The Port of Montreal moves over 1.5 million TEUs annually through Cast, Racine, Maisonneuve, and Viau terminals — generating thousands of daily truck movements between the port, CN Rail intermodal yards, and destinations across Eastern Canada. PortChief connects Montreal carriers in real time so every truck leaves loaded, every mission finds a match, and demurrage costs disappear.
Terminal Network
PortChief integrates with all four international container terminals at the Port of Montreal, giving carriers and dispatchers a single dashboard to manage operations across the entire port. Whether your truck is headed to Cast or returning empty from Viau, PortChief finds the swap that saves you money.
The Port of Montreal handled 1.51 million TEUs in 2025 across its four container terminals, with CN Rail's Taschereau Yard dispatching 1,500 intermodal units daily. That volume translates to thousands of truck movements between terminals, rail yards, and final destinations across Quebec and Ontario. Yet persistent congestion, chassis shortages, and uncoordinated dispatch mean carriers routinely deadhead between terminals.
Up to 30% empty runs
The Solution
PortChief connects every carrier, forwarder, and terminal operator at the Port of Montreal into a single real-time marketplace. When your truck is dropping a container at Viau and another carrier needs a pickup at Maisonneuve, PortChief matches the mission instantly.
390+ organizations already connected on the PortChief platform across the Montreal port community
By the Numbers
Annual container throughput at the Port of Montreal (2025), making it Eastern Canada's largest container port and a gateway to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence system.
Cast, Racine, Maisonneuve, and Viau — all integrated into PortChief’s real-time marketplace, with the Contrecoeur expansion terminal on the roadmap.
The Challenge
2,400 TEUs move every day — but too many trucks return empty. Persistent congestion, chassis shortages, and uncoordinated dispatch operations mean carriers routinely deadhead between terminals.
Terminal yard congestion and delayed empty returns trigger demurrage fees of $150-500 per container, with carriers holding empties for days when return slots are unavailable.
Ready to Swap at Port of Montreal?
Join the 390+ organizations already using PortChief to eliminate empty runs, avoid demurrage, and turn every truck movement into revenue.
Track your containers in real time from terminal gate to final delivery — no more calling dispatchers to ask “where is my box?” Get proactive demurrage alerts before free-time expires at any of Montreal’s four terminals.
