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Portside Notes

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The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new development­­s Libation logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Halterm’s bigger reach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Building transatlantic trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The age of ultra begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Defence partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Around the Port

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Carrier Spotlight Eimskip’s big move WITH A NEW WEEKLY HALIFAX SERVICE, THE ICELANDIC CARRIER ENTERS A NEW ERA

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PORTSIDE NOTES

Libation logistics

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ContainerWorld Forwarding

Services and Micco Warehousing have announced plans for a new joint-venture company in Halifax to provide beverage-alcohol and related general-cargo logistic services to the Atlantic Provinces, including the four provincial liquor boards.

According to a press release, this partnership will allow both companies to provide coast-to-coast service, while gaining efficiencies through working together.

“We believe both companies bring great value and opportunity

to this East Coast joint venture and we are excited to now be able to provide this nationwide coverage for our customers and suppliers” says Dennis Chrismas, president of ContainerWorld.

Both companies aim to grow their business and add more employees.

“We believe the winning formula for any business is to invest in your people, invest in your business and invest in the communities you live and do business in,” says Mickey MacDonald, CEO of Micco Warehousing. Q

Halterm’s bigger reach

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“Our five active ship-to-shore cranes, with outreach up to 22 containers wide, are in excellent working condition and still under-utilized with current berth commitments,” Holtermand says. “It is the right time to get out ahead of our customers’ service requirements, amid rising volumes, and deliver in all areas of the container facility.”

Halterm’s stacking equipment includes new Konecranes Reach-Stackers, RTGs, and top-lift forklifts. The new RTGs from Konecranes are scheduled for delivery in 2018. They will span six lanes and allow

Halterm to stack containers five-high across import and export zones. That’s an effective increase in yard capacity of 160,000 TEU, up 40% overall.

Halterm maintains a workforce of some 100 longshoremen, handling services for Ocean Alliance partners (CMA CGM, Evergreen COSCO, APL, and OOCL), THE Alliance (Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, MOL, “K” Line, and Yang Ming Line), Zim Integrated Shipping, Maersk Line, Tropical Shipping, Eimskip, Melfi, and TMSI, plus weekly domestic service to Newfoundland with Oceanex. Q

HALTERM

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Building on increased container

traffic, Halterm (which operates Halifax’s South End Container Terminal) is expanding its container and reefer handling capabilities. The terminal, which is already Eastern Canada’s only facility capable to handle “utra” class container vessels (+10,000-TEU capacity), is adding $10 million worth of new equipment over the next year.

These developments will support the terminal’s existing five ship-to-shore crane operations, providing carriers congestion-free operations over more than a kilometer of quay, at three berths between 14 to 16 metres draft.

“Halterm provides global container carriers with fast and efficient access to eastern Canada and the Halifax supply-chain reaches far inland and to the U.S. Midwest,” says Halterm CEO Kim Holtermand in a press release.

“After significant ship-to-shore crane investments delivered into the operation in early 2014, it is the right time to bring on new rubber-tired gantry [RTG] cranes, which will be arriving in February and October of next year.”

Halterm is in the process of optimizing its existing container yard, which involves the removal of three redundant 1970sera ship-to-shore crane assets and the addition of new reefer capacity: an increase of more than 25% to over 600 reefer plugs.

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BY TREVOR J. ADAMS

Building transatlantic trade Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union is a good move for Canadian importers and exporters, according to a recent press release from the Halifax Port Authority.

CETA, as the agreement is commonly known, is now in place and with that comes the reduction or elimination of a number of tariffs across a wide range of goods including seafood, agriculture and forestry.

“On behalf of the Halifax Port Authority and trade partners, we would like to recognize the Government of Canada and

the European Union for the tremendous determination and hard work in bringing this agreement to successful implementation,” says Halifax Port Authority president and CEO Karen Oldfield. “This has been a long journey involving multiple governments and organizations on both sides of the Atlantic, and the perseverance shown by all involved underscores the importance of international cooperation.”

To learn more about CETA, surf to international.gc.ca. Q PHOTO: HPA

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ZIM ANTWERP

The age of ultra begins This summer, the Port of Halifax

welcomed its largest containerized cargo vessel call to date. The Zim Antwerp (349 metres length, 45.6 metres beam, and 10,062-TEU capacity) called at the Halterm International Container Terminal on June 29.

