Port of Halifax Spring 2016

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One-stop shopping The Halifax Gateway uses strong intermodal links to connect the world’s largest cargo shippers to important markets worldwide

Port builder George Malec retires from the Halifax Port Authority, leaving a legacy of cooperation and team building

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The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new development­­ Ocean explorations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

International allies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ready for action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cruise forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tracking tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Port builder

GEORGE MALEC RETIRES FROM THE HALIFAX PORT AUTHORITY, LEAVING A LEGACY OF

COOPERATION AND TEAM BUILDING .

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THE HALIFAX GATEWAY USES STRONG INTERMODAL LINKS TO CONNECT SHIPPERS TO

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For more information on the Port of Halifax and its stakeholders, please contact: Halifax Port Authority, Business Development & Operations P.O. Box 336 Ocean Terminals, 1215 Marginal Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2P6 Canada Tel: 902-426-2620 • Fax: 902-426-7335 Email: info@portofhalifax.ca Website: www.portofhalifax.ca or Halifax Shipping Association P.O. Box 1146, Station M Halifax, NS B3J 2X1 Email: info@hfxshippingassn.com Website: halifaxshippingassociation.com

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ON OUR COVER: The Port of Halifax has strong intermodal links to key markets.

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INSET: Retiring Port exec George Malec leaves a legacy of bringing stakeholders together.

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Ocean explorations Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) network and Irving Shipbuilding Inc. recently announced the recipients of $1.8 million in funding for nine new ocean-research projects that align with MEOPAR’s aim to strengthen Canada’s ability to anticipate and respond to marine risk. Irving Shipbuilding Inc. owns the Halifax Shipyard and is a key player in the Port of Halifax.

MEOPAR’s Research Management Committee (RMC) issued a call for proposals in August 2015 to solicit project proposals. Applicants were encouraged to submit proposals that develop and/or apply new technologies or approaches to advance environmental observation, safe operations and/or emergency response on Canada’s coasts and oceans.

“The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy Value Proposition investments grow and sustain Canada’s shipbuilding industry,” says Navdeep Bains, Canada’s minister of innovation, science and economic development, in a press release. “These investments will help us to understand changes to our marine environment, but also how these changes affect our marine industries. They demonstrate how we can work together to protect our environment while growing our economy.”

Irving Shipbuilding’s funding is part of its Value Proposition obligation under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Irving is required to spend 0.5 per cent of contract revenues to help create a sustainable marine industry across Canada.

“Ensuring Canada has a sustainable and vibrant marine industry is a priority for Irving Shipbuilding under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy,” says Kevin McCoy, president of Irving Shipbuilding.

The selected projects are: • Prioritizing Threat Management Strategies to Ensure Long-term Resilience of the Fraser River Estuary —Julia Baum, University of Victoria • Assisting Fisheries Management

by Integration of Data from NonSpecialized Assets, Ferries, Citizens & Satellites —Maycira Costa, University of Victoria 4

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The Marine Environmental

Science minister Navdeep Bains hails recently announced marine research projects.

• Arctic Marine Activities Integration & Synthesis Project: Enhancing Ocean Governance Through the Northern Marine Transportation Corridors —Jackie Dawson, University of Ottawa • Observing and Responding to Pressures on Arctic Marine Ecosystem Services —Brent Else, University of Calgary • Testing New, Innovative & Affordable Technologies for Monitoring & Visualizing the Impacts of Sea Level Rise, Erosion & Storm Surges on Coast Environments —Adam Fenech, University of Prince Edward Island • Ocean Observation using Microbial Genomics: A new Baseline tool for Environmental Effects Monitoring of Marine Pollution —Casey Hubert, University of Calgary • Continuous Assessment of Plankton Abundance and Community Structure in Canadian Coastal Waters with a Novel, Flow-Through, HighThroughput Holographic Microscope Operated on Volunteer Observing Ships —Julie Laroche, Dalhousie University • Monitoring Marine Plastics in Canada’s North —Max Liboiron, Memorial University of Newfoundland

• Safer Shipping through Summer Sea Ice: New Synthetic Aperture Radar Based Tools for Monitoring and Predicting Sea Ice Conditions —Randy Scharien, University of Victoria Created through the federal government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence Program in 2012, the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) network aims to build Canada’s capacity to anticipate and respond to marine risk by funding interdisciplinary academic research, developing highly qualified personnel with expertise in marine risk and response, and by connecting academic research and technology to national and international partners in government, industry, and the public sector.

