Port of Halifax Summer 2016

SU MME R 20 1 6

port OF HALIFAX MAGAZINE

Bigger and better With new ships, ACL doubles down on its long commitment to the Port of Halifax

Showcasing our city With strong infrastructure and a welcoming attitude, Halifax hosts cruise travellers from around the world

BE A GAME CHANGER. Invest in my future. Your future. Our future.

I’m young. You’re smart. #HireMeHalifax

BECOME A GAME CHANGER. HALIFAXGAMECHANGERS.COM

Table of Contents Portside Notes The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new development­­ All aboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Shipping safer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Port Days returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Calendar of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Port partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

First Call Preparing for a busy summer

2016 IS ON TRACK TO BE A BUSY AND PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR THE PORT OF HALIFAX . . . 8

Carrier spotlight A renewed commitment ACL’S SHIPS HAVE LONG BEEN A FAMILIAR SIGHT IN THE PORT OF HALIFAX. . . . . . . . . . 10

Sailing Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 In focus Showcasing a city

A DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR THE WORLD’S TOP LINES, HALIFAX IS IN THE

MIDST OF ANOTHER BUSY CRUISE SEASON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

port OF HALIFAX MAGAZINE

Port of Halifax Magazine is distributed free of charge to maritime, industrial and transportation interests around the world. Permission to reproduce any original material in whole or in part, with the exception of photography and advertising, is available by contacting Metro Guide Publishing. Please also address questions concerning editorial content, advertising, and circulation to Metro Guide Publishing.

Port of Halifax Magazine is produced in collaboration with the Halifax Shipping Association.

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

Printed in Canada Copyright © Summer 2016 Port of Halifax Magazine Produced by Metro Guide Publishing Publisher Senior Editor Contributing Editors Production Manager Production Coordinator Graphic Design Printing

Patty Baxter Trevor J. Adams Kim Hart Macneill, Suzanne Rent Jeffrey Webb Emma Brennan Gwen North Advocate Printing & Publishing

F OR A DV E RT I SI N G S A L E S C ON TAC T:

902-420-9943 publishers@metroguide.ca

ON OUR COVER: With new ships, ACL doubles down on its long commitment to the Port of Halifax.

Photo: HPA

INSET: With strong infrastructure and a welcoming attitude, Halifax hosts cruise travellers from around the world.

Photo: Submitted

2882 Gottingen Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 3E2 Tel: 902-420-9943 Fax: 902-429-9058 E-mail: publishers@metroguide.ca

www.metroguidepublishing.ca

Mailed under Canada Post Publications Mail Sales Agreement No.40601061 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Metro Guide Publishing at the address above.

SUMMER 2016 ||

3

PORTSIDE NOTES

All aboard appointed local businessman Jim Spatz as the federal director to the Halifax Port Authority board of directors.

After 13 years as a medical doctor, Jim Spatz became chairman and CEO of Southwest Properties Limited, one of Atlantic Canada’s leading real-estate development firms. He has taken on leadership roles in several organizations.

Spatz serves on the boards of directors for the Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee and Blue Line Innovations Incorporated. He is a member of the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank Advisory Board and serves as a life director of Neptune Theatre.

He served on the board of governors for Dalhousie University from 2001 to 2015, and served as board chair from 2008 to 2014. He sits on the National Executive Committee for the 2017 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference.

“Jim Spatz is a tremendous addition to

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

The federal government has

Jim Spatz

the HPA board of directors,” says chairman David Henderson. “He is a community leader with experience in business, arts, culture, education, and charitable causes.

The maritime community and the larger

business community are fortunate to have such an individual taking on this role.”

In addition to Henderson, Spatz joins vice-chair Hector Jacques and directors Ted Larsen, Lantz Siteman, and Tom Hayes. Q

• Waste removal & disposal • Recycling services • Compost & organics collection • E-waste disposal • Roll-off containers • Paper collection & shredding • Portable toilets • Locally owned and operated

Contact us today: 902-445-4500 | 4

||

Port of Halifax

www.regroupns.ca

||

BY TREVOR J. ADAMS

Shipping safer

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

Canadian transportation minister

Emergency Responders Guidebook and a set of competency guidelines. These tools provide first responders with important safety information when they arrive at the scene of an incident, as well as training guidelines when they need to quickly respond to transportation incidents involving dangerous goods.

