What are the daily activities in a harbour? Is it possible to detect contraband in shipping containers? Just how many containers can a ship carry?

An exhibition that invites on board!
Originally, the building housing the Montréal Science Centre was a maritime shed. As a reminder of this past, this exhibition, located in the corridor on level 2, invites you to come on board and find out how cargo transits through a large port like Montréal. What happens when a ship comes into harbour? A maritime adventure awaits you!

To make the experience more dynamic

• The setting features cutaway containers.
• A screen shows a 24-hour time-lapse film on the life of a ship at dock. In rapid-fire images, watch the comings and goings of a crane, trucks and containers.
• Interpretation panels explain how a ship docks and unloads its cargo, and how goods are handled and shipped.
• Two videos show images of port operations.
• A game you can play : examine images of containers taken  with the VACIS system and identify contraband cargo.
• Also, find answers to questions pertaining to the logistics of a port
  • How much time does it take to dock a ship?
  • What is the largest container carrier in the world?

Experience life in a port and all its activities, past and present!