Maritime Services

QPA harbour services

  • At the heart of marine and land operations at the terminals
  • Management of ship movements in the port
  • Coordination of security services on port grounds
  • 24/7, 365 days a year

Full intermodality

  • Rail networks
    • CN and CP
    • Québec-Gatineau Railway
    • The Charlevoix Railway
    • Short- and long-haul trucking
  • Mobile cranes with a capacity of up to 440 metric tonnes

Marine services

  • Shipping agents
  • Customs brokers
  • Inspection and classification companies
  • Four Ocean Group tugs providing up to 6,500 b.h.p.
  • Ships and industrial repairs by Ocean Group
  • Bunkering
  • Related services: ship chandlers, refloating, waste removal, marine engineering, and more

Canadian Coast Guard

  • Navigation assistance
  • De-icing, escort and flood-prevention services
  • Communications and marine traffic services
  • Search and rescue
  • Environmental action

Transport Canada

  • Responsible for vessel safety
  • Inspections under various regulations

Corporations of Lower St. Lawrence and Central St. Lawrence Pilots

  • Mandatory pilotage service for vessels travelling upriver between Les Escoumins and Quebec City and/or Trois-Rivières and Quebec City

Laurentian Pilotage Authority

  • Servicing and management of safe navigation throughout the region