MEOPAR funds interdisciplinary research, trains students and researchers, mobilizes new knowledge and tools, and facilitates partnerships between the academic, government, industry, NGO, and other sectors to reduce Canada’s vulnerability to marine hazards and emergencies. Q

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International allies

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Earlier this year, the Halifax Port

Authority hosted a delegation from China’s Shenzhen Port Authority. Six members of the Shenzhen team met with members of the HPA business development team.

The meeting aimed to grow international cooperation and further develop the positive relationship between the two ports while exploring mutually beneficial opportunities.

Members of the Halifax Port Authority will be visiting the Port of Shenzhen this fall. The two ports signed a sister agreement on October 14, 2013 and have been collaborating since then.

The Port of Halifax and the Port of Shenzhen began a direct service link with the O3 Alliance between the South End Container terminal, operated by Halterm Ltd., and Yantian Terminal, operated by Hutchinson, last October.

The Port of Shenzhen is one of the busiest and fastest growing ports in the world. It is located in the southern region of the Pearl River Delta in China’s Guangdong province. Q

Shenzhen, one of the world’s busiest ports, has a sister agreement with the Port of Halifax.

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Three Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) vessels, along with

Spanish replenishment ship SPS Patiño, recently sailed from the Port of Halifax to conduct a Task Group Exercise along the eastern seaboard.

In February, they joined HMCS Charlottetown for replenishment and combat drills testing ship and fleet readiness.

“SPS Patiño’s involvement with the Royal Canadian Navy highlights a special relationship developed and perfected through decades of operating together as enduring NATO allies in coalitions and operations around the world,” says Rear Admiral John Newton, Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic, in a press release. “Just as HMCS Protecteur refuelled Spanish warships during operations to liberate Kuwait 25 years ago this month, SPS Patiño will now play an important role in support of the Royal Canadian Navy by helping my sailors retain the expertise necessary to work with replenishment ships in the demanding conditions of the wintertime North Atlantic.”

This exercise marks SPS Patiño’s first participation in Atlantic fleet exercises since its arrival in Halifax on February 12. The Task Group training with SPS Patiño will provide operational experience. The exercises will keep Canadian skills sharp as they prepare to work on their own new supply ships, which are now under construction.

The exercise featured 870 Canadian and Spanish personnel working together. Rotations of approximately 30 Canadian personnel boarded SPS Patiño to study procedures, familiarize themselves with equipment, and participate in replenishment at sea activities.

“Exercises such as this serve to enhance the combat readiness of our units, improve unit interoperability and confirm operational mission preparedness,” says Commodore Craig Baines, Commander Canadian Fleet Atlantic. “The employment of these various naval vessels on exercise provides a rare opportunity for our Fleet to conduct a full range of seamanship duties and maritime warfare training.” Q

Cruise forecast The 2016 cruise season at the Port of Halifax will begin

on April 30, with the arrival of the Veendam, a Holland America Line vessel. “This is a wonderful way to start our 2016 cruise season in Halifax,” said Cathy McGrail, director of cruise and corporate communications for the Port of Halifax. “Holland America has been a tremendous partner over the years, and the Veendam is one of the vessels calling Halifax that is equipped to take on shore power. Starting off the season in this way is a good representation of the partnerships and innovations that have helped develop a strong cruise offering in Halifax.”

The Halifax Port Authority expects to host 135 cruise visits during the season, bringing in some 240,000 guests and crew.

This year, the single-vessel passenger capacity record in Halifax will be broken twice. The Norwegian Breakaway is scheduled to call on June 29, 2016 with a passenger capacity of 4,500 plus crew, setting the record until the Anthem of the Seas visits on September 1, 2016 (capacity of 4,905 plus crew).

