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Table of Contents Portside Notes The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new development­­s IMPORT AND EXPORT FINANCING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 REBRANDING HALTERM CONTAINER TERMINAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 REMEMBERING A NAVAL TRAGEDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Around the Port Big year, bright future FROM CRUISE TO CARGO, THE PORT OF HALIFAX SAW SOLID BUSINESS IN 2019, WITH ALL SIGNS POINTING TO ANOTHER STRONG YEAR TO COME . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Feature Change of command KAREN OLDFIELD REFLECTS ON HER 17-YEAR CAREER AT THE HELM OF THE HALIFAX PORT AUTHORITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Carrier Spotlight ONE world WITH ITS EFFICIENCY AND TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED CARGO EXPERTISE, HALIFAX IS A KEY PORT FOR OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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INSET: Over her 17-year career, Karen Oldfield guided the Halifax Port Authority through a period of change and growth, tapping vital new markets. Photo: Steve Farmer/HPA

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PORTSIDE NOTES

Import and export financing French shipping giant CMA CGM, which calls regularly on the

Port of Halifax, recently announced the launch of Shipfin Trade Finance, its new range of financing services dedicated to importing and exporting, in partnership with Incomlend, a global invoice finance platform.

With Shipfin Trade Finance, CMA CGM offers customers a range of “simple, reliable, and rapid financial services to consolidate and support their international growth,” says a recent press release.

“Thanks to a dedicated team of experts based in the Group's headquarters in Marseilles, customers can benefit from a set of tailor-made solutions ranging from extended payment terms to financing advances.”

Shipfin is based on two initial products dedicated respectively to importing and exporting customers: supply chain financing and cargo financing. “They will be available…to customers based in

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India, Dubai, Singapore, China-Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines before gradually being deployed to other countries or areas,” says the press release. “With supply chain financing, CMA CGM offers a solution dedicated to importers who wish to free up their working capital while stabilizing their supplier relations.”

With cargo financing, CMA CGM offers an option for exporters to improve their working capital and ensure the growth of their business. “By launching Shipfin, the CMA CGM Group goes even further in the customer relationship,” says Mathieu Friedberg, senior vice-president (commercial agencies network), CMA CGM. “We draw on our more than 40 years' experience acquired at the heart of international trade to offer innovative, simple and relevant solutions beyond shipping to support our customers' international development.” Q

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Rebranding Halterm Container Terminal PSA International’s Halifax-based

office, operators of the South End container terminal (AKA Halterm), recently adopted a new name: PSA Halifax.

“We are proud of our history dating back to 1969,” says PSA Halifax CEO and managing director Kim Holtermand in a press release. “While developing new capabilities, greater capacity and further strengthening our bench, it is with pride that our team now becomes PSA Halifax.”

He adds that the change reflects how the Halifax operation fits into PSA’s international operations. “Through this rebranding, the Halifax operation, with its longstanding reputation for service quality and a commitment to customer service, clearly positions itself

as an important node in the global PSA network,” Holtermand says.

Acquired by PSA International in July 2019, PSA Halifax is the company’s first Canadian coastal terminal, and currently the only container terminal in Eastern Canada that can serve mega container vessels. With a depth alongside of up to 16 metres, work is now underway to extend the main berth, which will enable PSA Halifax to handle two mega container vessels simultaneously. It’s also adding a fifth super post-panamax quay crane,

which is scheduled to be done by June 2020.

PSA is a leading global port group with flagship operations in Singapore and Antwerp. Its portfolio comprises a network of over 50 coastal, rail, and inland terminals in 19 countries.

“Our new name PSA Halifax reflects our…focus and vision, as well as our aspiration to be recognized among existing and new customers, as Eastern Canada’s gateway for global trade in 2020 and for decades to come,” Holtermand adds. Q

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PORTSIDE NOTES

Remembering a naval tragedy On Oct. 23, the Royal Canadian

Navy marked the 50th anniversary of the engine-room explosion that killed nine members of HMCS Kootenay’s crew. The commemoration included a ceremony at Point Pleasant Park’s Bonaventure Anchor Memorial in Halifax.