“This is an important step forward in supporting local emergency planning,” says Raymond Louie, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

“We will continue to work with the minister and Transport Canada to ensure that the concerns of municipalities and our residents are taken into account in the development of new rail safety measures.”

Halifax is the East Coast terminus for CN’s continent-spanning rail network, transshipping cargo by train from the Port of Halifax. Q

Marc Garneau recently announced new measures to make it safer to transport dangerous goods by rail.

Shippers now must give municipalities and first responders more data on dangerous goods to improve emergency planning, risk assessments, and training. The requirement, contained in Protective Direction 36, also provides that municipalities are given information that can be shared directly with the Canadian public.

“The initiatives I’ve announced... further underline our commitment to working with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and all of our stakeholders to make Canada’s rail system safer for Canadians,” Garneau says in a press release.

As part of Rail Safety Week, he also announced the release of the 2016

Marc Garneau

W&O INTRODUCES

by GF Piping Systems YOUR SOURCE FOR THE ONLY USCG APPROVED MARINE THERMOPLASTIC PIPING SYSTEM W&O is the proud North American distributor for the groundbreaking SeaCor™ piping systems from Georg Fischer – the first and only commercially available United States Coast Guard-Approved (USCG) marine thermoplastic piping system in the world. SeaCor is also the only thermoplastic piping system that meets the requirements of Transport of Canada. Light in weight and long-lasting, the corrosion-resistant SeaCor piping system is a unique, cost-saving solution to optimize vessel performance.

Transport Canada

No. 164.141/36/0

Pipe

|

Valves

|

Fittings

800.962.9696 • wosupply.com |

Actuation

|

Engineered Solutions

SUMMER 2016 ||

5

PORTSIDE NOTES

Port Days returns

Calendar of events

PHOTO: HPA

Last Friday of each month

September 14 sees the return of the popular Port Days event,

bringing industry stakeholders together in Halifax for business development and networking. Things begin on September 14 with the popular Port Days Golf Tournament & BBQ at Chester Golf Glub. Following that, the Cunard Centre on Marginal Road hosts the Opening Reception and Trade & Technology Showcase. The Showcase reopens the next morning, as the Cunard Centre hosts the Chair’s Breakfast, a Business Session, and Keynote Lunch. In the afternoon there’s a guided tour of Port facilities, before Port Days closes with the Lobster Supper. Speakers weren’t announced at press time.

Visit portofhalifax.ca for updates. See the September issue for more coverage. Q

6

||

Port of Halifax

Mission to Seafarers’ popular monthly luncheons continue. They are held every month at the Mission except December and are on the last Friday of the month at noon. The cost is $10 and $7.50 for seniors. The Halifax Mission to Seafarers is a Canadian non-profit charity.

As part of a worldwide network of Anglican sponsored Missions, the Halifax Mission offers seafarers help and support when their ships arrive in port.

September 14 and 15 Port Days returns to the Cunard Centre on Marginal Road. See adjacent story for details.

If you have an event to contribute for the next issue, email the editor at tadams@metroguide.ca.

Port partners signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Halifax Port Authority outlining how they’ll work together as Millbrook infills a portion of the Tufts Cove waterlot adjacent to the existing Millbrook land at Shannon Park on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour. HPA administers the waterlot.

“This is a very positive development,” says Chief Bob Gloade in a press release. “The potential use of this waterlot would complement our existing land and allow us to move forward in our longterm planning and vision for this site.”

Karen Oldfield, president and CEO of HPA, agrees. “We are working together to explore options that will unlock the potential of this waterlot,” she says. “Our goal is to find a solution that will benefit the members of Millbrook First Nation and support community development.”

The Memorandum of Understanding will continue for two years as Millbrook First Nation and HPA look into an extended lease. Q

PHOTO: HPA

Nova Scotia’s Millbrook First Nation has

Millbrook First Nation Chief Bob Gloade and HPA president and CEO Karen Oldfield.