“The cruise sector is important to Nova Scotia’s tourism economy,” says Martha Stevens, acting CEO of Tourism Nova Scotia. “Cruise passengers spend money on such things as food, shopping, and excursions, and are introduced to some of the unique experiences that make Nova Scotia an attractive vacation destination.” Q

Tracking tool The Halifax Port Authority

is now offering an enhanced web-tracking tool for importers and exporters moving containers through the Port of Halifax’s container terminals. HPA has updated its Halifax Gets It There (www.HalifaxGetsItThere. com) site to include several new features designed to make it easier for importers and exporters to do business through the Port of Halifax. The enhancements are the direct result of feedback from the market.

The enhanced tool lets users view their containers after vessel discharge (import) or before vessel loading (export) and throughout the supply chain.

The enhanced container-tracking tool allows importers and exporters to track a container by setting automated alerts that are sent back to them by email or text. Users can enter a single container number or upload a larger list of files and identify the specific alerts they wish to receive. Q

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Port builder GEORGE MALEC RETIRES FROM THE HALIFAX PORT AUTHORITY, LEAVING A LEGACY OF COOPERATION AND TEAM BUILDING

By Tom Peters

executive with the Halifax Port Authority, is retiring. Malec, 62, who began his marine career with the Canadian navy in 1976, will officially step down from his position as vice-president of business development and port operations at the end of March.

Malec is a familiar figure in the shipping community, welcoming thousands of delegates to Halifax Port Days as master of ceremonies over the years. His time in the Port of Halifax goes back much further than that, though, beginning with Halterm at the South End Container Terminal in 1980. In 1985 he took a position as assistant harbour master with the Halifax Port Corporation (which eventually morphed into the Halifax Port Authority).

His current job is splitting into two positions. One role will take charge of operations, while a new position will handle port planning and other responsibilities.

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entirely, planning to stay active as a consultant.

“I will not stop working, I’m just changing my work pattern so I can work on some interesting things coming in the marine community across Canada,” Malec says. “If I can provide some benefit and assistance to some of these folks who have reached out to me, then I am willing to work with them on a less structured, part-time basis. So we will see how those things pan out after my official retirement.”

Over the years Malec traveled to many parts of the world promoting the Port, but two incidents close to home are his strongest memories of his time in Halifax.

“Some of the best moments I spent in this port were immediately after Hurricane Juan,” he recalls. The hurricane came ashore on September 29, 2003, causing massive devastation and destruction across the city and province.

“We all got caught slightly off-guard in

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George Malec, a long-serving senior

the severity of that hurricane,” he says. “That morning at first light, when I turned out here, virtually every person in our outside workforce was here. All our operations people, all the engineering team and marine team were here and we put a plan in place.”

There was extensive damage at the Port, including roof sheets ripped off, a flood at the South End Container Terminal, destruction of a breakwater, yachts grounded, toppled containers, damaged ships, and more. “We had a mess on our hands and I was really impressed on how the HPA staff responded,” Malec says. “Within 48 hours we had the Port up and running and receiving ships.

That remains a highlight.”

The second memory is the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Malec worked with colleagues across Canada within the Association of Canadian Port Authorities.

“I was fortunate to work alongside two of the best marine operating people in the Canadian system, Capt. Chris Badger of Vancouver, and Capt. Jean-Luc Bedard of Montreal,” he says.

Immediately following the attacks and with Transport Canada concentrating on security in the air, Malec says he, Badger and Bedard “put on a conference call and immediately put in some good standard practices and procedures for [port] security. The three of us implemented some precautions that were enshrined in the marine regulations in Canada,” he says. “It was a proud moment in the Canadian port system when we had some very talented people rise to the occasion and do some very positive things.”

The Port of Halifax will feel different without Malec in his old job. “Over the years George has worked tirelessly for the good of the Port of Halifax,” says Richard Moore, President and CEO, Halifax Employers Association. “His experience in the industry and his commitment to the Port’s success have complemented each other time and time again in his dealings with customers and Port stakeholders.”

Moore hails Malec’s ability to work in a high profile and at times unpopular role.

