At the heart of the Quebec economy, the St. Lawrence occupies a major strategic position. As a vital waterway linking the Atlantic to the Great Lakes, it facilitates the transport of goods and stimulates international trade. Its privileged geographical position and well-developed port infrastructure make it an essential economic asset for Quebec, strengthening its competitiveness on the world stage and contributing to its sustainable development.
The main aim of the Maritime Information System (SIM) is to set up a comprehensive platform for collecting, processing and distributing essential information to all players in the maritime world.
Whether they are shipowners, pilots, port professionals, civil servants, researchers or simply maritime enthusiasts, SIM meets their needs by providing them with quality, up-to-date data. Information is collected from a variety of sources, including the Great Canadian Shore, port authorities and the Canadian Hydrographic Service. They are then analyzed by experts to provide relevant statistics and indicators.
Analyses are available online, accompanied by detailed graphs and indicators. Quarterly bulletins are also published, as well as the annual État du transport maritime au Québec, providing an up-to-date overview of the sector.
Innovation maritime and SODES have set up a service whose fundamental objective is to collect, process and disseminate useful information for stakeholders in the maritime world. The proposed solution was developed following discussions with customers and partners. It draws on combined expertise in IT, navigation and shipping logistics.
The objectives of the project were to put in place mechanisms to monitor, document and analyze the evolution of maritime traffic; to set up an information system that could provide reliable data on the industry for the benefit of the various players in the field; and to create decision-making tools to guide the development of the sector.
Sea freight is the most widely used and economical means of transporting many goods produced around the world. The majority of our consumer goods transit by sea at some stage on their way to their final destination. In Quebec, the importance of this sector goes far beyond the simple consumption of goods. Thanks to the presence of the St. Lawrence River, one of the world’s longest inland deep-water shipping lanes, the maritime industry is an essential economic driver for Quebec’s development.
The document “L’État du transport maritime au Québec” (The State of Marine Transportation in Quebec) is intended to be an essential reference, aimed at enhancing the value of the St. Lawrence River and exploiting its potential for economic, social and environmental development, given its strategic geographical position in North America. Thanks to the data it contains, this document provides a complete and up-to-date picture of the province’s maritime and port transport activities.
This publication is aimed both at the various players in the maritime industry and at anyone interested in finding out more about this vital sector of our economy.
The production of “The State of Maritime Transport” required the consultation of numerous data sources and the collaboration of various organizations who shared information and data essential to the presentation of the sector.
Sodes has undertaken an update of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Trade Corridor study, initiated in 2013 following a meeting with Canada’s Minister of Transport. This update aims to identify the actions needed to maintain the corridor’s competitiveness and meet users’ needs, with some forty recommendations made in a document published in 2013.
The St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Trade Corridor Follow-up Committee, coordinated by Sodes, was created in the wake of the publication of the study update. The aim of the committee’s work is to prioritize the forty or so recommendations put forward, and to reach a consensus on a medium- and long-term development vision, with a view to increasing the volumes transported in the Corridor.
The Monitoring Committee is made up of 15 members representing users of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Trade Corridor. Each of the following sectors is represented:
