{"id":2421,"date":"2022-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/press-release\/2021-in-review-despite-covid-19-the-port-of-quebec-had-an-excellent-year-of-operation\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T10:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:49:43","slug":"2021-in-review-despite-covid-19-the-port-of-quebec-had-an-excellent-year-of-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portquebec.ca\/en\/press-release\/2021-in-review-despite-covid-19-the-port-of-quebec-had-an-excellent-year-of-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 IN REVIEW: DESPITE COVID-19, THE PORT OF QU\u00c9BEC HAD AN EXCELLENT YEAR OF OPERATION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Québec City, January 12, 2022 <\/strong>– At a meeting held virtually due to COVID-19, the Québec Port Authority (QPA) unveiled today the results of the Port’s operations over the past year. Mario Girard, President and CEO of the QPA, presented the highlights of 2021 and pointed out the key role played by the Port of Québec, which had its fourth-best year ever of operation despite COVID-19.<\/p>\n

“In 2021, we saw the global economy pick up following a decline in world GDP of over 3.5% in 2020,” said Girard. “We felt a strong demand at the Port of Québec for certain raw materials, and once again we demonstrated that we’re a key link in the supply chain. We often forget that the materials that go through the Port are what companies in many industrial sectors like agrifood, construction, and transportation use to operate and that, once processed, meet a host of everyday needs. Port operations and all their associated activities also provide many jobs in numerous fields. The Port is obviously an important player in our economy and an important contributor to our collective wealth.”<\/p>\n

Port operations<\/strong>
\nIn 2021, the volume of cargo handled at the Port of Québec should total 28.5 million tonnes, up 5.5% over 2020, when it stood at 27 million tonnes. The Port’s operators also had a very busy year.<\/p>\n

In 2021, QSL recorded its third-best year ever for its Québec City operations. The company, which specializes in the handling and storage of various commodities, had a very good year in iron ore and pellets and other steel-industry-related cargo. It was a record year for Béton Provincial, a company that is at the heart of the Québec construction industry. The agrifood sector at the Port, which includes various types of grain and livestock products, raw sugar, and fertilizers destined for eastern Québec’s large agricultural basin, also had a good year.<\/p>\n

Sustainable development<\/strong>
\nThe Port of Québec’s sustainable development approach also led to several achievements, such as:<\/p>\n