“The bravery, heroism and sacrifice of Kootenay’s sailors and their families is foundational to the ‘people first, mission always’ ethos that underpins our modern naval service,” said Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, Commander of the RCN, in a recent report on the navy’s website.

“On this date, the RCN experienced the worst peacetime accident in our collective memory with the explosion of HMCS Kootenay. Nine of our shipmates were tragically killed, while 53 others were injured. Swift action by the ship’s company prevented the tragedy from escalating into an even greater calamity.”

During the observance, HMCS Kootenay’s crew received the inaugural Commander RCN Unit Commendation for gallantry and bravery, presented by RearAdmiral Craig Baines, commander of the navy’s Atlantic fleet.

While the tragedy had devastating effects, it ultimately shaped and redefined the RCN’s firefighting and damage control practices. Kootenay’s legacy lives on in Damage Control Training Facility Kootenay 8

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in Halifax, where sailors continue to pay tribute and learn from disaster.

“Our sailors are highly trained and ready to deal with a variety of damage control scenarios,” said McDonald. “This training and these skills have become core competencies that ensure that we, as a navy, are at all times ready to help, ready to lead, ready to fight. Congratulations on this well-deserved commendation.”

DISASTER AT SEA On the morning of October 23, 1969, HMCS Kootenay was part of a task force that had been exercising in U.K. waters and was returning to Canada, heading westward in the English Channel off Plymouth. At 6:05 a.m., Kootenay was ordered to separate from the task force and carry out a routine full-power trial.

The trial started at 8:10 a.m. and at 8:21 a.m. a bearing in the starboard gearbox failed. Its casing had been improperly installed and the oil intended to circulate through it as a coolant overheated, reaching an estimated temperature of 650°C, and exploded.

The explosion and ensuing fire generated considerable toxic smoke. Despite the devastating loss of life, crew members rallied on the ship’s quarter deck and swiftly organized firefighting equipment and rescue operations but the loss of most

of the firefighting equipment hampered their efforts.

Three resourceful ship’s divers strapped on their scuba tanks and went below to assist in rescue operations, themselves at great risk of their tanks exploding.

The fire was under control by 10:10 a.m. and extinguished between 10:30 and 11 a.m. Kootenay was badly damaged but its crew saved the ship, which would serve for 26 more years. The ability and bravery of Kootenay’s crew to respond quickly, and without panic, was extraordinary.

Commander Neil Norton, the Commanding Officer of HMCS Kootenay during the explosion, would later write: “…a less professional crew could easily have finished the day in life rafts.”

Several members of the ship’s company were decorated for bravery in the aftermath. In 2019, the RCN awarded Commander (retired) Al Kennedy and Able Seaman (retired) Allan “Dinger” Bell with the Wound Stripe, which was created in 2001 to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces who died or were wounded under honorable circumstances as a direct result of hostile action, during service to Canada.

Bell was one of only three survivors inside the engine room. He said the 50th anniversary honours the entire group for their bravery and hard work saving the ship, while remembering those who died.

“It’s very important to recognize the crew for their sacrifices and what they went through,” he added. “It’s not just about me or any one individual.”

Chief Warrant Officer (retired) Denis Couvrette was a Petty Officer 1st Class and senior radioman on board Kootenay in 1969. He recalled a frantic rush to inform Maritime Command and other ships at sea what had occurred once the smoke cleared from his section, followed by nearly 40 straight hours of work to maintain communications. He also acted as a pallbearer during a funeral service for his shipmates five days later.

He said memories of the explosion are still vivid and troubling today, but added he was thankful that much was learned in the aftermath. “This led to many positives, and things being modernized for safety, not just in our navy but in navies around the world,” Couvrette added. Q With files from Ryan Melanson, Trident Newspaper.

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BIG YEAR AND BRIGHT FUTURE FROM CRUISE TO CARGO, THE PORT OF HALIFAX SAW SOLID BUSINESS IN 2019, WITH ALL SIGNS POINTING TO ANOTHER STRONG YEAR TO COME

By Tom Peters As Halifax Port Authority (HPA)

officials tally the final numbers, 2019 is adding up to be another strong year. The thriving cruise sector is one of the most visible signs of the Port’s activity.

