Empire Stevedoring Company Ltd.

Name

Empire Stevedoring Company Ltd.

Legal name

Empire Stevedoring Company Ltd.

Website

https://empirestevedoring.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Empire Stevedoring Company Ltd. is a Montreal, Quebec-based marine cargo handling (stevedoring) firm of approximately 22 employees, providing vessel loading and unloading services to shippers and carriers calling at the Port of Montreal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Stevedoring and Port Cargo Handling Services

NAICS

Marine Cargo Handling (488320), Port and Harbor Operations (488310)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Stevedoring & Vessel Loading/Discharging (Ship-to-Shore Operations) (TLAHALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Terminal Cargo Handling & Yard Operations (Receiving, Staging, Delivery) (TLAHALAB), Breakbulk & Project Cargo Handling (Heavy Lift, Out-of-Gauge Handling) (TLAHALAH)

Keywords

• Port stevedoring services
• Cargo loading unloading
• Maritime terminal operations
• Ship cargo handling
• Port logistics services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Core offering

Empire Stevedoring Company Ltd. provides stevedoring services — the loading and unloading of cargo from vessels — at the Port of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. The company serves shipping lines, importers, and exporters that require port-side cargo handling at Montreal. Operations are conducted by a small team of approximately 22 employees using port-based infrastructure. [Inferred from company name and location] No product lines, software platforms, or proprietary technology offerings are evidenced.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stevedoring and Port Cargo Handling Services Loading and unloading of vessels (stevedoring) and related port-side cargo handling services for shipping lines, importers, and exporters calling at the Port of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Inferred from company name and location] Carried out by a team of approximately 22 employees.

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Technology focussed No

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Broad incumbents

• International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI): ICTSI is a global port management and stevedoring company operating container terminals worldwide; it overlaps with Empire's marine cargo handling focus and competes for the same liner customers across multiple geographies.
• SSA Marine: SSA Marine is one of the world's largest independent marine terminal operators, providing stevedoring, cargo handling, and terminal management services across North America—competing with niche operators like Empire on a portfolio basis.
• DP World: DP World is a global port operator and stevedoring incumbent operating multiple marine terminals worldwide, including presence in Canada; it competes with independent stevedores by offering integrated terminal services, captive liner relationships, and large-scale equipment.
• Ports America: Ports America is the largest U.S. marine terminal operator, providing stevedoring and terminal services across North America; directly comparable service offering to Empire with much broader geographic and equipment footprint.
• Terminal Investment Limited (TIL): TIL is the terminal and stevedoring arm of MSC, operating container terminals globally; as a captive/semi-captive operator it competes with independent stevedores like Empire for vessel calls and contract stevedoring work.

Regional players

• Fednav: Fednav is a Montreal-based shipping company specializing in Arctic and bulk shipping, regularly calling Canadian ports including Montreal; it is a key customer-side counterparty for stevedoring services and represents the type of breakbulk/bulk charterer Empire would serve.
• Canada Steamship Lines (CSL Group): CSL Group is a Montreal-headquartered shipping and marine services company operating Great Lakes and St. Lawrence self-unloaders and bulk carriers; it is a relevant regional customer and adjacent operator in the same Montreal maritime ecosystem.

Direct peers

• LOGISTEC Corporation: LOGISTEC is a leading Canadian marine terminal operator and stevedore headquartered near Montreal, providing container, bulk, and breakbulk cargo handling services at the Port of Montreal and other Canadian ports—directly competing with Empire for the same vessel calls and liner relationships.
• Halterm Container Terminal (PSA / Ports America): Halterm operates the container terminal at the Port of Halifax handling stevedoring and vessel loading/discharging services for east-coast container traffic, directly comparable to Empire's core ship-to-shore cargo handling activity in a competing Canadian gateway.

Emerging players

• Canaveral Port Authority / Port of Houston (representative port operators): Independent port authorities and emerging terminal operators (e.g., smaller regional U.S. and Canadian ports) increasingly contract stevedoring services; they represent an addressable customer segment and benchmark for Empire's service model outside the Montreal base.

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