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Table of Contents Portside Notes The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new development­­ Preparing for next stage in global shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Passing the torch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Planning for the future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

First Call New routes for 2017

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Feature Sailors’ sanctuary

MISSION TO SEAFARERS MARKS 75 YEARS OF SERVING THE PEOPLE

WHO COME AND GO THROUGH THE PORT OF HALIFAX

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Heading up

2017 IS OFF TO A STRONG START, WITH LOTS OF POTENTIAL

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The next stage in global shipping master planning exercise to prepare for the arrival of “ultra-class” containerized vessels of over 10,000 TEU, large-scale industrial mega projects, increasing larger cruise vessels, plus how the Halifax Seaport District can complement the urban growth and revitalization currently underway in downtown Halifax and Dartmouth.

WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff Engineering Services, one of the world’s leading port development consultancy firms, has been hired to lead the master planning exercise. The exercise is intended to prepare the Port of Halifax for the next five to 10 years.

“The Halifax Port Authority is working with partners including Halifax Regional Municipality and CN to identify alternative means of reducing the amount of container truck traffic in downtown Halifax,” says a press release. “By working together, we will develop the best scenario for the Port and our city.” Q

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Last Friday of each month 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 nonprofit 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.

April 29 A Toast to Spring is an annual fundraiser for Halifax’s Mission to Seafarers, featuring live entertainment, a silent auction, a selection of wines from Bishop’s Cellar, and more. The Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market hosts. To get tickets, email magwhitt@ns.sympatico.ca or hglenn@bellaliant.com.

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BY TREVOR J. ADAMS

Passing the torch As the Royal Canadian Navy’s East

Coast port, Halifax has seen many memorable deployments. The latest came in January as Captain Richard Jean (Chief of Staff for Navy), saw HMCS St. John’s set sail on a NATO mission. The ship’s navigator is his son, Lieutenant Alex Jean.

According to an article posted on the navy website, Richard came to Halifax to see the ship off and spend some quality time with his son before the deployment. He describes envying his son as he set off. “It reminded me of my very first NATO deployment in 1985 and the excitement about visiting new ports and operating in a big multinational task group,” he says. “Seeing the smile on Alex’s face reminded me of my own at his age.”

Alex has collected a good deal of sea time since coming to the fleet, including a three-month deployment on Operation Caribbe and a six-month stint on exchange with a Chilean naval ship. Sailing to the Mediterranean to join Standing NATO

Maritime Group 2, however, promises to be a new experience.

“When you deploy with NATO, you get to interact with other ships and other sailors, and sail in formation, which is really impressive,” he says. “The reason I became a navigator is because I love driving ships and I just love the real sailor aspects of being at sea, so I’ll get a lot of that.”

Although Alex grew up on military bases across the country, surrounded by the naval life, he says he never planned to follow in his father’s footsteps.

“The truth is that I never wanted to join the navy,” he says. But as he entered his late teens and began thinking of summer jobs and future careers, he decided to see what the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre had to offer.

“I was very surprised when he first came home with the notion of joining the naval reserve,” recalls Richard, adding that he and his wife supported the decision, and

Lt. Alex Jean and Capt. Richard Jean

Alex’s later move to join the Regular Force and study at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Alex says he enjoys having the career connection with his father, but adds he’s also thankful that he chose his own path in life, without any pressure.

“He’s even said to me ‘If you have a better option in the civilian world, go for it,’ but I ported over to the navy quite well,” he says.” I’ve really enjoyed the people and the camaraderie. He’s been very encouraging and I know he’ll continue to be no matter what direction I go in the future.” Q

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In a recent speech, Canadian transport minister Marc Garneau

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touted the Trudeau government’s efforts to innovate and build for the industry’s future, highlighting a $10.1-billion transportation infrastructure fund. “Canada has the longest coastline in the world,” he said. “It allows our businesses to trade with the other countries of the world, in emerging and established markets.”

Garneau focused on the government’s Oceans Protection Plan, which aims to get tough on polluters and reduce the risk of accidents.

