World Transport Research 
Subtitle: 4-Volume Set
Contributors: Hilde Meersman (Editor); Eddy Van De Voorde (Editor); Willy Winkelmans (Editor)
Publisher: Pergamon
Published: December 1, 1999
Language: eng
Number of pages: 2714
ISBN-13: 9780080435909
First sentence: Although the vast majority of Canada's international trade is shipped by land on a continental basis to the country's major trading partner, the United States, Canadian ports play a vital role in supporting the efficient transportation of goods by sea Canada's major commercial ports were re-structured in 1983 with the adoption of the Canada Ports Corporation Act.