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The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new development­­s New on the team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Come sail away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The end of an era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Building stronger connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Around the Port Bigger is better GROWING CARGO VOLUMES POINT TO A STRONG YEAR FOR THE PORT OF HALIFAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Carrier Spotlight Strong history, strong future WITH A LONG TRACK RECORD IN THE PORT OF HALIFAX, ZIM SEES MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO COME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PORTSIDE NOTES

New on the team Port Authority board of directors as a portuser director for a three-year term.

Dalton is a lawyer with some 30 years of experience working with consulting firms, governments, and international-development agencies in the natural-resources sector. She is a former deputy minister of natural resources in Newfoundland and Labrador, past chair of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and was an interregional advisor in natural resources with the United Nations.

“Diana Dalton is a welcome addition to the Halifax Port Authority Board of Directors,” says board chair Hector Jacques. “Her considerable international experience and knowledge will be of tremendous benefit to the maritime community.”

In addition to Jacques, Diana Dalton joins vice-chair Tom Hayes, and directors Jim Spatz, Carole-Ann Miller, David Cameron, and Anne Soucie. Q

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Diana Dalton has joined the Halifax

BY TREVOR J. ADAMS

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Come sail away This summer, Halifax flashed back

to the glory days of the Age of Sail, as the port welcomed dozens of tall ships from around the world as part of the RendezVous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. “Tall ships... bring together Nova Scotians and visitors alike for a celebration of our past, present and future,” said Premier Stephen McNeil in a press release before the event.

“They are an important economic boost for our province. This event is also an

opportunity to showcase Nova Scotia to the world.”

Between late June and mid-August, tall ships visited 11 ports around the province, including Lunenburg, Pictou, Sydney, St. Peter’s, Louisbourg, Pugwash, Port Hawkesbury, Halifax, Shelburne, and Digby. Highlights included the U.S. coast guard’s Eagle, the Oosterschelde (a Dutch schooner), Galeón Andalucía (a replica of a historic Spanish galleon), Esmeralda (a

Chilean naval sail-training ship), Jolie Brise (an English cutter built in 1913), and Nova Scotia’s own iconic Bluenose II schooner.

“Waterfront Development is proud to once again welcome tall ships to Nova Scotia,” said Jennifer Angel, acting president and CEO of Waterfront Development. “We have assembled an incredible team...to showcase the best of Nova Scotia to the world.” Q

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HMCS ATHABASKAN SAYS ITS FINAL FAREWELL TO HALIFAX.

The end of an era Long a fixture in the Port of Halifax,

HMCS Athabaskan was recently paid off during a ceremony at HMC Dockyard.

Athabaskan, the last of the Royal Canadian Navy’s four Iroquois-class destroyers, served with distinction for some 44 years.

The vessels were a made-in-Canada solution to the defence and security challenges of the Cold War and postCold War era of the late 20th century.

Athabaskan and her sister ships Iroquois, Algonquin, and Huron served around the world, introducing state-of-the-art Canadian sonar technology to undersea surveillance and operating two large maritime helicopters from each of their flight decks.

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In time, the navy modernized the class to defend an entire naval task force against ever more menacing missile threats, while providing the communications and computer infrastructure for a senior commander to direct major maritime operations in a regional theatre.

Thousands of today’s senior sailors were raised on the decks of Athabaskan and its sister ships in operations like the First Gulf War (where it was in the thick of battle alongside USS Princeton, which had been disabled by Iraqi sea mines). Athabaskan also provided essential humanitarian aid in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2008, and again following Haiti’s 2010 earthquake.

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PORTSIDE NOTES Most recently, Athabaskan undertook effective counterdrug patrols in the Caribbean Sea and worked diligently on the continental defence mission while training next-generation sailors during the modernization of the Halifax-class frigates.

“As a former sailor who was trained and mentored on the decks of a Tribal-class destroyer, I am struck by the great significance of this ship’s decommissioning,” said Rear-Admiral John Newton, Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic, in a recent press release. “The name Athabaskan, and those of her sister ships Iroquois, Algonquin, and Huron, conjure up the greatness of our country, its vast geography, first peoples and... contributions of the RCN in war and peace.

There are tens of thousands of Canadians who served aboard these ships and whose hearts ache for what has passed.”

