After our presentation was over, we were escorted to a small school bus to enter the restricted access.  The restricted access was where the shipment work occurs on a daily basis.  No one is allowed to freely roam around the shipping area because the employees cannot have any distractions in the area while completing their tasks.  Near the unloaded docks, there were employees in yellow hard hats completing the required checklists.  Each unloaded cargo must follow the checklist to ensure that there are no damages to anything inside.  For better transportation around the cargo area, each of the small trucks contains strong rubber tires.  One of the interesting sights to see was the crane positioning the cargo load onto the truck.  When an employee is loading a cargo onto a truck, there is always a wingman to direct the cargo meticulously onto the back of the truck.  Having that wingman is great for ensuring that the cargo fits perfectly onto the back of the truck.  Once the cargo is locked within the back of the truck, the product is then delivered to its destination where the product is unloaded.  We all exited off the bus and called it a day here at the Port of Montreal.  This may have been the last outing for the Import/Export class, but it certainly was a wonderful experience to understand how the importing and exporting business happens on the port.

 – Written by Jonathan Carey, majoring in Management of Creative Media with emphasis in Game Production