Sept-Îles

Port of Sept-Îles sets record pace

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Multiuser dock The Port of Sept-Îes on the St. Lawrence River, North America’s leading iron ore gateway, broke all records for first quarter throughput in the January through March period of 2020.”It’s unprecedented” (“du jamais vu”), Pierre C. Gagnon, President and CEO, told local media. The port handled 7.9 million tonnes of cargo in Q1 …

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Record tonnage since Sept- Îles Port Authority was created

Leave a Comment / Ports, Post, Sept-Îles, Sept-Îles / By Maritime Magazine

The Port of Sept-Îles announced an increase of more than 15% in volume handled in 2019, at 29,292,000 tonnes compared to 25,363,000 tonnes the year before. This is the fourth best year since the record-setting 34,948,000 tonnes handled in 1979, and the best year since the Sept-Îles Port Authority was created in 1999. In 2019, …

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