SUMMER 2016 ||

7

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

FR I ROSUTN D CA LL A TH E PORT

Preparing for a busy summer ALL INDICATORS ARE POINTING TO A GOOD YEAR FOR THE PORT OF HALIFAX

By Tom Peters First-quarter reports show that new

and expanded shipping services are paying dividends for the Port of Halifax.

The Halifax Port Authority’s first quarter cargo container stats for 2016 show a 28 per cent increase over Q1 2015 according to the Halifax Port Authority. The Port’s two main container terminals handled 114,421 TEU in the first quarter of 2016 compared to 89,367 TEU in the Q1 2015. Container tonnage also increased, 28.4 per cent rising to 930,826 tons over the same period last year.

Lane Farguson, HPA communications advisor, says the increases reflect the business brought to the Port by added vessel calls.

CMA CGM, China Shipping, and UASC added the Port of Halifax as a weekly call on their Suez service, providing a direct link to China and South East Asia. These carriers are part of the Ocean Three Alliance calling at the South End Container Terminal operated by Halterm Container Terminal Ltd., and the expanded G6 service calling at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal operated by Ceres-Halifax.

8

||

Port of Halifax

The G6 Alliance expanded its AZX service, operating out of the Ceres Halifax Inc. run Fairview Cove Container Terminal, providing additional links to Asian and Mediterranean ports.

These service expansions increased the number of larger vessels calling on the Port, some in excess of 8,000 TEU. More and larger vessels calling also meant an increase in containerized and noncontainerized tonnage in the first quarter.

A stronger American dollar also drives traffic.

For its part, containerized export cargo jumped 44.7 per cent in the first quarter over the same period in 2015. Non-containerized cargo tonnage increased 52.7 per cent over the same period, the majority of which moved through the Ocean and Richmond terminals.

“Cargo through Richmond and Ocean Terminals is also up in the first quarter,” says HPA communications advisor Farguson.

“This includes major heavy-lift operations through Richmond, ongoing steel rail through Ocean, and large dimensional cargo like ro-ro machinery through Ocean.

Outside of HPA facilities, noncontainerized cargo saw imports decrease 20.9 per cent over the same period last year, and exports declined 19.1 per cent.

Port-wide tonnage in all facilities was up slightly, 0.5 per cent, to 1,856,411 tons in Q1 2016 over the first quarter of 2015.

The Halifax Port Authority released its 2015 financial information prior to its annual meeting in May. The numbers reflect a solid year for the Port’s three lines of business: cargo, cruise, and real estate.

The Halifax Port Authority saw a 4.8-per-cent increase in revenues to $35.4 million. Net revenues increased to $4.4 million, up 2.88 per cent over 2014.

“The diverse revenue stream helps to provide long-term stability,” says Farguson.

Operating income is also up 6.6 per cent to $16 million, which Farguson says is a key financial performance indicator the Port watches. The HPA is mandated to be selfsufficient and profits are reinvested in Port infrastructure.

“As Canada’s East Coast port it is important

for all partners and stakeholders to continue to work together to grow the Canadian economy,” says Karen Oldfield, HPA president and CEO. “Innovating and diversifying the Port business across all lines, including cargo, cruise, and real estate, have helped the Halifax Port Authority to maintain a solid financial position as evidenced by a credit rating of A+ from Standard & Poor’s.”

The world’s largest shipping lines call on Halifax and connect business to more than 150 countries, and the Port contributes over $1.6 billion in economic impact to the region.

The Halifax Gets it There website and mobile app now boast an enhanced tracking tool that allows importers and exporters to follow their containers after vessel discharge through arrival at CN’s inland intermodal terminals. The added service comes in response to market feedback.

The free tool allows users to enter a single container number, or upload a list of numbers to track, and saves the queries for additional referrals. Visit HalifaxGetsItThere.com to download the app or track online.

In another cargo development, Atlantic Container Line (ACL) recently signed a new service agreement with Ceres Halifax Inc., operator of the Fairview Cove Terminal.

