors better times for the Port of Thunder Bay.
That is exciting news! It wcould be a huge boon for the port and the area (it really needs some good economic news)! Thank you for sharing!!
Yes. The whole Northwestern Ontario needs good economic news.👍
I enjoyed this video but the list is clearly skewed by tonnage giving precedence to places that handle bulk cargo. I wonder how different the list would be if ordered by value of commodity rather than simply tonnage. Thanks for a great video!
I truly appreciate the comment. The reason for this specific metric I used was it was difficult to find commodity values and other metrics for all ports in Canada. Thankfully all ports did provide the tonnage metric I used. I figured that would be the most reliable for a video instead of possibly leaving other ports out simply because I couldn't find the metric. Thanks for the great comment!
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo Sorry, did not mean it as a criticism at all - it was a really good video especially as you mentioned Halifax and a couple of others for those of us wondering. I have just hit the subscribe button. Thanks again!
@@johncassels3475 I appreciate it and did not take it in a negative way at all. Thank you very much for the subscribe as well! I'm slower at making videos then most because I work a full time job, but I certainly have some more projects for this year! Take care!
hate to tell you this but we don't have rail on Vancouver Island the tracks are there but we haven't had trains in years and the tracks are badly degraded as they have been neglected for at least 20 years. We don't even have passenger rail anymore.
Thank you for the info. :D The Port on their website (At the time of making this) still touted they had rail access, lol.
Me again ..Halifax actually has 2 terminals for containers..the Bedford terminal was set up for Ro/Ro...
Thank you very much for the info! I appreciate that.
Prince Rupert 2023 has sooo many more projects they’ve added. The 2030 vision, just need to ged rid of the port tax cap…
X3LNG facilities, hydrogen, and wood fibre pipeline and export facility, another container port expansion, and rail expansion.
OOh! Thank you for the info! I can't wait to go back in the future and update all this info! Sounds promising indeed!
Did Ridley island stop shipping coal? Believe that was one of the original reasons for it’s construction
Ridley is pretty big and Watson is also being used, not the best for the local wolf population that uses the area but having another deep water port on the pacific coast is crucial for any development and sustainability in the area for folks. Beautiful area. Its like a “Little Vancouver”
The little village of Vancouver is so cute!they even have a two lane highway 😅
I live in Campbell River (north of Nanaimo) rail is not throughout vancouver island. I dont think it goes north of nanaimo at all hasnt for some time now.
I love Campbell River!!! Such a beautiful place. Thank you for the info. Many others have told me since that the port itself may only use the rails at the port but not beyond, which would fit in with rail on the island no longer being a thing.
Tonnage is the key to Halifax not being in the top 10. Very different from volume.
You are very correct. A ton of people keep asking why Halifax isn't in the top ten, and you just said it better then I have been explaining it to people. I might have to take your answer for the future. :)
What about the port of halifax that should be in the top 5
In the video, I share Halifax's total tonnage and it is not in the top ten. 25:28 shares it all.
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I didn't know Canada had 10 seaports.
Now you know! :D
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo True.
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The Great Lakes ports are all considered sea ports because ocean going vessels can traverse them.
Both the water quality and the air quality in Hamilton have improved considerably from the historical levels, to the point where both are often better than Toronto.
Any reason why Mercedes chooses to go all the way to Nanaimo as opposed to Halifax? My initial assumption is they continue on to China. Even going down the St. Lawerence to Montreal seems to make more sense for a central location to ship from.
Not really sure other than Press releases and Mercedes say this is what they do. There is a lot of staging space and it costs less because the port isn't actively filled all the time like other ports. Space is valuable. So the Mercedes built in Germany and the USA are sent to Nanaimo. I am sure they are getting a real good deal on that.
What about Halifax sea port
If you watch the video you would know. :)
Victoria port rarely sees cargo ships. They sail past Victoria unload their cargo in Vancouver then the goods go by truck and ferry to Vancouver island and Victoria. Then we pay a extra markup for this transportation costs, and the product costs less in Vancouver.
Time a proper seaport is made in Victoria so the ships can stop in Victoria instead of paying that extra costs for the stuff to come over by ferry and truck from Vancouver
I think Toronto doesn’t want to tarnish their skyline with the port, and they have such accessible infrastructure with Hamilton it’s easier to receive it there! Just my take
That is a very possible reason in current day. But even as recently as the 2010s they did try to build up the industrial portion of the port. It just wasn't competitive to Hamilton. Then they tried the cruise port, which seems like a good idea in terms of tourism. I was surprised that didn't work out either. But who knows, that idea might come back again someday.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo They are totally redoing the port-lands. If you check out Waterfront Toronto's youtube page you can see they are moving from industal port to waterfront parks and homes.