Calls like this are why Port partners continue to add new equipment and expand capacity, according to a press release. “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 Halterm CEO Kim Holtermand. “We have the capability and determination among a dedicated work force 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 International Longshoremen’s Association Local 269 also welcomed the new class of vessel to the Port of Halifax. “This is a great day for our members and a good time to recognize the long-term commitment of Zim— over 45 years—to this port and its workforce,” says Kevin Piper, president and business agent of ILA Local 269. “We look forward to working with Zim in this era of mega vessels, and welcome continued growth at Halterm and the flow of benefits to our community.”

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This is an important milestone for the Port, adds Halifax Port Authority president and CEO Karen Oldfield. “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.”

Zim Integrated Shipping Ltd. was established in 1945 and has developed into one of the largest carriers in the global container-shipping industry. Zim serves some 120 countries with a network of global and regional shipping services.

“With three services calling on the Port of Halifax, Zim remains committed to serving Canada through the Halifax Atlantic Gateway,” says Volker Kluge, president of Zim Canada. “We look forward to working with our partners to increase the flow of goods and cargo moving through Halifax.” Q

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PORTSIDE NOTES

Defence partners The visit was an opportunity for the NATO allies to discuss the exercise and demonstrate how the Royal Canadian Navy operates. “Thank you for your hospitality,” said Sethi to the ship’s company, according to an RCN report.

“I very much enjoyed my tour walking through your spaces and being able to say hello to a few of you and getting briefings on how your ship operates.”

On October 8, HMCS Montréal conducted its first live-fire Evolved Sea Sparrow missile launch, exercising its air defence capabilities against conventional anti-ship missile threats by defending

itself and allied units conducting ballistic-missile-defence operations.

“These important visits aid in furthering our collective understanding of capabilities within the [NATO] alliance,” says Hamilton, “which ultimately leads to greater interoperability and enhances our ability to successfully work together on multinational operations and missions,” The American-led exercise ran from September 24 to October 18 at Hebrides Range off the Western Isles of Scotland.

Participants also included France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K. Q

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U.S. naval Captain Shanti Sethi

(commander of Task Group Integrated Air and Missile Defense, and Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet’s Task Force 64) recently joined HMCS Montréal for a visit and tour during Exercise Formidable Shield 17. (HMCS Montréal is a Halifax-based patrol frigate.)

Captain Jeff Hamilton (Commander Maritime Operations Group 5), Commander Chris Sherban (commanding officer of HMCS Montréal and his command team), and members of Canadian Fleet Atlantic hosted Sethi and her staff.

U.S. NAVY CAPTAIN SHANTI SETHI (CENTRE) MEETS WITH CANADIAN CAPTAIN JEFF HAMILTON (LEFT) AND COMMANDER YVES TREMBLAY

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Going up AS VOLUMES TICK UP, PORT PARTNERS PLAN TO HANDLE GREATER GROWTH

By Tom Peters Major changes in the global marine

industry have had a big effect on cargo business through the Port of Halifax.

Recent Halifax Port Authority statistics show containerized cargo volumes up 21.5% in the third quarter, compared to the same quarter in 2016 and up 18% yearto-date. Containerized throughput for the third quarter 2017 was 144,775 TEU. Import container traffic jumped 23% for the quarter and 21% year-to-date. Export was up 20% and 15.7% for the quarter and year-to-date respectively.

Import container tonnage increased 21.2% in the quarter and 14.5% yearto-date while export container tonnage jumped 21.6% for the quarter and 17.1% year-to-date.

The growth reflects the “hard work and coordination among key Port partners including terminal operators, ocean carriers, rail provider CN, labour, marine pilots, and tug operators,” says HPA spokesman Lane Farguson.

There are also four global factors driving the increases, Farguson adds: the expanded Panama Canal and the widening of the 10

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Suez Canal, the raising of the Bayonne Bridge in New York to accommodate larger ships in that port, and the formation of three major shipping alliances (with the Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance, calling on Halifax).

Those four factors led to the inclusion of ultra-large vessels into shipping services calling at East Coast ports. Halifax’s first +10,000-TEU vessel was the Zim Antwerp, which called on June 29.

