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Top 25 General cargo ship operators based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 47 general cargo ship operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 4,318 professional contacts across them, including 991 with verified work emails. Montreal is the largest hub.

This list covers general cargo ship operators headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest general cargo ship operators based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 47 general cargo ship operators based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to general cargo ship operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0001,921 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Seaspan Corporation Pte.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSt. Catharines, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Algoma Central Corporation is a publicly traded company (TSX: ALC), which owns and operates the largest fleet of dry and liquid bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes – St.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000405 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LOGISTEC provides specialized bulk, breakbulk and container cargo handling services, and logistics solutions, including trucking and warehousing, to marine and industrial…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000396 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The CSL Group Inc.(“CSL”) of Montreal, Canada is a world-leading provider of marine dry bulk cargo handling and delivery services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500356 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We bring a rich heritage and a reputation for mastering complex international routes since 1944.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceQuébec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000171 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Desgagnés is a Quebec group reputed for the excellence of its maritime and land operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000163 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Seaspan is the worldwide leader in independent containership management and ownership.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Strong evidenceParadise, NL, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50073 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a Ship Management and crewing company operating and managing DP shuttle tankers, harbour tugs, bulk carrier, cargo vessel, oceangoing tug and barge, pilot boats and product…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20071 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1925, Montship Inc, is the largest shipping agency in Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceHigh River, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Steelhorse Freight is an open deck carrier that also provides logistic services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceDartmouth, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TMSI Ltd is a registered member in good standing with the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies since 2016.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Partial evidenceNorth Vancouver District, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,00016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Recognized as a leader in cargo handling innovation and operational excellence, our diversified stevedoring and marine terminal operations safely and efficiently handle forestry…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Partial evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“F K Warren Ltd is a Ship Agency based out of Barrington St Suite 1212, Halifax, NS, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“York Overseas SA is considered one of the world’s most prestigious companies for chartering, shipping and logistics operations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-2009 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With over 25 years of experience and offices and agents all over the world, Cargopedia is the best solution for your cargo needs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1972, Chartwell Shipping specializes in the transportation of import & export of ocean containers, offering end-to-end logistics solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-506 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gibson Canadian & Global is an independent shipbroker and ship agent based in Montreal, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceLaval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-504 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-503 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mathers Logistics is the logistics and marine management subsidiary of the I.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-503 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CTL Westrans Shipbrokers (CTL) has been serving the international ship-owning and chartering community for more than 45 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidencePort Stanley, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Orange Force Marine is a capable marine service company that provides flexible, reliable, efficient vessels & equipment, combining professional crew, highly experienced management…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceWest Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Poros shipping Agencies Inc (PSA) was founded in Montreal, Canada in 1985 with the goal of providing our clients customized personal service that would enable them to grow and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PMC Transport offers a variety of shipping and freight services in Montreal, Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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General cargo ship operators based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
23.0%Verified-email coverage
91.9Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
27.7%Largest-city concentration · Montreal
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50
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51-200
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201-500
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501-1,000
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1,001-5,000
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5,001-10,000
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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 47 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among general cargo ship operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “general cargo ship operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names general cargo ship operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among general cargo ship operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 991 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names general cargo ship operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many general cargo ship operators are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 47 general cargo ship operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Seaspan Corporation, headquartered in Vancouver, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most general cargo ship operators?

Montreal leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Dartmouth (4) and Vancouver (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 991 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 47 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.