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A 50-YEAR LEGACY

LOGISTEC HAS A LONG HISTORY IN HALIFAX, BECOMING A VALUABLE PARTNER IN THE PORT AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY

By Tom Peters

Since 1972, Montreal-based Logistec Stevedoring Ltd. has been a key stakeholder at the Port of Halifax.

Roger Paquin founded Quebec Terminals in 1952, which later became Logistec. When Paquin bought Eastern Canada Stevedoring, his company gained the competitive marine atmosphere of Halifax.

Anthony Steele is GM for Atlantic Canada with Logistec’s local office. He joined the company in 1987, beginning its long association with the Port. Paquin grew his business in Halifax, buying East competitors Wolfe Stevedores Ltd. and Brown & Ryan Ltd.

Today, Logistec is a leading terminal operator in North America, operating in some 53 ports and 79 terminals, with 3,000+ employees.

In December, the company added to its corporate family, buying Gestion Castaloop Inc. and its subsidiaries. That acquisition cements its position as a top provider of cargo handling

Roger and Lucien Paquin in the 1950s, shortly after the founding of Quebec Terminals (forerunner of Logistec).

Anthony Steele is Logistec’s GM for Atlantic Canada Logistec is noted for its expertise handling out-of-gauge cargo.

services at ports throughout the continent. Castaloop offers customized cargo handling services to clients along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River/Seaway, plus the American East Coast.

Capt. Allan Gray, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority, hails the Castaloop acquisition. “What sets Logistec apart is their drive to improve efficiencies and attract new business, and we would like to congratulate Logistec on the recent acquisition of Castaloop,” he says. “Logistec has had a strong presence in the Port of Halifax for many years and is a very important part of the Port community.”

Beyond marine services, Logistec also offers environmental and water services, including site remediation, water main renewal, and lead solutions across North America.

In the Port of Halifax, Logistec has nine cargo handling experts at its Marginal Road office and hires the services of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 269 and also employs members of the Halifax Freight and Steamship Union, ILA Local 1341.

In addition to stevedoring services in Halifax, Logistec offers line services for the cruise industry, plus supply and baggage handling. The company is involved in warehousing, and cross docking cargo from rail and trucks into warehouses. Its workers transfer products from rail into containers for export and handle various import

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Logistec operates its stevedoring services at Ocean and Richmond terminals with a lot of work at Autoport in Eastern Passage. Steele says Logistec also worked with offshore energy companies, but that type of business disappeared when the sector’s Nova Scotian activity faded.

Beyond container-handling, the company has become known for expertise in moving cargo “that doesn’t fit into containers,” says Steele. “Our employees pride themselves on their knowledge of how to move what I refer to as out-of-gauge cargoes—a lot of heavy lifts, transformers, project cargoes, generators. They can be interesting and sometimes tricky lifts.”

Transformers and generators moving inland to Quebec and Ontario are the more prominent outsized pieces moving through Halifax lately. The bigger pieces can move by rail “but surprisingly, a lot of dimensional stuff does move by truck,” he says.

Like businesses worldwide, Logistec has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It has made operating a little more challenging,” Steele says. “We are always trying to meet health and safety requirements and restrictions…but all in all, I have to throw a bouquet out to all the people in the Port, the ILA, and all the stakeholders. I think we have done an awesome job in this Port, making it work and coming together to beat this.”

With its nearly 50-year presence in Halifax, Logistec has become entrenched in the community, supporting local good causes like the Halifax Employers Association’s Drive for Hope (a fundraiser for Hope Cottage), annual support for the local Mission to Seafarers branch, the Dartmouth Boys and Girls Club, Nova Scotia Special Olympics, and Neptune Theatre.

“We are indeed fortunate to have a company such as Logistec, with its expanding North American presence, here in Halifax,” says Richard Moore, president and CEO of the Halifax Employers Association (HEA).

Logistec’s relationship with HEA goes back to the association’s earliest days.

“As a founding member of the HEA, and through its membership on the business committee and the board of directors, Logistec has been very active and supportive in the day-to-day operations,” Moore says. “Logistec Stevedoring has been providing customers in the Port of Halifax with excellent service and value for decades. A truly multifaceted and versatile organization, Logistec works closely with all Port stakeholders.” Q