Farguson says ocean carriers “can now get larger vessels on East Coast North America supply chains.”

He adds “these carriers can’t fully load and unload a 10,000-TEU ship in one port because it would overwhelm the supply chain. So they are looking for additional ports that can handle ships of that size and there is only a handful along the East Coast of North America that can meet that criteria and Halifax is one. It is a good position for us to be in to be able to berth and service these large vessels.”

Total cargo tonnage through HPA facilities in the third quarter was 1,303,339 tons, up 22.6% over the same period in 2016. Year-to-

date figures for total tonnage port wide at both HPA facilities and non-HPA facilities, show import up 7.2% at 3,220,231 tons and export up 8.3% to 3,203,482 tons.

Farguson expects cargo growth to continue and also expects the potential of a further positive influence on that growth from the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, which came into provisional effect Sept. 21. The agreement drastically reduces tariffs on a wide variety of goods between the two trading blocs.

(See page 7).

“It is certainly great to have that deal in place,” Farguson says. “All of the people involved in bringing that deal to fruition should be congratulated. What it creates for us is the potential and opportunity for exporters moving goods through Halifax to those European markets and, of course, from the other direction as well.”

It takes time for the benefits to play out.

“I wouldn’t say we have seen a bump up yet but it is the kind of thing, that over time, if exporters and producers take advantage of that potential, could lead to an increase in

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AROUND THE PORT

HALTERM YARD HANDLING

CARGO IMPACT Growing cargo volumes have had effects throughout the Port of Halifax: labour, rail, and terminal operators.

With an ever-increasing number of containers heading to and from Central Canada and the American Midwest, there is an increased demand on CN to maintain an appropriate supply of rail cars. But the car supply is determined by the number of containers, says J.J. Ruest, CN executive vice-president and chief marketing officer.

In a recent interview during Halifax Port Days, Ruest said container dwell time (the amount of time the container sits on the pier) determines rail car supply.

Ruest says CN is prepared for “whatever capacity is required during the ups and downs of the week to keep dwell times to no more than three days. So on days we need to run a longer train, we do that.

Some days we need a shorter train so we do that and on days the train is as long as can be, and we need more capacity, we put some of these cars on our other services, like the merchandizing services.”

The idea is to ensure that the train always matches the need. “We are not trying to create a service that is one train or two trains,” Ruest explains. “We are trying to create a service that keeps dwell to within three days ...Some product leaves before three days. Ideally the average is two days.”

Ruest says CN has worked to help boost the container business in Halifax over the past two years.

“We are very much a part of that growth because we have been driving it very hard,” he says. “The growth in Halifax today is not so much because the Maritime Provinces have had an increase in population or the Maritime Provinces’ GDP is up 10%, it is because Halifax has become a more attractive and more effective gateway for the hinterland,” he says.

on new rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) And while CN does its part, the Halifax Employers Association (HEA) has been which will be arriving in February and ensuring strong labour is available to load October of next year,” says Halterm CEO and unload vessels, rail cars, and trucks Kim Holtermand. (See page 6). plus carry out numerous other duties Halterm will have three new Konecranes at the terminals.

Reach-Stackers delivered in 2018. They will HEA president and CEO Richard Moore, span six lanes and allow Halterm to stack says that over the past two years, the containers five-high across import and HEA has added 72 people who have export zones—an effective increase in yard successfully passed orientation and training capacity of 160,000 TEU, up 40% overall. to make it as longshoremen (non-union Halterm is now in the process of casual labour). optimizing its existing container yard, “We are also in the process of training which involves the removal of three, eight new checkers for the non-union redundant 1970s-era ship-to-shore cranes preferred list and there have also been and the addition of new reefer capacity, approximately five skilled tradespeople an increase of more than 25% to over hired for Local 1825 gear repair and 600 reefer plugs. maintenance workers,” he says. “We expect One crane has already been demolished that we will have to do another hiring next with work on the other two expected to be year as the union locals take in members to completed by mid-December. make up for those lost through attrition.”