The agreement means Halifax remains ACL’s largest North American port and gateway to Canada and the American Midwest through 2022. ACL offers twice weekly service to Halifax and will continue to do so with its new G4 CONRO ships.

“We value our long-term working relationships with the Halifax Port Authority and Ceres,” says Andrew Abbott, ACL’s president and

Andrew Abbott

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

Richmond Terminal

CEO in a press release. “We just could not ignore the close cooperation and support of the HPA and Ceres that removed every obstacle to a long-term agreement. The quality improvements to the CN Rail service and the consistent cooperation of our ILA colleagues were also influential factors in our decision.”

In signing the new deal, ACL and Ceres will work together to grow cargo volume in the Port. “ACL has been a very important partner throughout the years,” says Calvin Whidden, president of Ceres Halifax Inc., in a release. ACL’s volume via Halifax will eventually double as all of the line’s new ships enter service. Read more about the new vessels on page 10.

The opening of the expanded Panama Canal, scheduled for June 27, could mean even more cargo for the Port of Halifax.

Marine cargo experts suggest that as much as 10 per cent of the cargo moving between Asia and the U.S. could move from West Coast ports to East Coast ports. This places Halifax in a good position with its rail connections to the American Midwest.

Industry developments present opportunities for shipping lines to deploy more ultra-large vessels to the East Coast, says Lane Farguson, Halifax Port Authority communications advisor. These developments include more strategic shipping alliances, the completion of the second lane of the Suez Canal, and the fact that the expanded canal can accommodate container vessels up to 13,000 TEUs will be able to traverse the Panama Canal, “Halifax is in an excellent position to accept those large ships because we have infrastructure in place and the water depth necessary for those vessels,” he says. Q

SUMMER 2016 ||

9

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

CARRIER SPOTLIGHT

A renewed commitment ACL’S SHIPS HAVE LONG BEEN A FAMILIAR SIGHT IN THE PORT OF HALIFAX. THIS YEAR THE COMPANY’S NEWEST VESSELS WILL MAKE THEIR FIRST CALLS IN HALIFAX

By Kim Hart Macneill

The air was crisp and the sky was

bright as ACL’s Atlantic Star made its way through Halifax Harbour. Long-time harbour watchers like Shipfax blogger Mac MacKay watched the ship pass under the Macdonald Bridge on its way to the Fairview Container Terminal earlier this year.

“Its predecessors of the G3 class have been the most dependable sights in Halifax Harbour since the mid 1980s… ships of this class will eventually become commonplace, but the startling appearance of this first one will not soon be forgotten,” he wrote of that morning.

It was the first of many visits the Atlantic Star will make to the port this year, and there will be more to come from its sister 10

||

Port of Halifax

ships, as the rest of ACL’s modern G4 vessels are scheduled to launch in 2016.

The new CONRO vessel shares its name with the first ACL ship to call on Halifax, a G1 vessel in 1969, linking the company’s past to its future.

In 1965, a conglomerate of five European steamship companies founded ACL to build and operate a fleet of unique combination ro-ro container ships (CONROs). Over the decades, the company changed hands numerous times; today the family-owned Grimaldi Group, headquartered in Naples, Italy, owns ACL. The company held a contest for employees to name the G4s vessels in 2014, and entrants submitted over 5,000 names. Andrea Cox,

a customer service representative at ACL’s Halifax customer service centre named the Atlantic Star and her sister ships Atlantic Sail, Atlantic Sea, Atlantic Sky, and Atlantic Sun. The Atlantic Sail, the second G4 vessel to call on Halifax, visited on May 27.

“The new ships represent our confidence in the ACL brand and our services, what we represent to our owners and clients,” says Fritz King, ACL’s managing director Canada.

These vessels are unique, and the largest CONROs ever built. State-owned HudongZhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) in Shanghai, China built the G4s, which are larger, more efficient, and greener than the G3s they will replace over the coming year.

“The fact that we operate a vessel that’s not simply lo-lo but multipurpose is certainly a specific advantage and one that we absolutely work to capitalize on,” says King ACL’s service is not limited to containers only; its vessels can accommodate selfpropelled and rollable pieces of almost any weight and dimension, out-of-gage items, and all types of vehicles. “If it needs to be shipped, we can find a way,” says King.