Under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the navy is in the midst of one of the most comprehensive periods of fleet modernization and renewal in its modern history. With new vessels workers building new vessels at the Halifax Shipyard.

“For over 44 years, HMCS Athabaskan and its crews have proudly served and protected Canada while responding to the calls of our allies,” said Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd, Commander RCN. “While the ship’s role in naval operations has come to an end, the RCN carries on its mission with its modernized frigates, looking to a bright future with its Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels, Joint Support Ships, and Canadian Surface Combatants. This promising future is anchored in part on the legacy of ships and crews such as HMCS Athabaskan, and their proud service to the RCN and to all Canadians.” Q

Building stronger connections

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minister Marc Garneau recently announced $2.1 billion for the Trade and Transportation Corridors Initiative to build stronger, more efficient transportation corridors to international markets. The TTCI spending aims to support the creation of jobs by transporting goods more efficiently to market.

“Investments through the Trade and Transportation Corridors Initiative will make a big difference for Canadian businesses,” says Garneau. “It will allow them to get better access to international markets by addressing critical bottlenecks and ensuring that Canada’s transportation networks remain cost-competitive and efficient.”

The core element of the scheme is the merit-based National Trade Corridors Fund, slated to provide $2 billion over 11 years to strengthen Canada’s trade infrastructure, including ports, waterways, airports, roads, bridges, border crossings, rail networks, and intermodal links. With the launch of this fund, proponents are being invited to submit an expression of interest for funding to support projects that address urgent capacity constraints and keep goods moving efficiently along Canada’s trade corridors.

Garneau also announced $50 million in spending over 11 years to launch a Trade and Transportation Information System, to be implemented by a new Canadian Centre on Transportation Data, to have access to high-quality, timely, and accessible information on Canada’s transportation system. Q

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AROUND THE PORT

Bigger is better GROWING CARGO VOLUMES POINT TO A STRONG YEAR FOR THE PORT OF HALIFAX

By Tom Peters Bigger ships arriving at the Port of

Halifax are driving continued growth in container cargo.

According to second-quarter statistics from the Halifax Port Authority, the Port handled 143,848 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), up 19% over the same quarter in 2016 and up 17% year-to-date. Import cargo is up 19.9% over 2016 and export cargo is up 18.9% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year.

Import container tonnage was 928,773 tons, up 10.9 per cent, year-to-date and export tonnage grew 14.9% so far this year, to 1,300,709 tons.

In a quick look at Port-wide figures, import cargo tonnage was up 3.1% to 2,101,021 tons in the first half over 2016 and export cargo was 2,111,194 tons, an increase of 9% over the first half of 2016.

“What we are seeing is a continuation of the positive growth cycle that we have been into for the last two years and full credit for that needs to go to the terminal operators and all of the stakeholders involved, the 10

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ocean carriers, the rail carrier which is CN, labour, and of course the pilots and tugs who have been tremendous partners as well,” says Halifax Port Authority spokesman Lane Farguson.

He adds that the HPA won’t predict how long the cargo increases will continue “but certainly we are going to work hard with all of the stakeholders to keep this growth trend going as long as we can.” The arrival of the larger ships now works in the Port’s favour to keep the positive cycle going. (To see all the Port’s latest cargo statistics, surf to portofhalifax.ca/port-operations-centre/ cargo-statistics/.)

An example of the big ship factor now trending throughout the industry, was the arrival of Zim Antwerp in late June, the largest container vessel to ever call the Port.

The vessel, 349 metres long with 10,062TEU capacity, called at the South End terminal (operated by Halterm).

“We have invested and continue to invest in the equipment, people and services

required to handle the larger ships that have followed the widening of the Panama Canal,” says Halterm CEO Kim Holtermand.

“We have the capability and determination among a dedicated workforce to meet the opportunity for growth that these vessels represent in serving Eastern Canada and the arrival of the Zim Antwerp at Halterm plays to our strengths as a deep-water, big ship international container terminal.”

The Fairview Cove Terminal, operated by Ceres, has also experienced the growth and bigger vessels. Calvin Whidden, president Ceres Halifax Inc. says, “Ceres has experienced a double-digit growth in container volume in 2017, year-to-date over 2016 for the same period of time. THE Alliance (NYK Line, MOL, K-Line, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming) remains strong and ACL has increased their container volume through Halifax utilizing their new larger vessels.”