The cranes are being removed in order The HEA has held two job fairs in the to optimize its existing container yard past two years and received approximately and improve terminal operations, says 900 applications. In addition, the HEA Holtermand. “Space is at a premium as has provided safety and awareness vessels with a container capacity of more training to about 200 people who play the than 10,000 TEU are regularly calling at bullpen (this includes most of the 72 who the terminal with a vessel beam that older eventually were hired). cranes cannot service,” he says. Q Halterm, operator of the South End Container Terminal (which is capable of handling ships of 10,000+ TEU) has, like other stakeholders, responded to the cargo bump.

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Eimskip’s big move WITH A NEW WEEKLY HALIFAX SERVICE, THE ICELANDIC CARRIER ENTERS A NEW ERA

By Tom Peters Jeff Simms calls it a “new era,” a

“new day” for Eimskip. The Icelandic shipping line has launched a new weekly service through the Port of Halifax and other North American ports. The Halifax service, a first in Eimskip’s 100-year history, began in November.

“We haven’t been on a weekly service before but we are optimistic about what’s going to happen,” says Jeff Simms, managing director of Eimskip Canada.

“It is uncharted waters for us.”

When Eimskip announced the plan, CEO Gylfi Sigfusson said: “We are excited to finally reach our goal of weekly service to and from North America and Europe and about the opportunities this will open up for us and our customers.”

Eimskip, based in Reykjavik, offers several transportation services. Founded in 1914, Eimskip’s shipping line connects North America with ports in Europe, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland. It has a network of 61 offices in 20 countries, with some 1,700 employees. It operates 21 vessels.

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Eimskip is a container carrier but is also flexible in handling LCL (less than container load) cargo and large out-ofgauge cargo catering to the mega projects in the Atlantic Provinces. Eimskip’s liner service calls Halifax’s South End container terminal operated by Halterm and its a service that both Halterm and the Halifax Port Authority appreciate.

“With more than 10 years in the port, Eimskip is a longstanding Halterm customer that has steadily developed the frequency of its ‘Green Line’ route via Halifax to build a better service for its extensive customer base,” says Halterm CEO Kim Holtermand.

“Taking the service weekly ensures a consistent product and an effective channel for goods moving into the New England states, whether for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland exporters or as a feeder service for the 17 other carriers with service to Halifax,” Holtermand adds.

HPA spokesman Lane Farguson explains how Eimskip serves an important

niche for the Port. “Eimskip has carved out a strong business in the refrigerated cargo sector, specifically focusing on the frozen seafood market between North Europe, Atlantic Canada, and the New England states,” he says. “The addition of a third vessel to Eimskip’s Green Line will increase the frequency to a weekly service and provide feeder service with Halifax from Asia and the Mediterranean to Portland, Maine. It ... will create new global supply-chain opportunities.”

Eimskip, which has been calling North American ports for approximately 30 years, has experienced rapid growth over the last four years.

“When Eimskip moved its office from Norfolk to Portland just four years ago, there was a significant effort to grow the business in that area and our North American offices set a course on a four-year strategy towards weekly callings,” Simms says. “This was a mission to benefit not only the New England area but for the other ports in North America, including Halifax.”

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CARRIER SPOTLIGHT

EIMSKIP CEO GYLFI SIGFUSSON

In 2015, Eimskip had only 13 calls per year to Halifax with all cargo being primarily trade with Iceland. In 2016 the carrier increased the calls to 21 per year and to 33 calls in 2017. Weekly service is the next step.

“The reason for the extra callings is simply due to a lack of capacity and the need to have more vessel space for our increasing volumes,” Simms says.

“This would better serve our existing customer base but would also create an avenue for future growth. Most of the increased volumes are by way of business generated in the U.S. through operations at Portland but there have been increases in Halifax as well and slight increases in Newfoundland. All of this combined make the change to weekly calls a reality.”

Eimskip will add a third vessel to the rotation to enable the weekly service.

The rotation will be Reykjavik-ArgentiaHalifax-Portland-Argentia- St. Anthony (seasonally)-Reykjavik. Cargo that is destined for European ports will be transloaded in Reykjavik.

The third ship, joining Reykafoss and Skogafoss, is Selfoss, which has a capacity of approximately 720 TEU with 120 plugs for temperature controlled (reefer) cargo.

“We are competing with many carriers that call on a weekly basis and it is difficult to compete with lines that have a weekly service so you are either on a level playing field or you are not and now we consider we are on the same level playing field as the others,” Simms says.