@@MacPhal1 Thank you.
It's a bit of a stretch saying Nanaimo has rail access.
"Island" rail access. :D Haha!
Almost 20 years since It served the island
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Ahoy! I think we need to swab the poop deck for all these new visitors! Thanks for watching Nicholas! :D
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo You make great videos, hope to see more soon.
What About In Alberta prowens
You forgot the busiest port in Weyburn Saskatchewan. It is a vital supply chain route to support their wild lobster industry. 🤭
Lol! I didn't want to embarrass the other ports. Weyburn is so out of their class, they'd tremble at it's might.
BULLSHIT!!!
No way in hell Nanaimo and Victoria have a higher cargo tonnage volume than Halifax.
Shocking they did, at the time of this video. If doing the same video today, Halifax would be ninth for total tonnage. Containers don't weigh as much.
The federal gov didn't accept the Laurentia project in Québec. 😮😮
That is a significant blow for the port. That just means the goods will end up somewhere else.
Port of Toronto is completely dug up. Not meant to grow. Train from Mtl.
Yeah it's growth plans ended. They did try a cruise terminal, but it didn't go anywhere. Thanks for the comment!
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo You mean the Rochester Foil terminal? That lasted minutes long. Heh. Those ferries are now crossing from Gibraltar to Morocco, from what I understand.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo Also, Toronto's current project plans has a new Don River effluent program, and a complete redo of those lands. All those buildings/locations are not there anymore. Check out some RUclips vids. Big project.
@@BeeRich33Yeah. Oh interesting, that is quite the change in scenery for those ferries. Lol
@@BeeRich33 Thank you. :)
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What about Halifax sea port
@@ArunKumar-re6ng If you watch the video you will find out. It's in there.
Dear AJM
More over you altogether ignored the facility of docking the cruise ship at Halifax on which I used to be FC.In the whole Halifax port is worth sailing.
@@ArunKumar-re6ng This video focused on the top ten ports, not ports outside of the top ten. Cruise ships are not part of the annual tonnage of goods imported and exported. So in the video, if cruise ships were part of the top ten busiest ports, then I mentioned them. Fact of the matter is, Halifax was not in the top ten and not focused on in this video. The fact it was mentioned was just a last minute addition as with the Port of Toronto.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo Dear AJM
Now a days there are passenger cum cargo ships.I have worked on at least two this kind of ships.Thanks for your information.
How is it possible you could miss Halifax!
I could say the same to you. ;-) Halifax is in the video.
Not in this video!
Just went through it again.
@@stephensalt6229 Clearly you didn't, lol. Go to 25:29.
My apologies...I was looking in the top ten..didn't watch honorible mentions...during the 2nd ww... it was the busiest port on the Atlantic...I do believe first ww also...it's a little crazy that European cars are shipped to the west coast and then again off Van isle...doesn't make logistical sense..most vehicles in Canada are in Quebec and Ontario
I also noticed the elongated irregular route for cars imported from Europe to go to the west coast, and it makes no sense. Then it's noted by the video that they go to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island rather than to the mainland, where they eventually are transferred.
Where's The Ferry?
@@jeffbooker Hey there! Thanks for asking. The ferry is actually right at the Port of Nanaimo. I've been told that in the years since this video has been made, the train car ferry and the railroad tracks on Vancouver Island are pretty much being left to fall apart and they don't use the rail service anymore. But they do actually ferry cars across the water to the mainland still which is very strange to me. There are so many other viable locations along the west coast including the many offloading zones the Port of Vancouver operates.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideothanks for the additional information, I haven't been back for a few years. I remember the ferry crossing from the mainland at Vancouver to the Island as being beautiful and slow. It takes about an hour to 90 minutes and provides some great views of small islands and the coastal mountains, that rise up out of the sea. The ferry ride is a transition from the fast paced bustle of the city life, and takes you to a mellow and magical place. I would love to go there again.
@@jeffbooker The ferry routes the BC Ferries go through are beautiful. Both the BC Ferries and the Washington State Ferry system are the most beautiful in the world in my opinion. :D Been lucky enough to ride them both. Such a beautiful part of the world.
Wow China not surprised.
They are getting involved in everything. They are buying up property, ports, colleges, governments, especially in Canada. It should be a bigger concern for national security, but Canada doesn't seem to address it since the federal government is getting bank from the Communist Party of China... Scary stuff.
Generally concept and storyline was good but photography editing is schizo with too many close ups and it’s like you are trying to confuse the viewer on purpose by rotating the overhead vids.
This type of production is supposed to be documentary, primarily informative.
I defy anyone watching this vid to understand the location of the various functions of the #1 Vancouver Port.