“George has always acted professionally and respectfully when dealing with different interest groups or competing interests in an effort to build consensus whenever possible,” he says He also praises Malec’s ability to bring Port partners together. “George has always respected, and whenever possible, supported the role that the Halifax Employers Association plays in the Port of Halifax,” he says. “We have worked closely over the years on a number of items and our lines of communication have always been open.”

Moore adds that Malec’s “inclusive approach” was a strength. “George has always recognized the HEA’s mandate with respect to managing labour relations in the Port,” he says. “I have enjoyed our collaboration and friendship.”

Calvin Whidden, senior vice-president at Ceres-Halifax, operator of the Fairview Cove container terminal, also applauds Malec’s leadership.

“I have worked with George for over three decades,” Whidden says. “He has always been a honest, credible and straightforward person. In his position at the Port of Halifax, George has been an effective and positive influence on attracting new business.”

Equally important was Malec’s ability to keep current Port stakeholders working together. “He has always been open to discuss and resolve any issues that existed between the terminals and the port authority,” Whidden says. “George’s experience and cooperation will be missed by everyone in the Port community.”

During his career, Malec has used his influence and experience in the spirit of cooperation, as chairman of the Halifax Gateway Council, to help promote Halifax as a marine gateway for cargo to and from central Canada and the American Midwest.

“It was a pleasure to work directly with George during his time as chair of the Halifax Gateway Council,” says Nancy Phillips, the council’s executive director and in charge of business development. “He provided excellent leadership to the organization and was well respected by the board of directors and trusted by the stakeholder community.

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BY THE NUMBERS The addition of new liner services through the Port of Halifax helped push overall cargo totals into the plus side in 2015, according to statistics released by the Halifax Port Authority.

Containerized cargo increased 4.6 per cent to 418,359 twentyfoot equivalent units (TEU) in 2015 compared to 400,063 in 2014. Container cargo tonnage also increased to 3,432,383 tonnes from 3,366,428 tonnes in 2014.

Overall cargo tonnage through HPA facilities increased slightly to 3,837,723 tonnes in 2015 from 3,832,312 tonnes in 2014.

HPA spokesman Lane Farguson says the arrival of larger container vessels, over 8,000 TEU, at the port and the new services were major factors in the increases.

The G6 Alliance, which calls at the Fairview Cove Terminal, operated by Ceres-Halifax, added an outbound call to its AZX service (Asia Suez Express) and the 03 Alliance, which calls the South End terminal operated by Halterm, added a Halifax call to its Columbus loop.

Farguson says the increase in containerized cargo is “good sign” and the goal is “to work together to keep building on what we have gained over the last six months.”

The Port’s strong fourth quarter container numbers were a huge boost to final figures. The number of TEU jumped 22.3 per cent to 113,067 from 92,484 in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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One-stop shopping THE HALIFAX GATEWAY USES STRONG INTERMODAL LINKS TO CONNECT SHIPPERS TO IMPORTANT MARKETS WORLDWIDE

By Kim Hart Macneill The Halifax Gateway is essential for

local companies that want to do business with the world. It offers advanced logistics, multimodal transportation, and easy access to North American and global markets, explains Nancy Phillips, executive director of the Halifax Gateway. It includes the Port of Halifax, Stanfield International Airport, two container terminals, CN Rail, the logistics and warehousing sector, and Nova Scotia’s Class 1 highway infrastructure.

The Halifax Gateway Council fosters cooperation between key players from a diverse set of sectors, including the Port, airport, and CN, along with transportation providers, exporters, and other organizations that benefit directly from an efficient and competitive gateway.

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business community,” says Phillips. “It’s easier for governments and businesses to understand what the priorities are when they hear that unified voice.”

Four committees (made up of municipal, provincial and federal government organizations, and private businesses) promote the Gateway globally. For example, the Air Gateway Committee is made up of the airport, Nova Scotia Department of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism, Nova Scotia Business Inc., Destination Halifax, and Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

The committee looks for ways to work on collaborative marketing campaigns that will sustain and grow air routes and capacity. This includes increasing access for cargo planes in and out of Halifax’s airport, attracting new airlines, and increasing the number of international travellers.