HPA president and CEO Karen Oldfield calls the arrival of the Zim Antwerp an exciting day for both the port and province.

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LABOUR HIRING With the increasing cargo brought on by new and expanded services, larger vessels, and coordination among key partners including terminal operators, rail, labour and ocean carriers, there have been greater demands put on the Port’s labour force. As a result, the Halifax Employers Association (HEA) has been hiring more workers.

“In order to meet the challenges posed by an aging workforce and increasing cargo volumes, the HEA has invested a significant amount of resources into attracting and hiring new employees into the longshore

industry in conjunction with the Council of ILA Locals for the Port of Halifax,” says HEA President and CEO Richard Moore.

“In addition, we have by necessity, ramped up skills training for existing employees to backfill behind those employees who have retired from the industry or are working less as they age. By staggering the training for new hires we have been able to reduce the overall time required to provide the required training without jeopardizing safety,” he says.

Moore adds: “barring some sudden downturn in volume, that, given our current demographics, we will be in hiring mode for some time to come.”

CONTAINER ECONOMICS A recently published economicimpact study further highlights the value containerized cargo holds for the Port of Halifax, and indeed all of Nova Scotia.

Produced by Chris Lowe Planning and Management Group, the study says the Port’s economic output from operations in 2015/16 for the province was $1.7 billion, up

5.9% from the last economic-impact update in 2013.

“On average, each standard container exported through the Port of Halifax is worth $25,000 to the Nova Scotia economy in terms of direct and spinoff economic benefits,” says the report. “However, an export container filled with Nova Scotia seafood is worth an estimated $73,650— three times that of a standard container—in direct and spinoff economic benefits to the economy of our province.”

Oldfield adds that “the most remarkable statistic” in the report is about the economic impact of a seafood container. “With exports taken as a whole, it is crystal clear how Nova Scotia exports are fundamental to the well-being of our province,” she says.

In 2015, Nova Scotia container exporters contributed over $1.9 billion to the province’s gross output. Combined with port operations, the total impact of the port on the province’s gross output was $3.631 billion with the direct portion being $1.962 billion, according to the report.

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“With the arrival of the first vessel over 10,000 TEU, Halifax is taking part in the next stage in international shipping along the East Coast of North America,” she says.

“I would like to recognize the hard work of all involved including Halterm, Zim, our rail carrier CN, and the ILA. I would also like to thank the Atlantic Pilotage Authority and Atlantic Towing for their dedication to safety in preparing to effectively handle vessels of this size.”

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CRUISE BUSINESS HOPPING

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The Port’s cruise season, expected to be the busiest ever, kicked off April 24 with the arrival of Phoenix Reisen’s Amadea.

By the end of the second quarter, there had been 20 vessel calls bringing 30,443 passengers plus crew to Halifax. Among the 20 calls were visits by the Queen Mary 2,

which will call the port four times this year and Royal Caribbean’s behemoth Anthem of the Seas, which accommodates nearly 4,200 passengers.

The busiest cruise day scheduled for the port is Oct. 3 when there will be some 11,000 passengers in Port. The busiest ship day will be Sept. 14 with five vessels calling Halifax. In total, the port has scheduled 173 vessel calls and is anticipating 274,000 passengers this cruise year The latest impact study says Halifax’s cruise industry is now worth an estimated $122.9 million to the provincial economy. Q

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AROUND THE PORT

“Containerized cargo is a significant economic driver in our province,” says Karen Oldfield. “It means jobs for the men and women who handle the cargo; it means opportunities for those in the trucking and rail industries; work for those in marine services; and employment in logistics and supply chain support facilities found throughout Burnside Industrial Park and Bayer’s Lake where Nova Scotia products are packaged and prepared for export.”

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CARRIER SPOTLIGHT

Strong history, strong future WITH A LONG TRACK RECORD IN THE PORT OF HALIFAX, ZIM SEES MANY MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO COME

By Tom Peters When the container ship Zim Antwerp

docked at the South End container terminal (operated by Halterm) on June 29, it began a new chapter in shipping for the Port of Halifax. It also further solidified a long relationship between ZIM Integrated Shipping Lines and the Port.