The last cruise ship to call the port this year, the Oceania Cruises’ Riviera, arrived Nov. 6 with approximately 1,200 passengers.

September 19 was one of the busiest days of the season, as the Port hosted six cruise ships in one day.

HPA’s communications manager Lane Farguson says this season’s overall passenger numbers were near expectations for the year.

Halifax welcomed 179 vessels. The original schedule had 190 calls but turbulent weather, including Hurricane Dorian, forced some ships to cancel the Halifax stop.

But Farguson says most of the diverted ships were smaller vessels. “We saw some very strong numbers on the larger vessels so we should come very close to the 320,000 10

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passengers that had been forecast for the season,” he adds. The biggest cruise ship to visit this season was MSC Meraviglia, the sixth largest cruise ship in the world, with a passenger capacity of 4,485 plus crew.

Halifax’s cruise industry is worth an estimated $172 million to the provincial economy. Ambassatours Gray Line is one business reaping those spinoffs, hosting thousands of cruise passengers a year on a variety of tours. Popular options include Halifax city tours, a three-hour jaunt of Peggy’s Cove, and a seven-hour expedition that takes in Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, and Peggy’s Cove.

“Every cruise client has a niche or preferred format in their product offerings which appeal to their guests,” says Ambassatours communications manager Terri McCulloch.

“European visitors enjoy a wide range of active and outdoor programs. Larger ships, who are regular callers, enjoy a wide range

of programs which offer a variety of tours to guests, and high-end, boutique lines prefer smaller, intimate group sizes when touring.”

Ambassatours works with the cruise lines to customize tours to suit them. “Therefore, we end up offering various permutations of tours that result in over 400 tours in the many ports we service,” she adds.

The popularity of the different tour options varies year to year. “[It depends on] external drivers like popular movies such as Titanic, advertising, social-media pushes, TripAdvisor ratings, general overall interest of the locations, weather conditions, and how much capacity is available,” McCulloch explains.

Max Rastelli owns Segway Nova Scotia, another local business benefiting from the cruise traffic. “Our Segway PT [personal transporter] tour business continues to get more and more cruise ship passengers every year,” he says. “Our business is growing and the cruise ships play an important role

in that growth. I believe this is due to our partnerships and promotional efforts, but also because of our reputation. In September/ October, as much as 70% of our business may come from cruise-ship passengers.”

Meanwhile, the work continues to enhance the Port’s cargo capabilities. The $35-million extension of the South End container terminal, operated by PSA Halifax, is moving forward on schedule, says Farguson. All eight concrete caissons are now in place and infilling with pyritic slate and rock to cap it off, is underway. Five caissons are 21 metres high, 17 metres wide, and 33 metres long.

The remaining three vary in size but are all 11 metres wide.

The next stage of construction will be a cope wall around the caissons. The cope wall is the surface people see when the ship docks against the pier. The tender for the cope wall was scheduled to close Nov. 12.

Following completion of the cope wall, work will proceed on supporting infrastructure such as lighting, asphalt and installation of 100-foot gauge crane rail for a new super post-panamax crane.

The laying of asphalt on the surface of the new extension is scheduled for June 2020.

The completion of the pier extension will allow the South End terminal to dock two super-post-panamax container ships at the same time.

Containerized cargo volume through the Port of Halifax to the end of September is consistent with last year’s numbers, according to the latest statistics. The port handled 133,893 TEU in the third quarter of this year compared to 141,340 TEU for the same period in 2018. Total containerized throughput year-to-date is 416,883 TEU compared to 417,245 last year.

Non-containerized tonnage in the third quarter of this year stood at 97,821 tons.

The Port experienced a 40.7% jump in noncontainerized export cargo bolstered by a major shipment of wood pellets. The total cargo tonnage through HPA facilities in the third quarter this year was 1,029,414 tons.

Total tonnage, port-wide for both HPA and non-HPA facilities for the first three quarters of this year is 6,489,732 tons. In 2018 the port handled 547,445 TEU for the entire year which followed a record year in 2017 of 559,242 TEU. Farguson won’t try to predict final numbers, but isn’t expecting any big surprises. “Every effort is being made to move as much cargo through the Port over the next three months,” he says, adding that he expects final statistics to be very close to 2018 results.