The number of direct flights into Halifax for consultants and workers can be a key factor in an international company choosing the Gateway, she says.

Halifax Gateway Council members regularly participate in trade missions to highlight the benefits of doing business in Halifax for foreign governments and businesses.

Phillips says much of the story they tell is about companies in the Atlantic region that are growing and need international business partners to supply products or transit. She highlights Halifax’s shipbuilding sector, drilling in the energy sector, and major mining projects in the region as opportunities for international companies to provide products and services to local companies through the Gateway.

Some of the world’s largest shipping carriers already call on Halifax regularly

this region that benefit from having an international port and airport, and a class one railway provider that can help them quickly and efficiently move their goods to market.”

Since 2004, the Port Authority invested over $250 million to ensure Halifax can handle larger vehicles including postPanamax vessels.

“Ours is the second deepest natural port in the world,” says Phillips. “And over the past few years the Port and its partners have put infrastructure upgrades in place to more easily accommodate those ships.”

For example, Phillips says the Halterm Container Terminal in Halifax’s South End extended its pier allow two of these super ships to dock end-to-end. On the other side of the city, the Fairview Container Terminal features three 60-tonne post-Panamax gantry cranes.

The Halifax Port Authority also saw an opportunity to improve port services when it came time to replace the decking on the 60-year-old Macdonald Bridge, which spans Halifax Harbour. In the final stages of the job, Halifax Harbour Bridges workers will raise the bridge 2.1 metres. The Halifax Port Authority is contributing $1.5 million

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because the port provides access to more than 150 countries.

In July 2015, The G6 Alliance added Halifax to its Asia-U.S. East Coast Service.

OOCL Canada, a subsidiary of Hong Kongbased Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (OOCL), one of the world’s largest integrated international container transportation, logistics, and terminal companies makes three weekly stops at the Port.

Grace Liang, president of OOCL Canada, says the company has called on the Port for more than 20 years. “As an alternative gateway in the region for trade from the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia to Eastern Canada, the Port of Halifax is a competitive location of choice considering existing sea transit times for shipments,” she says.

While Halifax’s proximity to growing markets like India and China make it attractive to international concerns, that same geography also make the Gateway well-suited to accommodate Atlantic Canadian companies who wish to take advantage of the low loonie and venture into international markets.

“Two-way trade is so important,” says Phillips. “We have a lot of exporters in

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lanes.” That creates a level of security and stability that Phillips says would be attractive to overseas shipping companies if it were more widely known.

“As trade lanes grow and we have more activity here it would be my thought that our ability to maintain the naval assets here would be part of the growth plan,” she says.

In addition to being a diversified and balanced Gateway that boasts state-of-theart upgrades, Phillips says that the Halifax is also renowned for its small town vibe.

“In a really busy, large port sometimes, you’ve really got to be the big fish to get attention. Because we’re smaller, companies shipping through here get almost the VIP treatment,” she says. Q

towards the additional engineering work. of clearance.

The bridge’s current clearance doesn’t cause a problem for post-Panamax vessels, Phillips notes, but this effort will ensure that the Port is ready to accommodate larger vessels as ship technology and design advance.

Many of the Gateway’s other benefits to local an international companies are less visible from the outside.

“We have the majority of Canada’s naval assets here, over 40 per cent,” she says. “The navy is [in the Port] and they are out in the waters where the trade is moving between this part of the country and the trading

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Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

Agent

NORTH EUROPE Atlantic Container Line

ACL A Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sat-Im

Ceres

Atlantic Container Line

ACL B Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ACL ACL

APL

APL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

APL

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) - Rotterdam (NE) - Immingham (UK)

cc-tc

18 days

Halterm

Eimskip

Hapag Lloyd

HL A Service (ATA)

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

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sat-Im

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

HL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Maersk

Maersk Canada Atlantic Express Service (CAX)