Zim Antwerp, with a capacity of 10,062 TEU, was the first ultra-class vessel to call on Halifax. Its arrival was a historic event for the Port and further confirmation of ZIM’s confidence in Halifax’s ability to handle the big ships. ZIM’s strong relationship with Halifax dates back to 1972 when the Haifabased line, the largest shipping line in Israel, added Halifax to its service as a regular call.

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ZIM started calling Halifax as Zim Container Service (ZCS). It was a pendulum service that came from the Mediterranean to Halifax, down the U.S. East Coast, through the Panama Canal and then to the Far East and back. That service eventually split, says Volker Kluge, president of ZIM Canada.

ZIM then introduced the ZCA service to the Mediterranean service and the ZCP to the Far East.

Now one of the world’s major carriers, ZIM is a good fit for Halifax’s global network, connecting the Port and its users to major trade routes through 10 strategic hubs covering 120 countries and some 180 ports of call.

ZIM connects Halifax, through and direct and indirect services, to “pretty much our whole system,” says Kluge. For example, ZIM’s major transshipment hub for the Americas is in Kingston, Jamaica and ZIM’s ZCP services goes directly from Halifax to Kingston where it connects to feeder services reaching the rest of the Caribbean and South America.

ZIM understands its capabilities in the shipping world and has uniquely positioned itself accordingly. “We consider ourselves a global niche player and as a global niche player we have a strong presence in the markets we service and we try to service them very well,” says Kluge. “We can’t do everything. We don’t do Asia and North Europe, for example, but the markets we are very strong in we provide an excellent service.”

The Halifax Port Authority values the long relationship. “ZIM is a longstanding ocean carrier calling on the Port of Halifax and was the first carrier to bring ultra-class vessels over 10,000 TEU to the port,” says HPA spokesman Lane Farguson. “ZIM continues to play an important role in cargo growth and development, as do all of the carriers calling on the Port of Halifax.”

ZIM vessels have called on the Halterm terminal since the beginning; Halterm has proven more than capable of handling any of ZIM’s vessels.

“At Halterm we have invested and continue to invest in the equipment, people and services required to handle the larger ships that have followed the widening of the Panama Canal,” says Kim Holtermand, Halterm CEO. “It is fitting for Halterm that after more than 45 years of working closely with ZIM

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Integrated Shipping Service, it was the Zim Antwerp that became the first plus-10,000TEU vessel to take advantage of the wider canal and of our capabilities at Halterm.”

“It has been a great pleasure to get to know the team at ZIM and we look forward to many more years of service ahead as our customer plots its own course, as an independent carrier with the capability to satisfy shippers looking to maintain choice in the market,” Holtermand adds.

ZIM, established in 1945, is owned 32% by Kenon Holdings Ltd. and 68% by financial institutions and ship owners. According to company statistics for 2016, ZIM had an annual turnover of $2.54 billion and carried 2,429,000 TEUs. It operates approximately 80 vessels and has a total container capacity, both owned and chartered, of 344,460 TEUs. ZIM offers over 70 lines and services covering all the major trade routes with regional connections and employs about 4,200 people. The company has over 170 offices worldwide with representatives in over 100 countries. It has a strong presence in China and recently spent $100 million on updated, centralized IT systems.

A friendly relationship with labour in Halifax is helpful too. “ZIM has been one of the longest-serving customers in the port and we are happy to see their business is

flourishing because when they are making money, we are making money,” says Kevin Piper, president of ILA Local 269. “ZIM has been making two calls a week and that works out well for us and also Halterm. It was a big boost to see the Antwerp come in a few weeks ago... [ZIM is a] stellar customer for the Port. They are dedicated to us and we are dedicated to them.”

With the recent completion of the project which raised a section of the Bayonne Bridge in the Port of New York and New Jersey to 65 metres, allowing vessels up to 18,000 TEU

to pass under, there has been talk in the shipping community of cargo carriers adding even larger vessels but Kluge doesn’t see ZIM following that path.

Kluge says with the restructuring and changes in alliances plus an expanded Panama Canal, ZIM decided to “upsize” its East Coast service, which included Halifax.