Contributing to that traffic is a new connection from the Port of Halifax to Newfoundland and Labrador. TMSI Ltd.,

headquartered in Dartmouth, has started a weekly cargo service between the Ceresoperated Fairview Cove Container Terminal and Argentia, on Newfoundland’s East Coast.

TMSI is using the Nolhan Ava, a 120metre Con-Ro (container/roll-on, roll-off) cargo vessel with a 400-TEU capacity. TMSI Ltd. is a private company specializing in commercial cargo marine services for over 50 years. It operates between the European markets and Saint Pierre and Miquelon and has established a new Canadian division that provides the service to Argentia from Halifax.

TMSI says it has invested in modern upgraded vessel technology, a new fleet of marine-rated equipment, a new $8-million harbour crane, and an array of other equipment to provide a reliable and consistent year-round service. “TMSI is establishing itself as a customer-focused carrier working closely with its customers to provide a high standard of on-time service,” says the company’s website.

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KAREN OLDFIELD REFLECTS ON HER 17-YEAR CAREER AT THE HELM OF THE HALIFAX PORT AUTHORITY

By Tom Peters After 17 years as president and CEO

of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA), both Karen Oldfield and the Port of Halifax have grown.

Oldfield, who took over the top job in 2002 has stepped down from her position.

Capt. Allan Gray, former harbour master and general manager, operations at Fremantle Ports in Perth, Australia, is stepping into the role.

Oldfield, a lawyer by profession, had been chief of staff for former Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm, before jumping into the HPA role sending her into a deep learning curve of the marine industry.

Through her tenacity and professional ability to grasp the depth of her new position, Oldfield and staff charted a course for the Port’s future.

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During an interview at Halifax Port Days, Oldfield said there were several accomplishments that she’s proud of from her tenure. The first, she said, was the development of the Port’s Asia strategy.

Prior to a major focus on Asia, the Port’s main trading lanes were across the Atlantic with over half the Port’s trade being with Europe, and that trade wasn’t growing.

“So if we wanted to grow we had to hitch our wagon to a growing market and at that time the Asian market was growing in leaps and bounds,” she said. So Asia became the place to develop relationships and market for Halifax.

“Really, we started from ground zero.

It took a long time to put it all together,” she recalled. “When we first started over half our trade was with Europe and

about a third with Asia and now that has completely reversed,” she added. Asia, as a source of trade, caught Oldfield’s attention back as far as 2004–5.

Some questioned the strategy but “in the end it is one thing I’m very proud of,” she said.

She also takes pride in HPA’s work to bring people back to the waterfront. For many years the Port and its weathered cargo sheds were a dull, unattractive part of the city.

Fast forward 15 years: and the Seaport area is now a vibrant and bustling place.

The HPA worked with the cruise industry and waterfront businesses (many in the old immigration annex near Pier 21) to create and implement a plan that transformed the Seaport into a cultural

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and vibrant hub. In 2018, 1.4 million people, including 300,000+ cruise passengers, visited the Seaport.

New developments like the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, retailers, the Cunard Centre, the Seaport Farmers’ Market have been a boon to the region and the city in general.

A third proud achievement, said Oldfield, is the strengthening relationship between the Port and the city; the Port and city’s identities have become intertwined. “forging that bond, making the Port part of the city in such a fantastic manner, is great,” she added.

Over the years, Oldfield has logged a lot of kilometres promoting Halifax as an efficient seaport with a hard-working marine community. When cargo traffic dipped, Oldfield and the HPA faced criticism. But she said she has taken it in stride, point out that 2019 is on pace to be a record year for cargo, reflecting the combined efforts of HPA, stakeholders, and the private sector.

The Port of Halifax is one of the province’s top economic drivers and plotting its daily direction is not for the fainthearted. “During her tenure as President and CEO of the Port of Halifax,

Karen Oldfield has definitely left her mark on the port and the City of Halifax,” said Richard Moore, president and CEO of the Halifax Employers Association (HEA). “While the Port continues to be an economic engine for the Province of Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada, under Karen’s leadership it has also transformed itself into a cultural centre and tourist destination co-existing with a modern working port.”