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

cc, tc

Weekly

Sunday Saturday

Halterm

Maersk

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

Lisbon (PT)

cc-gc-tc

10 days

Halterm

Melfi

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Ceres

MOL

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

15 days

Ocean

Nirint

Nirint Shipping

Nirint Med-Canada Service

Lisbon (PT)

cc-gc-tc

10 days

Halterm

Nirint

NYK Line

NYK PAX (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Ceres

NYK

Sunday

OOCL

OOCL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

Wallenius Willhelmsen

WW ACL A Service

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

gc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sat-Im

Ceres

Wallenius

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

APL

SOUTH EUROPE (MEDITERRANEAN) APL

APL AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Bahri

Bahri (NSCSA) North America Service

Livorno/Leghorn (IT)

cc-gc-rr

Monthly

Hapag Lloyd

HL AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Hyundai

Hyundai AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Valencia (SP) Salerno (IT)

cc-gc-tc

10 days

MOL

MOL AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Nirint Shipping

Nirint Med-Canada Service

Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Valencia (SP) Salerno (IT)

cc-gc-tc

10 days

NYK Line

NYK AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Ocean

Protos

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Halterm

Melfi

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

MOL

Halterm

Nirint

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

NYK

OOCL

OOCL AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Atlantic (ZCA)

Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Haifa (IL) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) - Piraeus (GR) - Ashdod (IL)

cc-tc

Weekly

Thursday

Halterm

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim SAS Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

Zim

LATIN AMERICA (CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA) Tuesday/Sunday

APL

APL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Ceres

APL

Hapag Lloyd

HL PAX (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

Altamira (MX) - Veracruz (MX) - Progreso (MX) - Mariel (CU)

cc-gc-tc

10 days

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

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

cc-tc

Nirint Shipping

Nirint Med-Canada Service

Altamira (MX) - Veracruz (MX) - Progreso (MX) - Mariel (CU)

cc-gc-tc

NYK Line

NYK PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

OOCL Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

Halterm

Melfi

Ceres

MOL

15 days

Ocean

Nirint

10 days

Halterm

Nirint

Ceres

NYK

Sunday

Sunday

Manzanillo (PA) - Balboa (PA

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

Kingston (JA) - Balboa (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

Sunday

Ceres

APL

Ocean

Protos

SOUTH / SOUTHEAST ASIA & MIDDLE EAST APL

APL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Bahri

Bahri (NSCSA) North America Service

Via the Suez Canal: Damman (SA) - Jeddah (SA) - Mumbai (IN) Port Said (EG) - Dubai (UA)

cc-gc-rr

Monthly

China Shipping Container Line

China Shipping AAE1 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Hong Kong (CH) - Yantian (CH) - Vung Tao (VN) Port Kelang (MY)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

China Shipping

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

Via the Suez Canal: Hong Kong (CH) - Yantian (CH) - Vung Tao (VN) Port Kelang (MY)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

CMA CGM

COSCO AAE1 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Hong Kong (CH) - Yantian (CH) - Vung Tao/Ho Chi Minh (VN) - Port Kelang (MY)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

COSCO

Hamburg Sud ECAS Service

Via the Suez Canal: Hong Kong (CH) - Yantian (CH) - Vung Tao/Ho Chi Minh (VN) - Port Kelang (MY)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

Montship

HL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

HMM

MOL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

MOL

NYK Line

NYK AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

NYK

OOCL

OOCL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

United Arab Shipping Company

UASC AUC1 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Hong Kong (CH) - Yantian (CH) - Vung Tao (VN) - Port Kelang (MY)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

UASC

Zim SAS Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

Zim

COSCO Hamburg Sud Hapag Lloyd Hyundai MOL

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

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Service

Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

Agent

APL

APL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) - Pusan/Busan (SK) Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

APL

China Shipping Container Line

China Shipping AAE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

China Shipping

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

CMA CGM

COSCO

COSCO AAE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

COSCO

Hamburg Sud

Hamburg Sud ECAS Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

Montship

Hapag Lloyd

HL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transpacific) Service

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

NYK

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

NORTH ASIA

Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA) Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA) Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA) Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA) Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) (JA) - Yokohama (JA)