At 296 metres, the G4s are only four metres longer than the G3s built in the 1980s, but their 3,800 TEU container capacity is 105 per cent larger than the previous generation. The G4s will accommodate containers stacked 14 high, compared to 11 high on the G3s. Like the G3s, the new vessels employ on deck cellguides that will ensure ACL to continues its record of never losing a container over the side of a ship in 30 years.

Additionally, the new vessels feature 28,900 square metres of ro-ro space to carry over 1,300 cars, 300 more than its predecessor. The car deck height will increase from 1.7 metres to 2.2 metres to accommodate SUVs. Wider, more shallow

ro-ro ramps, and higher decks with fewer columns will enable easier loading and discharging of over-sized cargo.

Though the new ships are larger than those they’re replacing, they’re also more environmentally friendly than their predecessors. “We’re among the first lines that took the concept of being environmentally friendly, or green, as an important plank in our approach to our clients,” says King.

The G4’s design reduces emissions per TEU by 65 per cent over the G3s. “In terms of earning power, the G4 vessels will be the equivalent of a 6,500 TEU containership, but with far lower costs,” says a press release issued by the company announcing the new design.

These larger vessels are in line with ACL’s goal of becoming the largest volume shipping company working out of the Port of Halifax. In a press release, ACL said it plans to double its current volume as the G4s come online. Though no one wants to give away trade secrets, it’s clear that ACL is a significant presence in the Port of Halifax.

Patrick Bohan, director of supply-chain solutions at the Halifax Port Authority,

describes ACL as a reliable carrier in the port and says the company is always among the top carriers in terms of volume. “I think we’re the second or third largest carrier in the port,” says King. “I think the best way to phrase what we want to do is to say we want to shift our position.”

Halifax has always been an important port of call for ACL. When the company first came to Canada, Montreal was the country’s shipping hub. Through economics and industry growth, many shipping companies relocated their headquarters to Toronto. But in the mid-1980s ACL decided to make a change and shift its Canadian operations to Halifax.

“Once upon a time it was important to be physically closer to your customer base when handling paperwork and providing logistical support,” says King. “The telecommunications boom changed all of that.”

Today ACL is the only shipping line headquartered in the city. It’s also the only shipping line with a customer service centre based in the city. Earlier this year staff moved from their Purdy’s Tower Two location on the Halifax waterfront, to space

THE KNOW-HOW YOU WANT

At Empire, we’re proud of our people’s hands-on experience and capabilities in providing our marine and industrial customers with cost effective solutions, best-inclass cargo handling practices and dependability. These, coupled with our extensive network of terminal facilities strategically situated on Canada’s East coast and US Gulf coast make Empire Stevedoring the smart choice when it comes to moving your precious cargo.

Let us channel our know-how to your advantage.

www.empirestevedoring.com

500 Place d’Armes, Suite 2800 Montreal, QC H2Y 2W2 (Canada) Tel: (514) 288-2221 Fax: (514) 288-1148 achodos@empstev.com goro@empstev.com

HALIFAX NS ST-JOHN NB THUNDER BAY ON TORONTO ON MONTREAL QC QUEBEC QC HOUSTON TX NEW ORLEANS LA BATON ROUGE LA

SUMMER 2016 ||

11

CARRIER SPOTLIGHT

in the environmentally friendly TD Centre Halifax on Barrington Street. The building has LEED EB:O&M (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance) certification from the Canadian Green Building Council.

ACL’s five weekly transatlantic sailings cover ports in Europe, the United States, and Canada. ACL’s main CONRO service calls weekly at Baltimore, Norfolk, New York, Halifax, Liverpool, Antwerp, Hamburg, and Gothenburg. The company also provides four additional pure container strings covering 15 ports in Europe and North America.

In addition to Halifax’s easy access to foreign and domestic markets, King says “The Port is attractive for a number of other reasons. In order to offer the market what we deemed to be different flavours, ACL’s owners at the time chose some ports that were not already in the rotation of the existing competition. Halifax proved to be one such strategic option.”