He points to the HPA’s work, under Oldfield’s leadership, to boost the Port’s global presence. “Karen and her team have worked extremely hard to promote the Port of Halifax, help develop new trade routes and cargo sources, promote local industry, develop the cruise industry, obtain funding and invest in infrastructure improvements, all the while being on the cutting edge of implementing technological and environmental improvements,” he says.

Moore praised Oldfield’s ability to handle the high-profile role and balance the Port’s interests. “She has always supported the HEA and we have a very good working relationship with the Halifax Port Authority that we are confident will continue under her successor,” he said.

Oldfield has also had a long association

with education and Saint Mary’s University, having served on its board for over 20 years. In a recent reception held in her honour at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Saint Mary’s University announced an endowment in her name.

Oldfield is working with Saint Mary’s to finalize the terms of the scholarship.

“Our strength is our people, especially our youth,” she said. “I know firsthand how incredibly smart and talented the young people of our province are, and I especially admire their passion for the important issues of our time including climate change, environmental sustainability, and the importance of collaboration amongst diverse groups and communities.”

And what will she take away from 17 years of building strategies, sleepless nights, and traveling halfway around the world on a moment’s notice?

“I sure have learned a lot and I sure have had my eyes opened so wide to opportunities globally,” she summed up.

“I think the hardest thing I tried to do is to make sure Halifax is relevant and I think we are relevant.” Q

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SAILING SCHEDULE Line

Service

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 / Sun-Im Ceres

Atlantic Container Line

ACL AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ACL ACL

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Reykjavik (IC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Thursday

PSA Halifax

Eimskip

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service

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

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Maersk

Maersk CAE Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Maersk

varies

Melfi Marine

Melfi MedCaMex Service

Lisbon (PT)

cc-gc-tc

12 days

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

15 days

Ocean Network Express "ONE"

ONE AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

Weekly

Ocean Network Express "ONE"

ONE AL8 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE)

cc-tc

Weekly

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

Melfi

Ocean

Nirint

Monday

Ceres

ONE

Monday

Ceres

ONE

Wallenius Willhelmsen

WW A Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Ceres

Wallenius

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL1 Service

Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

Yang Ming

Hapag Lloyd

South Europe (Mediterranean) Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

PSA Halifax

Melfi Marine

Melfi MedCaMex Service

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

cc-gc-tc

12 days

varies

PSA Halifax

Melfi

Ocean Network Express "ONE"

ONE AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

PSA Halifax

ONE

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

PSA Halifax

Yang Ming

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCA Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

PSA Halifax

Zim

varies

PSA Halifax

Melfi

Latin America (Caribbean, Central & South America) Melfi Marine

Melfi MedCaMex Service

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

cc-gc-tc

12 days

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

Barcadera (AN) - Mariel (CU) - Moa (CU) - Willemstad (AN)

cc-tc

15 days

Tropical Shipping

Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ocean

Nirint

PSA Halifax

Tropical Shipping

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim CFX Service

Kingston (JA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesdays

PSA Halifax

Zim

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCP Service

Via the Panama Canal: Kingston (JA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday (via CFX Service)

PSA Halifax

Zim

Cargo Type cc-tc

Frequency Weekly

Day Saturday / Sunday

Terminal PSA Halifax

Agent APL

South / Southeast Asia & Middle East Line APL

Service APL PE1 Service

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

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

COSCO

COSCO AWE5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

COSCO

Evergreen

Evergreen PE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

Evergreen

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Ocean Network Express "ONE"

ONE EC5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

ONE

OOCL

OOCL SEAP Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

OOCL

Yang Ming

Yang Ming EC5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

Yang Ming

Zim ZCP Service

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

Weekly

Tuesday (via CFX Service)

PSA Halifax

Zim

North Asia Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Eastern Canada, United States, St. Pierre & Miquelon Atlantic Container Line

ACL A Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Ceres

Atlantic Container Line

ACL AL1 Service

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

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ACL ACL

APL

APL PE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

APL

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Columbus Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

COSCO

COSCO AWE5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

COSCO

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME)

cc-tc

Weekly

Thursday

PSA Halifax

Eimskip

Evergreen

Evergreen PE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

Evergreen

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

PSA Halifax

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service

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

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Maersk

Maersk CAE Service

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

Maersk

Oceanex

Oceanex Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Thursday

PSA Halifax

Oceanex

Ocean Network Express "ONE"