- Pusan/Busan (SK) - Pusan/Busan (SK) - Pusan/Busan (SK) -

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

NYK Line

NYK PA1 (Transpacific) Service

OOCL

OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

United Arab Shipping Company

UASC AUC1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

UASC

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

- Pusan/Busan (SK) - Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo

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 / Sat-Im

Ceres

ACL

Atlantic Container Line

ACL B Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ACL

APL

APL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

APL

APL

APL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

APL

APL

APL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

APL

Bahri

Bahri (NSCSA) North America Service

Baltimore (MD) - Houston (TX) - Jacksonville (FL) - Savannah (GA) Wilmington (NC)

cc-gc-rr

Monthly

Ocean

Protos

China Shipping Container Line

China Shipping AAE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

China Shipping

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

CMA CGM

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

CMA CGM

COSCO

COSCO AAE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

COSCO

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME)

cc-tc

18 days

Halterm

Eimskip

Hamburg Sud

Hamburg Sud ECAS Service

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

cc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

Montship

Hapag Lloyd

HL A Service (ATA)

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

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sat-Im

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

HL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

HL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

HL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai

Hyundai AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Maersk

Maersk Canada Atlantic Express Service (CAX)

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

Maersk

MOL

MOL AZX Service

Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

MOL

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

NYK Line

NYK AZX Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

NYK

NYK Line

NYK PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

NYK

Oceanex

Oceanex Service

St. John’s (NL)

cc, gc, tc, rr

2x week

Tuesday & Friday

Halterm

Oceanex

OOCL

OOCL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

OOCL

OOCL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

OOCL

OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

Transport Service International

Transport Maritime Service (St. Pierre et Miquelon)

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (FR)

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Halterm

902481-9335

United Arab Shipping Company

UASC AUC1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

UASC

Wallenius Willhelmsen

WW ACL A Service

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

gc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sat-Im

Ceres

Wallenius

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Atlantic (ZCA)

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Thursday

Halterm

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim SAS Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

Zim

b – bulk

gc – general cargo (includes breakbulk)

c – container

rc – refrigerated cargo

rr – roll-on/roll-off

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FEATURE

People person PETER SELIG LEAVES HAPAG LLOYD WITH A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE PORT AND ITS WORKERS

By Suzanne Rent

Peter Selig started his career when he

was 18, accepting a job with Kerr Steamships.

It was 1964 and at that point, the company’s offices resided in the Bank of Nova Scotia building on Hollis Street. Selig’s father died the year before.

Selig remembers those days in the Port well, walking from the office to the customs house in what is now Pier 21. He recalls the smell of hops from the Oland’s Brewry. He remembers containers filled with fresh jaffa oranges from Israel. During one walk along the waterfront, he passed long-time Nova Scotia Premier Robert Stanfield, who greeted him with a hello.

“It’s little things like that you remember,” he says.

In 1967, Selig moved on to freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel, working in its Edmonton office. There, he arranged trucking to the Port and airfreight for shipments all over 16

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the world. He remembers shipping just about everything from cremated remains to containers full of sulfur.

“It was a new experience,” Selig says. “You had to do everything. I was put there by myself and it wasn’t easy. It was a very good education.”

In 1969, Selig saw an ad in the Montreal Gazette. FK Warren was looking for someone to work in the new concept of containerization.

Eventually, the company started a firm called Warren Container Ships opened FK Containerization and served as agents for Dart, Zim, and Columbus.

“We were all young, late teens, early 20s, and we had a lot of fun,” he says. “You worked seven days a week, but you enjoyed yourself while you were there.”

In 1975, his former employer Kuehne + Nagel decided to open an office in Halifax, so Selig headed back to Halifax to work there.

Two years later, Montreal Shipping were looking for someone to do sales for several lines, including Hapag Lloyd. Selig made another move.

Again it was a time for innovation in the industry. At the time, Selig says, Oxford Frozen Foods were having a hard time getting reefer containers to ship blueberries to European markets. Reefer containers were new at the time. Selig worked with his people in New York and Montreal to get the containers.

Hapag Lloyd decided to open its own office, and asked Selig to be the general manager there, and also handle sales. He was with Hapag Lloyd until his retirement last year.

Selig saw many changes in the industry over his career. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) and containerization transformed the industry.