At first glance, Halifax is suitable because it offers a year-round, deep-water port, but King says many other factors went into choosing Halifax as ACL’s Canadian headquarters.

“There are many reasons Halifax fits well into our mix and has for a long time,” says King. “It’s worked well. Every port has its ups and downs, but over time Halifax has proved to be a valuable port for us.”

Another major benefit of operating in Halifax, says King, is CN’s strong rail presence and the ample number of feeder services operating in the port making it easier for ACL to service Central Canada and Midwestern U.S. clients.

In March, all of those factors came into play when ACL signed a new contract with Ceres-Halifax, running through 2022.

Ceres-Halifax operates the 28-hectare Fairview Container Terminal, which features 2,297 linear-feet of dock, plus five gantry cranes, three of which are super postPanamax cranes.

“We were being thoughtful and practical in evaluating what we could efficiently undertake in terms of a port rotation when the G4s came into service, which port combinations would serve ACL and our clients best,” says King of the lengthy negotiations to renew the contract.

“ACL is a company that’s very disciplined about its service standards,” says Bohan.

“The chain is only as strong and the partners in it.” Both Bohan and King said that Ceres,

EVEN THE MOST COMPLICATED PROJECTS BEGIN WITH SOMETHING SIMPLE IMPLE Every EastPoint Engineering project begins with a good client relationship. And by deliveringg ce – for our clients – with precision, and excellence we make sure every project ends with a great relationship, too.

For EastPoint engineers, it’s a handshake.

12

||

Port of Halifax

CN, Halifax Port Authority, and labour worked closely together to get the Ceres contract renewed. Key to the agreement for ACL was ensuring that the company would continue to service its clients and improve its service as the G4s come online, says King.

Although ACL’s parent company, Grimaldi, operates a vast number of ships throughout its many services areas, ACL is a niche market player.

“We differ from our competition in that we offer a specialised trade, specifically a highly service oriented product,” says King.

“We are proud of that product and continue to work steadily to ensure it remains the best it can be. The G4s are the next step in that continuing evolution.” Q

REDISCOVER YOUR CITY.

CONTACT US TO ADVERTISE 902-420-9943 | PUBLISHERS@METROGUIDE.CA | halifaxmag.com

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 / Sat-Im

Ceres

ACL

Atlantic Container Line

ACL B Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

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

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

Sunday

Ceres

NYK

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

Ocean

Protos

NORTH EUROPE

Sunday

ACL

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

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai

Hyundai AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

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

cc-gc-tc

10 days

Halterm

Melfi

MOL

MOL AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Ceres

MOL

Nirint Shipping

Nirint Med-Canada Service

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

cc-gc-tc

10 days

Halterm

Nirint

NYK Line

NYK AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

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

Tuesday/Sunday

LATIN AMERICA (CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA) APL

APL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

APL

Hapag Lloyd

HL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

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

cc-gc-tc

10 days

Halterm

Melfi

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Ceres

MOL

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

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

cc-tc

15 days

Ocean

Nirint

Nirint Shipping

Nirint Med-Canada Service

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

cc-gc-tc

10 days

Halterm

Nirint

NYK Line

NYK PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

NYK

OOCL

OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA) - Balboa (PA

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

Kingston (JA) - Balboa (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

APL

Ocean

Protos

Sunday

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/Ho Chi Minh (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/Ho Chi Minh (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/Ho Chi Minh (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

14

||

Port of Halifax

SUMMER 2016 Line

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 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

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

- 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-tc

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)

St. 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

For agent information, surf to www.halifaxgetsitthere.com.

SUMMER 2016 ||

15

PHOTO: SUBMITTED

IN FOCUS

Showcasing a city A DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR THE WORLD’S TOP LINES, HALIFAX IS IN THE MIDST OF ANOTHER BUSY CRUISE SEASON

By Suzanne Rent

Veendam, a vessel from the Holland

America Line, was the first cruise ship to visit the Port of Halifax this season. The weather on April 30, the day of its arrival, made the visit successful as the city came alive for spring.