ONE AL1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ONE

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Hapag Lloyd

Ocean Network Express "ONE"

ONE EC5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

ONE

OOCL

OOCL SEAP Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday / Sunday

PSA Halifax

OOCL

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

Yang Ming

Frequency Weekly

Day Tuesday (via CFX Service)

Terminal PSA Halifax

Agent Zim

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Yang Ming

Yang Ming EC5 Service

North Asia Line Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Service Zim ZCP Service

Ports Served (alphabetically) Via the Panama Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan/Busan (SK) - Qingdao (CH) - Cargo cc-tc Type Shanghai (CH) - Tianjin/Xingang (CH)

North Europe Eastern Canada, United States, St. Pierre & Miquelon Atlantic Atlantic Container Container Line Line

ACL A Service

Antwerp - Gothenburg (SW)--Norfolk Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) Baltimore(BE) (MD) - New York (NY) (VA)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Ceres

Atlantic Atlantic Container Container Line Line

ACL AL1 Service

Antwerp (GE)--Philadelphia London Gateway New York(BE) (NY)- Hamburg - Norfolk (VA) (PA) (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ACL

CMA APL CGM

CMA CGMService SL1 Service APL PE1

cc-tc

Weekly

CMA CGM APL

Eimskip Green Line Service CMA CGM SL1 Service Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service CMA-CGM Columbus Service Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service

cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc cc-gc-tc

Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax Ceres PSA Halifax Ceres

Eimskip CMA CGM Hapag Lloyd CMA CGM Hapag Lloyd

Maersk COSCO Melfi Marine

Maersk CAE Service COSCO AWE5 Service Melfi MedCaMex Service

cc-tc cc-tc cc-gc-tc

Weekly Weekly 12 days

Saturday / Sunday Thursday Saturday Monday Saturday / Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Sunday Saturday Saturday / Sunday varies

PSA Halifax

Eimskip CMA CGM Hapag-Lloyd CMA CGM Hapag-Lloyd

Antwerp (BE) Canal: - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam Via the Suez Charleston (SC) - New York(NE) (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA) Reykjavik (IC) Montreal (QC) Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE) Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) Savannah (GA) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah Lisbon (PT)(GA)

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

Maersk COSCO Melfi

Eimskip Nirint Shipping

Eimskip Green Line Service Nirint ECCE Service

Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME) Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

Weekly 15 days

Thursday

PSA Halifax Ocean

Eimskip Nirint

Evergreen Ocean Network Express "ONE"

Evergreen PE1 Service ONE AL1 Service

Via the Suez Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) (VA)(NE) Antwerp (BE) Canal: - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) --Norfolk Rotterdam Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday Monday / Sunday

PSA CeresHalifax

Evergreen ONE

Hapag-Lloyd Ocean Network Express "ONE" Hapag-Lloyd Wallenius Willhelmsen Hapag-Lloyd Yang Ming Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service ONE AL8 Service

New York(BE) (NY)- Hamburg - Norfolk (VA) Antwerp (GE)- Philadelphia (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

Hapag ONE Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service WW A Service Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service Yang Ming AL1 Service Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE) Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)

cc-tc cc-gc-tc-rr cc-gc-tc cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly

Wednesday Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Monday Fri-Imp / WedExp

PSA Halifax Ceres Ceres Ceres Ceres

Hapag Lloyd Wallenius Hapag Lloyd Yang Ming Hapag Lloyd

Montreal (QC) Algeciras (SP) - Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) Argentia (NL) - St. John's (NL) Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Valencia (SP) New York (NY)(alphabetically) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA) Ports Served Algeciras (SP) - Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP)

cc-tc cc-tc cc-gc-tc-rr cc-gc-tc cc-tc Cargo Type cc-tc

Weekly Weekly Weekly 12 days Weekly Frequency Weekly

Saturday Wednesday Thursday varies Monday Day Wednesday

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax PSA Halifax PSA Halifax Ceres Terminal PSA Halifax

Maersk Hapag Lloyd Oceanex Melfi ONE Agent ONE

South Europe (Mediterranean)