That entailed moving 8,000- and 10,000TEU ships, like the Zim Antwerp and Zim Djibouti, (both over 10,000 TEU), from service in and out of Vancouver to the East Coast rotation.

ZIM sees a bright future in Halifax. “With three services calling on the Port of Halifax, ZIM remains committed to serving Canada through the Halifax Atlantic Gateway,” Kluge says. “We find Halifax an excellent port.

It is very easy to get in and out of and the people at the Halifax Port Authority are very engaged. We believe it is a growth port for us. We have been able on our Med service to move cargo in and out of the U.S. from Halifax and we are here to stay. We have a long term, excellent relationship with the port and Halterm.” Q

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SAILING SCHEDULE Line

Service

Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

Agent

Atlantic Container Line

ACL A Service

Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-IM

Ceres

ACL

Atlantic Container Line

ACL AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) London Gateway (UK)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

ACL

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

CMA CGM

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Reykjavik (IC)

cc-tc

18 days

Thursday

Halterm

Eimskip

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - London Gateway (UK)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service

Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK)

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

K-line

K Line AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - London Gateway (UK)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

K Line

Maersk

Maersk CAE Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

Maersk

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

Lisbon (PT)

cc-gc-tc

13 Days

Thursday

Halterm

Melfi

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - London Gateway (UK)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

15 days

Ocean

Nirint

NYK Line

NYK AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - London Gateway (UK)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK AL8 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK)

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

NYK

Wallenius Willhelmsen

WW A Service

Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK)

cc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-IM

Ceres

Wallenius

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - London Gateway (UK)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL6 Service

Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Salerno (IT) - La Spezia (IT) Fos/Marseilles (FR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) - Algeciras (SP)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Hapag-Lloyd

K-Line

K Line AL6 Service

Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Salerno (IT) - La Spezia (IT) Fos/Marseilles (FR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

K Line

K-Line

K Line AL7 Service

Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) - Algeciras (SP)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

K Line

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Valencia (SP) - Algeciras (SP)

cc-gc-tc

13 days

Thursday

Halterm

Melfi

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL6 Service

Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Salerno (IT) - La Spezia (IT) Fos/Marseilles (FR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

MOL

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL7 Service

Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) - Algeciras (SP)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

MOL

NYK Line

NYK AL6 Service

Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Salerno (IT) - La Spezia (IT) Fos/Marseilles (FR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK AL7 Service

Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) - Algeciras (SP)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

NYK

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL6 Service

Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Salerno (IT) - La Spezia (IT) Fos/Marseilles (FR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL6 Service

Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) - Algeciras (SP)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCA Service

Barcelona (SP) - Haifa (IL) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) - Piraeus (GR) Ashdod (IL) - Algeciras (SP) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) - Mersin (TR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCI Service

Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Salerno (IT) - La Spezia (IT) Fos/Marseilles (FR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Zim

NORTH EUROPE

SOUTH EUROPE

LATIN AMERICA (CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA) Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

Havana (CU)

cc-gc-tc

13 days

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

Havana (CU) - Moa (CU) - Willemstad (AN)

cc-tc

15 days

Halterm

Melfi

Ocean

Tropical Shipping

Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service

St. Thomas (USVI) - Philipsburg (NA) - San Juan (PR)

cc-tc

Weekly

Nirint

Monday

Halterm

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCP Service

Kingston (JA)

cc-tc

Wednesday/ Thursday

Tropical Shipping

Weekly

Halterm

Zim

Thursday

SOUTH / SOUTHEAST ASIA & MIDDLE EAST APL

APL PE1 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Hong Kong (CH) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG) - Port Kelang (MY) - Jakarta (ID)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

APL

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Hong Kong (CH) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG) - Port Kelang (MY) - Jakarta (ID)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

CMA CGM

COSCO AWE5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Hong Kong (CH) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG) - Port Kelang (MY) - Jakarta (ID)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

COSCO

Evergreen

Evergreen PE1 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Hong Kong (CH) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG) - Port Kelang (MY) - Jakarta (ID)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

Evergreen

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / Wed-Exp

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

K Line EC5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / Wed-Exp

Ceres

K Line

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL EC5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / Wed-Exp