“The crew and the captain were delighted to be in Halifax and everything went really well,” says Cathy McGrail, director of cruise and corporate communications for the Halifax Port Authority. She says vessels from Holland America have been visiting the Port for more than 20 years now.

Veendam’s visit kicks off another busy season for the port with 135 ships scheduled to visit here, bringing 240,000 passengers.

The passenger count is up by about eight per cent from last year, although there are fewer vessels in the Port this season.

“That just has to do with the mix of vessels coming in,” McGrail says.

16

||

Port of Halifax

The Port will see new ships arriving this season. Anthem of the Sea, a Royal Caribbean vessel, makes her way to Halifax on September 1 with a maximum capacity of 4,905 guests. She’s also a new vessel, having just launched in February 2015.

There are a few returning ships, including Disney Magic, which will be in Port on September 26. “She’s always a pleasure to have in our harbour,” McGrail says.

The planning and courting of vessels that will visit the Port during the season takes place years in advance. “We get filled up very quickly,” McGrail says.

It also requires a solid and ongoing relationship between port officials and the cruise lines. “We work quite extensively with partners in the region, in terms of tourism and cruise,” McGrail says. “We are always speaking with the cruise lines and speaking with the ports.”

Halifax and beyond offer a variety of onshore destinations for visiting cruise guests. With guests having about an average of eight hours in port, that is enough time to either explore the city’s core, or take a trip to a destination an hour or so outside of the city. That kind of a variety is a key selling feature for the Port as a destination.

“We are in a great location in terms of an overall itinerary,” McGrail says. “We have great tour operators in the city. They really do try and work closely with the cruise lines to provide those services to their clients.

That’s what makes it’s a great partnership for the cruise lines. They obviously like to have many things for their guests to do while they are here.”

Lynn Ledwidge is the director of marketing at Destination Halifax. She says they work with Port officials and other partners to promote the city and what it has

7th Annual

PHOTOS: SUBMITTED

to offer cruise passengers. “They will find it’s a very walkable city, a very friendly city,” she says.

Destination Halifax promotes a number of products to passengers, including bike rentals from I Heart Bikes, guided food tastings around the city with a chef, and exploring the city

by Segway. She says passengers seemed to even enjoy harbour tours, even though they just stepped off a ship. Harbour Hopper amphibious tours are particularly popular, she says.

And while its opening won’t take place until after this cruise season ends, the new Discovery Centre on the waterfront is being promoted as a vendor for the guests visiting in 2017 and beyond.

In the city, many passengers take in sites such as Pier 21, which is just a short walk from the cruise pavilion. Still other popular destinations in the city include the Museum of Natural History, and Citadel Hill, where guests can have tea with the Highlanders or even spend a day working as a soldier.

But vendors outside of the city are attracting cruise passengers, too. McGrail says destinations such as Memory Lane in Lake Charlotte, wineries in Annapolis Valley, Fisherman’s Cove in Eastern Passage, and Peggy’s Cove attract cruise visitors each season, too.

Ledwidge says most of the ships arrive in the fall season, since Nova Scotia is well known as a fall foliage destination. But Destination Halifax and other partners are looking to boost calls during other seasons, too. “While we don’t want to lose that business, we have the potential to grow more business into the summer months,” she says. “The summer months are really beautiful here.”

McGrail says the feedback from the cruise lines and their Halifax Employers Association (HEA) has partnered with HOPE COTTAGE to create a sustainable source of long term funding.

GUYSBOROUGH TRANSFER August 18

2016

SPACE IS VERY LIMITED To Become a Sponsor or To Register:

Tel (902) 422-4471 or Email HEA@hfxemp.ca

Serving all of Canada and the USA • Specializing in container services via the Port of Halifax • Container consolidation & de-consolidation • Bonded sufferance warehouse • Trans-shipping between ocean containers and trailers • Transfer freight from rail to export containers

65 MacDonald Ave., Dartmouth, N.S. Tel: (902) 468-6621 • Fax: (902) 468-0181 Email: sales@guysboroughtransfer.com www.guysboroughtransfer.com SUMMER 2016 ||

17

passengers is always positive. Many cruise lines offer surveys to the guests. “They continually tell us we rank very high and very strong in terms of guest satisfaction, guest experience, it’s all extremely positive,” she says. “Even on the Port side, guests love the arrival experiences. It’s a good arrival experience. That actually does make a difference.”

