1. The Movement of Goods

2. Moving Cargo By Rail

3. ► Good for moving a large amount of freight cheaply (Advantage) Bulk Cargo ► Large volume/low value cargo (wood) Unit Train ► Carries only one cargo along a fixed route ► Uses special cars that can be loaded/unloaded quickly (piggyback)

4. Moving Cargo by Road

5. Advantages ► Costs less to buy/maintain trucks ► Trucks are not restricted to fixed routes

6. Moving Cargo by Ship

7. ► Best suited for the movement of bulky, low value products Canada’s Water Freight System 1)The West Coast 2)The East Coast 3)The St Lawrence 4)Canada’s Far North

8. Moving Cargo by Air

9. ► Has increased in recent years ► The goods shipped by air have one or more of these characteristics 1)Light in weight/small in size 2)High value 3)Perishable 4)Needed quickly

10. Moving Cargo by Pipeline

11. ► Can be used to move gas, liquid, solids that have been crushed and mixed with water. Conditions for a Pipeline 1)A supply of material which is large enough to last for many years 2)A lack of opportunity to move the material by ship, which is generally cheaper