The Eimskip spokesman says as the company transitions, it takes time to build the service and generate more volume. “It will be organized growth,” says Simms, with a long-term goal to eventually move to bigger vessels, possibly 1,000-to-1,200-TEU ships.

As a niche carrier, Eimskip is able to access smaller ports in Northern Europe that aren’t directly accessible to larger lines. That’s a potential growth area.

“As well as the obvious opportunities on the transatlantic to and from Europe, being on a weekly schedule with continuation of the port calls from Newfoundland and Halifax, gives rise to opportunities in short sea cargo,” says Simms. “This is unlike attempts by others in the past to create a dedicated service, as this is a continuation of our existing services. We see this as a huge advantage for many customers in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia who want to send their

products to the U.S. and procure products from the U.S.” The Icelandic carrier is also optimistic about the potential for feeder service between Halifax and Portland, reaching the New England market. “We are discussing with some of the deep-sea lines in that regard and that came about because of the weekly calls and the extension of our services,” says Simms.

“We are the only carriers that goes from Halifax to Portland and back again. This opens up competition for cargo destined for the New England area,” rather than sending it through New York and Boston which can be heavily congested, he adds.

Feeder services between Halifax and New England have failed in the past, but Simms feels this idea is different.

Those services were dedicated to feeder work while Eimskip looks at the feeder service as “an add-on. It will not be our core service.”

Eimskip also sees opportunities with seafood. “We specialize in reefer so we see opportunities throughout the Maritimes,” says Simms.

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union, which came into provisional effect in September, also holds potential. “We have been working on [CETA] and educating ourselves on it,” says Simms. Eimskip is already connecting with companies in Europe and North America with the vision of capturing some of the tariff-free business that should come from CETA. As part of its efforts to promote its expanded services and have more presence in the area, Eimskip has hired FK Warren as its Nova Scotia sales agent.

“Like Eimskip, FK Warren has a history that dates back over 100 years and attributes success to its reputation of service quality and professionalism, falling in line with Eimskip’s core values,” Simms says. 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

Weekly

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

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Hapag-Lloyd

K-Line

K Line AL6 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

K Line

K-Line

K Line AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

K Line

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

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

cc-gc-tc

13 days

Thursday

Halterm

Melfi

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL6 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

MOL

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

MOL

NYK Line

NYK AL6 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

NYK

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL6 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL6 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCA Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCI Service

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

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

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Nirint

Monday

Halterm

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCP Service

Via the Panama Canal: 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) - Jakarta (ID) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)

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) - Jakarta (ID) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

CMA CGM

COSCO AWE5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday/Sunday

Halterm

COSCO

Evergreen

Evergreen PE1 Service

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

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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Service

Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

Agent

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

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

Via the Suez Canal: 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

Weekly

Saturday/ Sunday

Halterm

COSCO

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

Via the Suez Canal: New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

COSCO

COSCO AWE5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME)

cc-tc

Weekly

Thursday

Halterm

Eimskip

Evergreen

Evergreen PE1 Service

Via the Suez Canal: 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

Via the Suez Canal: 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

Via the Suez Canal: 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 (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL6 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Ceres

MOL

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

MOL

MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Line)

MOL EC5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: 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

Via the Suez Canal: New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp/Wed-Exp

Ceres

NYK

Oceanex

Oceanex Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Thursday

Halterm

Oceanex

OOCL

OOCL SEAP Service

Via the Suez Canal: 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

Via the Suez Canal: 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)

Via the Panama Canal: 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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Ship to shore THE PORT OF HALIFAX EXTENDS MARITIME HOSPITALITY TO VACATIONERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

By Tom Peters On Halloween, four cruise ships sailed

out of Halifax Harbour, their passengers’ loot bags filled with Nova Scotia treats, bringing to an end a highly successful and record-breaking cruise season for the Port.

When final figures are tallied, the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) expects passenger numbers to top 274,000, an increase of approximately 15% over 2016, says Cathy McGrail, interim vice-president of operations.