But the ships themselves need amenities while they visit. That is part of the planning for their arrival as well. Cruise lines are also looking for ways to increase their environmental stewardship. That concern is the catalyst for amenities such as shore power. “They have port captains who are always looking at the infrastructure and the services that are available to the vessels when they are at the Port,” McGrail says.

“We continually look at ways we can add value to them.”

McGrail says the local economy benefits with some $100 million in spinoffs from having these ships visit.

While there are no figures, having the ships in Halifax often bring out residents

“They will find it’s a very walkable city, a very friendly city.”

— Lynn Ledwidge from the city and beyond, who check out the new ships, but also explore their own city.

For example, when the Cunard Cruise Lines celebrated its 175th anniversary and the line’s Queen Mary called on the Port, people came to the waterfront to see the ship up close. Like the cruise passengers, local visitors take in dining, museums, shopping, and more. “It’s all very exciting to see the energy from the city and how much the people enjoy having the ships in the city,” McGrail says. “They see the economic

benefits, but they also enjoy having the ships here.”

Growing the cruise industry in the city and province is an ongoing routine. McGrail says the Port will continue to work with its partners around the region to attract ships for next season and beyond. “We believe the cruise business is a good economic benefit to the city,” she says. “We want to try and continue to grow that business. We are looking at what do we need to do with our partners to capture the business as we go forward.” Q

Atlantic Canada’s Leader in Industrial and Marine,

Vessel Cleaning

AIC has a large industrial cleaning fleet in Atlantic Canada with over 100 operating units.

AIC has extensive experience and a solid reputation in providing comprehensive offshore supply vessel turnaround services.

Atlantic Industrial Cleaners 11 Brown Avenue Dartmouth, NS B3B 1Z7 Tel: (902) 468-9011 Fax: (902) 468-5977 18

||

Port of Halifax

Port Hawkesbury, NS Tel: (902) 625-2248 Fax: (902) 625-2251

Available Services: • Boiler Cleaning • Chemical Cleaning & Tank Cleaning • Hazardous Waste Management • High Pressure Water Blasting • H2S Gas Management • Industrial Vacuum Services • Marine Coatings • Mobile Hot Water Wash Services • Oil & Chemical Spill Cleanup – 24 Hour Response • Pipe Pigging • Sewer & Catch Basin Cleaning • Tank & Bilge Pumping • Waste Oily Water Collection & Treatment Saint John & Miramichi, NB Tel: (506) 652-9178 Fax: (506) 652-7951

AIC, Cape Breton Tel: (902) 564-0578 Fax: (902) 564-6333

Our Team Has Grown Stantec continues to grow its Ports and Marine Terminals team in Canada As a total-solutions partner, Stantec provides a wide range of professional and multidisciplinary consulting services for port and marine terminals including master planning, feasibility studies, engineering design, project management, environmental services and construction supervision.

With over 15,000 employees in 250 locations worldwide, Stantec serves a wide spectrum of public and private clients, government agencies, owners, operators, and tenants of ports and marine terminals across North America.

As the newest members of our team, Marcel Deveau and Mike Martell, each bring over 35 years of planning, civil engineering and project management experience. From enhancing port profitability, to designing new container terminals, and integrating port activities with innovative information systems, they are focused on economical, bottom-line solutions.

Stantec welcome’s Marcel and Mike to the team and looks forward to their support and leadership on ports and marine terminal projects across North America

Marcel Deveau, P.Eng. Senior Structural Marine Engineer marcel.deveau@stantec.com

Mike Martell, P.Eng. Senior Marine Engineer mike.martell@stantec.com

Design with community in mind stantec.com

Small change.

BIG IMPACT.

Making the Port of Halifax part of your supply chain can have a huge impact on your bottom line. See how at shiphalifax.com.