Maersk Hapag-Lloyd Oceanex Melfi Marine Ocean Line Network Express Ocean "ONE" Network Express "ONE" Ocean Network Express Yang "ONE"Ming Zim Integrated Ocean NetworkShipping ExpressLine

"ONE"

Maersk CAE Service Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service Oceanex Service Melfi MedCaMex Service ONE AL1 Service Service ONE AL7 Service

ACL

ONE AL7 Service Yang Ming AL7 Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) Algeciras (SP) - Barcelona (SP) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP)

cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly

Wednesday Wednesday

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

ONE Yang Ming

Zim ONEZCA AL8Service Service

Ashdod (IL)(MD) - Barcelona (SP)(NY) - Haifa (IL) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) Baltimore - New York - Norfolk (VA) Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Mersin (TR) - Piraeus (GR) - Tarragona (SP) Valencia (SP) Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)

cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly

Wednesday Monday

PSA Halifax Ceres

Zim ONE

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

ONE

Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Altamira (MX) - Mariel (CU) - Veracruz (MX) Savannah (GA) Barcadera (AN) - Mariel (CU) - Moa (CU) - Willemstad (AN) Argentia (NL) Philipsburg (NA) - San Juan (PR) - St. Thomas (USVI)

cc-tc cc-gc-tc

Weekly 12 days

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

OOCL Melfi

cc-tc cc-gc-tc-rr cc-tc

15 days Weekly Weekly

Saturday / varies Sunday Thursday Monday

Ocean Ceres PSA Halifax

St.-Pierre and Miquelon (FR) Kingston (JA)

cc-gc-tc-rr cc-tc

Weekly Weekly

Friday Tuesdays

Ceres PSA Halifax

Nirint TMSI Tropical Shipping TMSI Zim

Via the Panama Canal: Kingston (JA) West Palm Beach (FL)

cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly

Tuesday (via Monday CFX Service)

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

Ocean Network Express

ONE EC5 Service

OOCL Melfi Marine

OOCL SEAP Service Melfi MedCaMex Service

"ONE" America (Caribbean, Central & South America) Latin Nirint Shipping Nirint ECCE Service Transport Service International Transport Maritime Service Tropical Shipping Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service International

Transport Service International Transport Maritime Service Zim Integrated Shipping Line Zim CFX Service International Zim Integrated Shipping Line Zim ZCP Service Tropical Shipping Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sun-Im Ceres

YangPE1 Ming AL1 Service APL Service Yang Ming AL7 Service

Newthe York (NY) - Norfolk (VA)(VN) - Philadelphia Via Suez Canal: Cai Mep - Colombo(PA) (SL) - Hong Kong (CH) Jakarta (ID)(NY) - Laem Chabang - Port Kelang New York - Norfolk (VA)(TH) - Savannah (GA) (MY) - Singapore (SG)

cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly Weekly

Monday / Saturday Sunday Wednesday

Ceres PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

Yang Ming

Yang Ming EC5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Fri-Imp / WedExp

Ceres

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim CFX Service

New York (NY)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesdays

PSA Halifax

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCA Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

PSA Halifax

Wallenius Yang Ming APL Yang Ming Yang Ming Zim Zim

PHOTO: STEVE FARMER/HPA

South Middle East Wallenius/ Southeast Willhelmsen Asia & WW A Service Yang Ming APL Yang Ming

Zim Tropical Shipping

cc – containerized cargo

gc – general cargo

tc – temperature-controlled cargo

rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo

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CARRIER SPOTLIGHT

ONE WORLD WITH ITS EFFICIENCY AND TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED CARGO EXPERTISE, HALIFAX IS A KEY PORT FOR OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS

By Tom Peters Now that the teething process is

complete, Ocean Network Express (ONE), which calls at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal, operated by Ceres-Halifax, continues to build a strong and vibrant business through the Port.

ONE, with global headquarters in Singapore, is comprised of three Japanese lines, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), Mitsui Osaka Shosen Kaisha Lines (MOL), and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line), and is a member of THE Alliance with shipping lines Hapag Lloyd and Yang Ming.