“Hapag Lloyd has always been at the forefront to make sure the technology was there to look after their customers,” Selig says. “Now, they are the number fourth in size. They have always been a great company to work for.”

During his career, Selig has seen just about everything shipped. He remembers one company tried to ship live eels. “Of course, it didn’t work because there was no way to clean the water,” he says. While he worked in Alberta, live animals were shipped around the world, including planeloads of sheep from Finland. He also recalls a cargo of pigs he helped round up. “I remember having to go out to try to get them into the cages,” Selig says. “[Now] everything you can imagine gets shipped in a container.”

One of the biggest changes he’s seen is the level of competition.

Nowadays, there are carriers that share space on the same vessel. “You can’t sell schedules anymore because all the same competitors are on the same vessel, going to the same places,” he says. “It all comes down to customer service.”

Companies compete on rates and service. “You have to be watching the market all the time,” Sellig says. “You have to be watching the competition all the time. So, it’s interesting.”

But that has changed the nature of the job, too. Selig says that has changed the personal side of the business.

“There’s not a lot of time for fun any more,” he says. “You don’t have time to create or cultivate the relationships... It’s so competitive, more companies chasing the same piece of the pie. There is only so much cargo.”

Selig says many of his customers were down-to-earth people. He said his goal was always to understand a customer’s particular concern and how to make the job work for them.

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“I don’t think I’ve had one customer who I’d say was a bad customer,” he says.

Through his customers, he got to know the shipping as well as the commercial and marketing side of the industry as well the commercial and marketing sides.

Selig says the best part of his job has always been the people. His work, he says, allowed him to get to know everyone who worked in every aspect of the Port industry.

“One day you’d be talking to a fisherman down on the dock about shipments and the next day you will be talking to the CEO of a multimillion-dollar company and everything in between,” Selig says. “The people who run the Port over the years have always been good.”

Selig says he’s developed friendships with some of the people he’s worked with over the years. “There are individuals within the industry that are just characters,” he says.

“Some of my worst jokes, or my best jokes, come from those characters.”

One such friendship was Artie Arab, a checker who worked in the sheds on the docks. The two friends would visit every week, to watch Jeopardy or just “shoot the breeze.”

“It was one of those relationships you develop over the years,” Selig says of Arab,

who passed away a couple of years ago.

“You’d walk in on a Monday night and he’d say, ‘Oh, it’s good to see you old friend.’”

Patrick Bohan, director of supply chain solutions with the Halifax Port Authority, has known Selig for 15 years. He knows well how Selig was able to connect with people in the industry beyond a day-to-day work level. Bohan calls him “one of a kind.”

“I’ve never met anyone like Peter,” Patrick says. “He’s a deep thinker. He is known for his ability to share knowledge and offer advice.”

Bohan says Selig always made an attempt to get to know the people he worked with and was thoughtful with advice and gifts.

He remembers Selig purchasing a birthday cake for Lou Holmes, president of Holmes Maritime Inc., even though Selig wasn’t attending the meeting.

Bohan says with Selig’s retirement, he takes with him a longtime commitment to the Port and a deep knowledge of the industry and connections to industryrelated associations.

“He was around when containers were just a curiosity,” Bohan says. “He is going to be missed because he touched so many people.”

As someone who has worked in the Port

for his career, Selig sees well the benefits it brings to the city. For example, there are the economic spinoffs for companies offering transportation. “The average person doesn’t realize what impact [the Port] has on the local economy because it has so many moving pieces,” he says.

But he still will think of the Port and the work the people there are doing. He says rates are always under pressure, but the Port is working toward identifying new customers and directing them to do business in Halifax. Getting more lines in to the city helps pilotage, the tugboats, and the stevedores because there is more work.

“I think they are doing a good job now,” he says. “Right now, it’s the bottom line for the carriers.”

During his retirement, Selig says he will focus on some hobbies he put aside during his career. He expects to get back to oil painting and woodworking. He’s already created a house for dolls that his daughter collected as a child. He will also spend time driving around in his 1959 Oldsmobile, a classic car he’s coveted since he first saw the model at a Bedford post office where he worked as a teen. “It took me a long time to get it, but I finally got it,” he says. Q

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