Thank you for the feedback!
Canada's grain by rail disaster killed over 12000 in Thunder Bay and 140000 jobs throughout eastern Canada and has never worked as promised by the conservative Harper government. The antiquated rail system is prone to derailments, delays, massive man power hours and degradation and contamination of product.
Good intentions that really could have helped the region, hampered by poor infrastructure. It would seem rebuilding and repairing the tracks would solve a lot of the issue. But tax payer money to fix rails isn't sexy.
I didnt here the fact that the port of Vancouver is the biggest port on the West coast for all th America's, sorry America's.
It is second on North America's west coast in terms of overall tonnage to Los Angeles. But if you break it down by different types of cargo, for example, containers, it is 5th on the West Coast. It varies by break down, but in no condition is it the largest on the west coast or in all of North America.
all the drugs come in and cars go out of nb....
This video loses all credibility by not having Halifax, NS on the list, and in the top 3. Every list of tonnage reports Halifax as number 3, after Vancouver and Montreal
No list showing the annual port tonnage with any credibility should have Halifax in the top three. Let me explain. You are likely looking at a list showing just the container tonnage, or the TEU's. This list is showing overall tonnage, which is more than just containers. Total tonnage counts all movement in and out of the port whether bulk materials, liquids, and containers. Even as of 2022 data, Halifax has moved only 5.3 million metric tons. I hope that explains that for you.
It’s disgusting to see raw logs loaded onto a ship for export. This should be banned . If someone wants our wood, then buy cut timber from a Canadian saw mill and create jobs .Tired of Canada just being an exporter of raw minerals and logs, but not manufacturing this into products for export.
All the horrible fossil fuels from Alberta go to BC and then by boat .....BC is not a sustainable province .... All these boat and trucks have a high carbon print ..... our forests , animals will desepere in Canada because of Alberta, Ontario and BC .
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I’m only a third of way through your video and I’ve already found two mistakes. All Mercedes-Benz imported into North America do not go through Nanaimo British Columbia. Halifax has the largest importation port of foreign cars in Canada. Additionally, Quebec city is not the oldest port in Canada. St. John’s Newfoundland and Halifax Nova Scotia are both older. Get your facts straight or get off the Internet.
Wow, you're friendly. I am happy to have conversations with people, but you came off very rude. I never said all of Mercedes vehicles for North America come through Nanaimo. I said Mercedes made it an official port and that some of their vehicles manufactured in Europe and the USA are shipped through the Port of Nanaimo. Quebec City is the oldest organized port in Canada. That is just fact. Yes there were other locations used as port locations, but they were not formal organizations. More or less private docks that ships were taxed at to drop off their goods. Hope you learn to be a little more polite and get YOUR information straight. Geez.
Where is Halifax…. It’s top 3
Halifax is not in the top three. This video is showing more than just container tonnage which is what people are using to come up with their top three number. This video, as explained in the beginning, is total seaport tonnage annually. Containers don't weigh nearly as much as other materials moved through ports. So while Halifax may be a major container port in Canada, when you combine all the seaports and their total tonnage, Halifax does not make the top ten. At the end of the video, I explain this further as well in the Halifax section.
I beg to differ… you clearly did not research this as well as you claim… gypsum, largest car port, second largest train network into the US… largest navy base… largest boat building in the country… second largest cruise ship destination… you video could not be more misleading if you tried… north bay, saint john.. so misleading… don’t even take into account the largest and busiest port in WW2… the historic factor alone shows the lack of research… embarrassing…
@@darrylamirault I beg to differ even more as you criticize my efforts and research. I'm not saying you are wrong about them being a big seaport they are the biggest on the east coast! But it does not equal the overall tonnage you and many others for some reason want it to. I will just post this for you directly from the Port of Halifax showing their annual tonnage. As you can see, it does not equal into the top three. Data posted is slightly different because it is from a different year from the data in the video, but my point is the same.
www.portofhalifax.ca/port-operations-centre/cargo-statistics/
According to the Port of Halifax themselves, they moved a total tonnage of 5.3 million metric tons (not including cruise ship tonnage as that isn't included in any of the other ports). At the time of this video, it was a bit lower. Even with today's total, it would not be in the top three as you claim. They would be 9th if using the older data from this video with their current stats.
@@AJMSTUDIOSvideo You may want to change your misleading title from “Biggest” port to “volume” to avoid offending a port that ranks in top three BIGGEST ports in Canada… the most diverse port in Canada and you snub it… poor quality of documentary…
@@darrylamirault Not why you keep slandering me at every sentence. I have been nothing but respectful to you.
As for the title, I have to use key words in titles or else RUclips won't share it.