ONE is the top transpacific container cargo carrier and the sixth largest carrier in the world, with a container fleet capacity of over 1.4 million TEU. It launched in April 2018. Like many new alliances, it had its initial growing pains, says Maria 16

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Bodnar, ONE’s senior director of sales for North America.

“We had challenges when we launched and it took us a little while to get our feet underneath us,” says Bodnar, based in Richmond, Va., the North America headquarters for ONE. “We look at the first six months as teething issues.” The challenges mainly dealt with personnel transitioning from three companies into one new company going global while still working to operate and effectively sunset the three legacy container companies.

By late September of last year, ONE was fully functional and operational. “We are in a good solid growth mode as far as our business goes,” Bodnar says. “We are looking good right now as far as we are concerned. We have a solid business plan

and management in Singapore is laying out forward-thinking initiatives for us.”

The Port of Halifax is an important port in ONE’s global system, says Bodnar.

THE Alliance, of which ONE is a partner, presently has three services through Halifax. The AL1 (a weekly service that calls Halifax, the U.S. East Coast, and Central European ports), the AL7 ( a weekly service that calls Halifax, the U.S. East Coast, and Mediterranean ports), and the EC5 (a twice-weekly service that calls Halifax, the U.S. East Coast, and Asian ports via the Suez Canal).

The three services employ 24 vessels.

Approximately 60% of the cargo on the services is imports and 40% exports.

“The Port of Halifax plays an important role in our service structure,” says Bodnar.

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“Halifax is a major port of call for THE Alliance...and our collective quality service we provide to them has helped us build a strong and trusting relationship” —Calvin Whidden, Ceres Halifax

“We view the Port as a really solid partner.

Our customers are very happy with our business that moves through the Port and it is certainly a key reefer market for us in the Canadian gateway. We are certainly interested in continuing that and I think 2020 will look very positive for us and with our relationship with the Port of Halifax.”

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offers value for our customers,” she says, add that it also provides a vital hub in the area of temperature-controlled cargo, mainly seafood. “And that reefer market is a key element for us.”

ONE has blossomed in the reefer container sector. Jeremy Nixon, ONE’s CEO, said on the company’s first anniversary, that “ONE has managed to ensure competitiveness and relevance by achieving such accomplishments in its first-year of establishment” and one of those achievements, he said, was “The enhancement of its refrigerated container

capacity to which ONE is now ranked among the top five largest refrigerated carriers in world [over 250,000 TEU].”

Other achievements in the company’s first year of operation included the introduction of 31 super-large megacontainer vessels (including 20,000-TEU vessels), the successful launch of a four mega-container ship berth terminal (4 million TEU) at the Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore (a joint-venture between ONE and PSA Singapore), and achieving the highest productivity record at the Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore for the vessel NYK Swan (a ONE-operated container ship).

Bodnar says she isn’t in a position to comment on whether or not ONE had any immediate expansion plans for Halifax as THE Alliance is currently in final discussion for their 2020 deployment. But she explains: “We view the Port of Halifax as a strategic partner. Our customers are very happy with our business that moves through the Port and I think 2020 will look very positive for us and our relationship with the Port.”

ONE’s partnership is highly valued at Ceres, according to president Calvin Whidden. “ONE line is one of the three partners in THE Alliance shipping group and THE Alliance, in various previous forms, has been a valued customer of Ceres-Halifax since the terminal was opened in 1982,” he says.

The NYK Group, one of the legacy companies in ONE, owns Ceres-Halifax.

“That is one of the many reasons we have had a very long and productive business relationship with them,” says Whidden. “Halifax is a major port of call for THE Alliance and with our partners, CN and the Port of Halifax and our collective quality service we provide to them has helped us build a strong and trusting relationship over the past number of years. We are collectively committed to continue a high quality of service and to improve container fluidity through our Port and terminal.”

ONE, like its partners in THE Alliance, is also doing working to improve its environmental performance. Starting in January 2020, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will ban ships from using fuel with sulphur content over 0.5%.

The present content number is 3.5%.

ONE has announced plans to adhere to the new policy. “Initially our approach is to burn the [low-sulfur] 0.5% fuel,” she says.

“We are exploring scrubber technology and implementation in 2020 but regardless, being compliant with regulatory and environmental requirement is job one.” Q

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