Ceres

MOL

NYK Line

NYK EC5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / Wed-Exp

Ceres

NYK

OOCL

OOCL SEAP Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Hong Kong (CH) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG) - Port Kelang (MY) - Jakarta (ID)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

OOCL

Yang Ming EC5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / Wed-Exp

Ceres

Yang Ming

COSCO

K-Line

Yang Ming

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Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

Agent

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

Via the Panama Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan/Busan (SK) Shanghai (CH) - Qingdao (CH)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday/ Thursday

Halterm

Zim

NORTH ASIA Zim Integrated Shipping Line

CANADA, UNITED STATES, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON Atlantic Container Line

ACL A Service

Baltimore (MD - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im

Ceres

ACL

Atlantic Container Line

ACL AL1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

ACL

Halterm

APL

APL

APL PE1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/ Sunday

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

CMA CGM

Weekly

Saturday/ Sunday

Halterm

CMA CGM

Halterm

COSCO

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

COSCO

COSCO AWE5 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/ Sunday

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Argentina (NL) - Portland (ME)

cc-tc

18 days

Thursday

Halterm

Eimskip

Evergreen

Evergreen PE1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/ Sunday

Halterm

Evergreen

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL6 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service

Baltimore (MD - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA)

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp/Wed-Exp

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

K-Line

K Line AL1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

K Line

K-Line

K Line AL6 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

K Line

K-Line

K Line AL7 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

K Line

K-Line

K Line EC5 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp/Wed-Exp

Ceres

K Line

Maersk

Maersk CAE Service

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

Maersk

MOL

MOL AL1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

MOL

MOL AL6 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

MOL

MOL

MOL AL7 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

MOL

MOL

MOL EC5 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp/Wed-Exp

Ceres

MOL

NYK Line

NYK AL1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK AL6 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK AL7 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

NYK

NYK Line

NYK AL8 Service

Baltimore (MD - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK EC5 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp/Wed-Exp

Ceres

NYK

Oceanex

Oceanex Service

Argentina (NL) - St. John's (NL)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Thursday

Halterm

Oceanex

OOCL

OOCL SEAP Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

OOCL

Transport Service International

Transport Maritime Service (St. Pierre et Miquelon

St.-Pierre and Miquelon (FR)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Friday

Halterm

902-4819335

Tropical Shipping

Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service

West Palm Beach (FL)

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Halterm

Tropical Shipping

Wallenius Willhelmsen

WW A Service

Baltimore (MD - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA)

cc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im

Ceres

Wallenius

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL1 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL6 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL7 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Yang Ming

Yang Ming

Yang Ming EC5 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp/Wed-Exp

Ceres

Yang Ming

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Atlantic (ZCA)

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Contain Service Italy (ZCI)

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday/ Thursday

Halterm

Zim

cc – containerized cargo

gc – general cargo

tc – temperature-controlled cargo

rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo

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Come together INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS MAKE CONNECTIONS AND SHARE IDEAS AT HALIFAX PORT DAYS

By Tom Peters Returning on September 13 and 14,

Halifax Port Days is the Halifax Port Authority’s marquee event. Annually, it attracts hundreds of participants that include giants of the marine industry, port stakeholders, ocean carriers, cargo carriers, business leaders, politicians, and a host of Port partners who play important roles in the everyday operation of the port and its facilities.

In 2016, Port Days had 500+ attending delegates and organizers say record numbers are registered for both the business session and Chairman’s Breakfast this year. There’s a lot to consume in this packed schedule, with events staged at the Cunard Centre and Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, both on Marginal Road.

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the opening reception on the Wednesday night, the Chairman’s breakfast on Thursday morning, we have Halifax Mayor Mike Savage giving the opening remarks,” says HPA’s Lane Farguson. “We have been fortunate to have him give opening remarks from the city for the past few years now. We are also happy to have the Honorable Scott Brison, president of the Treasury Board, back this year.”

The golf tournament is an annual Port Days highlight. Chester Golf Club, on the province’s South Shore, hosts the tournament and BBQ. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start set for 8:30 a.m.

The opening reception, including a technology and trade show, will follow the golf tournament beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Cunard Centre. The trade show will continue throughout the two days. Over 20

booths will be set up for delegates to view, ask questions and gain information from companies that work with the port.