The authority had scheduled 174 vessel visits for the season, another record, and on one particular day in October, the port had over 11,000 passengers arrive on four vessels, another record. McGrail says she’s unable to recall a busier day in the Port’s cruise history. The vessels were the Norwegian Dawn (2,300 passengers), Anthem of the Seas (4,180), Serenade of the Seas (2,140), and Mein Schiff 6 (2,500).

The thousands of visitors who cruised into Halifax, both first-timers and repeat visitors, make a big contribution to the coffers of restaurants, shops, retail outlets, tours, museums and other local businesses. In an impact study released in 2016, Halifax’s cruise business had direct and indirect 16

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economic impact of over $123 million annually. McGrail says that it only stands to reason that because of the increases in ship numbers and passengers this year that the economic impact will mostly increase.

In the past few years there has been an upward growth trend in the number of cruise visitors to the Port. 2018 is ramping up to be another strong year, based on early bookings.

“From my own perspective it is not a oneyear thing,” McGrail explains. “It has been ongoing and we have been working with all of our industry partners in tourism...to really continue to make Halifax an amazing experience for our guests and for crew and for the ship itself. When we talk to the cruise lines, they continue to see the positive guest experience that creates a demand and interest and we are seeing a continuation of that attracting those lines and guests.”

Even the ships’ captains provide positive feedback. “Most captains, when we have an opportunity to talk to them, are extremely positive about Halifax,” McGrail says.

“Whatever they need, Halifax is able to supply them and make sure they can get things accomplished.”

Stakeholders aim “to continue to reinforce that positive experience on all fronts so they want to come back and so we can continue to see the growth in the business,” she adds.

But it’s the passengers’ opinions that really keep the cruise ships coming back.

“We get a lot of comments from our information booth that guests come back and thank them for their help. We hear it all the time,” McGrail says. “I take my lead from the cruise lines. They continue to give me high level feedback on our overall rating and we continue to perform well on this itinerary.”

The repeat business is especially telling.

“Some lines tell us that a significant percentage of guests on their ships are repeat,” McGrail says. “They virtually come every year. They love the destination, the itinerary, they love the ship and captain and crew. It is all of those elements that make a positive experience.”

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the Halifax waterfront, Ambassatours introduced the Halifax Community Road Train, helping cruise guests better get around the city.

“Our cruise-ship passengers enjoyed the convenience and novelty of the Halifax Community Road Train as they explored the Halifax waterfront,” says Ambassatours CEO Dennis Campbell. “It was a unique way to encourage them to enjoy more of the downtown than they might have been able to otherwise.”

Campbell also hears good things from visitors. “We delivered a huge variety of excursions this season and continue to hear

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very positive feedback from lines about their guests’ experiences of Halifax,” he says.

“The spectacular weather for the duration of the season contributed strongly to our guests’ positive impression of the city as well as to their interest in returning.”

One of the top destinations for passengers has been the Halifax waterfront itself. The port has a three-kilometre boardwalk, stretching from Casino Nova Scotia to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.

Various spaces along the boardwalk become venues for many events staged throughout the summer and the Waterfront Development Corporation (WDC) works in partnership with the Halifax Port Authority to ensure cruise visitors are aware of the events and programs available.

“The waterfront is obviously one destination on the list when folks visit the Port,” says Jennifer Angel, WDC acting president and CEO. “We enter into a lot of marketing with Port and keep in touch in terms of the types of things we are doing so they can promote our programs and we can do the same with theirs.”

With the Armour Group’s $200-million Queen’s Marque development under

way on the waterfront, the WDC worked with stakeholders to make changes to accommodate visitors, like better signs and new locations for vendors, to ensure visitors could still get to them.

There is a small business cluster that is important to the waterfront and with the ongoing construction it became necessary to relocate a number of these businesses “so we created what we affectionately called New Place,” says Angel. The new site is better planned, with more seating, an accessible washroom, and a popular beer garden.

A WDC team watched, observed and talked with people throughout the summer to get their likes and dislikes.

Based on that feedback, they’ll tweak plans for 2018. Angel says there is room for a new performance stage there and talk of including more transient vending opportunities or make available shorterterm spaces.

WDC also created a floating sea-bridge which allowed cruise passengers and other tourists to bypass the construction while walking on the waterfront. “By all accounts it was very successful,” Angle says. “It became a bit of an attraction.” Q

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