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The Port of Montreal, is a port located in Montreal, Canada's second largest metropolis, on the St Lawrence river. It is one of the busiest ports on the North American continent, and the largest inland port on Earth.^{[citation needed]} It is also the entry point to other major cities such as Toronto, Detroit and Cleveland. It is the second busiest port in Canada, behind Vancouver. It handles 26 million tonnes of cargo annually.^[1] It remains a trans-shipment point for grain, sugar, petroleum products, machinery, and consumer goods. For this reason, Montreal is also the railway hub of Canada. In 1964, the Canadian Coast Guard began to use icebreakers to keep the navigation channel open, first and foremost as an environmental measure designed to protect riverside communities from spring floods caused by ice jams, but also allowing winter navigation in the port.

The port is preparing to build and operate a new $500-million (U.S.) container facility, and has opened an office in Chicago to promote its advantages in serving the U.S. Midwest.^[2]

References

^ "The Port of Montreal unveils its project, which will generate $3.4 billion in annual economic spinoffs for Montreal" (PDF). Press Release. Port of Montreal. April 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
^ Moore, Lynne (2009-01-06). "After record-breaking year, Port of Montreal seeks growth". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

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[PortofMontreal-1] "The Port of Montreal unveils its project, which will generate $3.4 billion in annual economic spinoffs for Montreal" (PDF). Press Release. Port of Montreal. April 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-01. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)

[2] Moore, Lynne (2009-01-06). "After record-breaking year, Port of Montreal seeks growth". Montreal Gazette. Canwest. Retrieved 2009-01-10.

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 [[File:Montreal Panorama II.jpg|thumb|Panorama view of a section of the Port of Montreal.]]
 The '''Port of Montreal''', is a port located in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]'s second largest metropolis, on the [[St Lawrence river]]. It is one of the busiest ports on the [[North America]]n continent, and the largest inland port on Earth.{{Fact|date=March 2009}}
-It is also the entry point to other major cities such as [[Toronto]],
+It is also the entry point to other major cities such as [[Toronto]], [[Detroit]] and [[Cleveland]]. It is the second busiest port in Canada, behind [[Port of Vancouver|Vancouver]].
-[[Detroit]] and [[Cleveland]]. It is the second busiest port in Canada,
-behind [[Port of Vancouver|Vancouver]].
 It handles 26 million [[metric tonne|tonnes]] of cargo annually.<ref
+name="PortofMontreal"> {{cite web |url=http://www.port-montreal.com/news/en_77_2.pdf |title=The Port of Montreal unveils its project, which will generate $3.4 billion in annual economic spinoffs for Montreal |date=April 17, 2008|format=[[PDF]]|work=Press Release|publisher=[[Port of Montreal]] |accessdate=2008-08-01 |dateformat=dmy}} </ref>
-name="PortofMontreal">{{cite
+It remains a trans-shipment point for [[cereal|grain]], [[sugar]], [[petroleum]] products, machinery, and consumer goods. For this reason, Montreal is also the [[railroad|railway]]
-web|url=http://www.port-montreal.com/news/en_77_2.pdf|title=The Port of
-Montreal unveils its project, which will generate $3.4 billion in
-annual economic spinoffs for Montreal |date=April 17,
-|format=[[PDF]]|work=Press Release|publisher=[[Port of
-Montreal]]|accessdate=2008-08-01|dateformat=dmy}}</ref>
-It remains a trans-shipment point
-for [[cereal|grain]], [[sugar]], [[petroleum]] products, machinery, and
-consumer goods. For this reason, Montreal is also the [[railroad|railway]]
 hub of Canada.
-In 1964, the [[Canadian Coast Guard]] began to use [[icebreakers]]
+In 1964, the [[Canadian Coast Guard]] began to use [[icebreakers]] to keep the navigation channel open, first and foremost as an environmental measure designed to protect riverside communities from spring floods caused by ice jams, but also allowing winter navigation in the port.
-to keep the navigation channel open, first and foremost as an
-environmental measure designed to protect riverside communities from
-spring floods caused by ice jams, but also allowing winter navigation in the port.
+The port is preparing to build and operate a new $500-million (U.S.) container facility, and has opened an office in [[Chicago]] to promote its advantages in serving the [[U.S. Midwest]].<ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/story_print.html?id=1145282 |title=After record-breaking year, Port of Montreal seeks growth |last=Moore |first=Lynne |date=2009-01-06 |work=Montreal Gazette |publisher=Canwest |accessdate=2009-01-10}} </ref>
-The port is preparing to build and operate a new $500-million (U.S.) container facility, and has opened an office in [[Chicago]] to promote its advantages in serving the [[U.S. Midwest]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/story_print.html?id=1145282|title=After record-breaking year, Port of Montreal seeks growth|last=Moore|first=Lynne|date=2009-01-06|work=Montreal Gazette|publisher=Canwest|accessdate=2009-01-10}}</ref>
 ==See also==
 *[[Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal]]
 *[[Economy of Montreal]]
-==External links==
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
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 [[fr:Port de Montréal]]
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