One of those companies is Tropical Shipping, which started a new service out of Halifax in January.

“Tropical is pleased to be a gold sponsor this year at Halifax Port Days,” says vicepresident Gordon Cole. “In participating with a trade booth it is our hope to further promote and educate the Maritime customer base on Tropical Shipping, along with our capabilities and service offerings.

The Tropical brand is significant in the Caribbean and well-known for superior customer service and reliability for over 50 years. This opportunity to promote our enhanced service from Halifax is important to insure the Maritime customers are aware of the markets we service and the opportunity for export for them.”

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Longstanding customers, like Atlantic Container Line (ACL) also enjoy the opportunity to network and renew business contacts.

“2017 marks ACL’s 50th year of continuous operation and, most importantly, it saw the last of our new G-4 builds, the Atlantic Sun, delivered in early July,” says Fritz King, ACL managing director. “Having these significant company milestones to celebrate during Halifax Port Days provides us with a special bonus. Over our long history, the HPA and the Port of Halifax have been key components in our success. We are pleased to participate in showcasing the unique advantages of the port to our many visiting clients and to the marine community in general.”

The business session follows the Chairman’s Breakfast on Thursday. It will be a roundtable panel discussion on the theme: “What parts of the supply chain need innovating, including tradeenabling investment, to elevate Canada’s ability to compete globally?”

Peter Hurme, programming coordinator with Cargo Logistics Canada and correspondent for Lloyd’s List, will moderate.

Panelists include Jean-Jacques Ruest (CN’s executive vice-president and chief marketing officer), Wolfgang Schoch (managing director with Hapag-Lloyd (Canada) Inc.), and Madeleine Paquin (president and CEO of Logistec Corporation).

“The goal for the session is to bring together some high quality, industry experts to dive deeper into those subjects that the carriers and the cargo owners are asking questions about,” says Farguson, adding that it all ties in with port and industry competitiveness.

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 will host the keynote lunch at noon, featuring Jeff MacLean, president of Michelin North America (Canada). The Halifax Port Authority will honour a longtime client, Hapag-Lloyd with an award commemorating the shipping line’s 125 years of doing business in Canada.

Hapag-Lloyd began its long association with Canada with service from Europe to Montreal in 1892. Today, HapagLloyd accounts for nearly one-fifth of all containerized cargo coming to Canadian ports annually. The carrier offers 14 liner services from Canadian ports, five of which are through Halifax. Hapag-Lloyd, one of Halifax’s major partners, has been calling this major Canadian port with a full container service since 1972.

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Port Days’ delegates not only come from Atlantic Canada but also from across the country and international destinations.

“In the last few years our panels have had an international flavour and this year we have international companies but for the most part, their Canadian heads will be leading discussions,” says Farguson. “We expect to welcome people from outside the region and outside of Canada as well.”

The city of Halifax, with its international reputation of being a warm, welcoming and attractive place, plays a major part in attracting delegates.

“We are fortunate Halifax has an excellent reputation for being an entertaining place to visit,” says Farguson.

“Not only do [delegates] get to take advantage of all of what Port Days has to offer but they also get to take advantage of what the city has to offer. If you look at what is happening with tourism right now right across the province and in Halifax especially, you can understand why this is a popular destination.” Q

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“The Halifax Port Authority is proud to congratulate Hapag-Lloyd on 125 years of liner service to Canada,” says HPA president and CEO Karen Oldfield. “This is a remarkable milestone and significant achievement. The industry has seen significant evolution since the Hapag steamer Cremon first sailed into Montreal in 1892. We are grateful the Port of Halifax was later added to Hapag-Lloyd’s regular rotation and we value the strong relationship our organizations share.”

In the afternoon, delegates will get a better view of Halifax Harbour and Port with a boat tour. Following that is the always-popular terminal operators’ and stevedores’ reception and lobster feast starting at 6 p.m. at the Cunard Centre.

Port Days in critical for Halifax. “We have the opportunity to bring all the players in the supply chain together under our roof and on familiar ground for us,” says Farguson.

“It is an opportunity to host and welcome them and to show them a bit of what Halifax has to offer. Certainly we have seen some good [cargo] momentum over the years and this is a good chance to explain and show some of the reasons for that positive (cargo) growth.”

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