“As a trading nation, as a country that is open to the world, our coastlines are essential to our economy,” he said. “Canadian jobs depend on our ability to access and serve the markets of Asia and Europe. That’s how many of our commodities and processed goods reach buyers around the world.”

The plan is a pillar of the government’s efforts to transform Canada’s transportation system. “To ensure it is resilient, versatile and innovative enough to handle our current needs, and the growing and shifting demands of tomorrow,” he said.

Garneau also pointed to a specific effort to improve safety for East Coast seafarers. “We will be reopening the Maritime Rescue SubCentre in St. John’s [N.L.],” he said, “increasing the overall search and rescue capability in the region and providing important local knowledge that will allow response to be more effective.” Q

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New routes for 2017 THE PORT WELCOMES NEW SERVICES THIS SPRING

By Kim Hart Macneill Last year, the Port of Halifax saw its highest volume of container cargo

since the 2008 recession. Over 480,700 TEU moved through the Port by the end of December. And as new services and routes come online this spring, 2017 looks poised to be another big year.

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On January 9 Tropical Shipping vessel Vega Omega departed Halifax’s Halterm International Container Terminal for the first time since the company announced it would move its port operations from Saint John, New Brunswick.

The 1,118-TEU capacity geared-vessel is 148 metres long, and will handle more than 550 containers during peak season.

Included among them will be more than 200 refrigerated containers for export.

“We’re excited about the enhanced service for the Canadian shippers,” says

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Gordon Cole, assistant vice-president of Tropical Shipping. “It’s a big change for us. This move is only going to improve the great service that we already had.”

Cole adds that Halifax’s intermodal connectivity and the opportunity to work partners like Halterm, Halifax Port Authority and CN makes the Port an ideal place for the company’s operations.

“Through the collaborative efforts of CN, Halterm, and Tropical Shipping, we were able to adjust our operating plan to ensure a seamless transition,” says Lonny Kubas, director, marketing international at CN. “This is a good example of what can be achieved when the customer and supply chain stakeholders are aligned and working together.”

Tropical Shipping provides direct weekly service to Florida, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and the Caribbean.

In April, THE Alliance will offer four new services with the Port of Halifax including an Asia-Suez service, Mediterranean service and North Europe service.

The Ocean Alliance in April will begin a new service in April that gives Halifax an Asian-Suez port call. Zim has announced an enhancement to its Asia-Panama service and the addition of two weekly Mediterranean services. ACL, Maersk and CMA CGM will continue to deploy North Europe services. Q

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Mission to Seafarers’ chaplain Maggie Whittingham-Lamont chats with seafarers aboard a vessel in the Port.

Sailors’ sanctuary MISSION TO SEAFARERS MARKS 75 YEARS OF SERVING THE PEOPLE WHO COME AND GO THROUGH THE PORT OF HALIFAX

By Janice Hudson As chaplain of the Mission to Seafarers,

Maggie Whittingham-Lamont never knows what she’ll find when she boards a ship. “My job as chaplain is visiting ships,” she says. “I talk to the crew and assess their needs.”

About 7,000 seafarers visit the Port of Halifax each year. With most seafarers spending nine to 12 months per year at sea, their needs are as diverse as finding warm clothes, treating medical problems, and solving labour disputes.

“I take people to the hospital, I liaise with the ITF [International Transport Workers’ Federation] and with the Port State Control, if the seafarers complain about the conditions on board—the more serious things that may delay the ship,” says Whittingham-Lamont.

Often it’s something simple that makes life at sea more bearable. Whittingham-Lamont remembers helping a Pakistani crew get a new blade for their broken blender. “They used this blender a lot,” she recalls. “I got someone 10

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to manufacture it in Burnside from a drawing.

It worked. It was such a relief for the crew.”

Another time she sourced a part for a broken tumble dryer. “I ordered it, and the next time they were in Port, I took it down to the ship,” she recalls. “That ship never forgot it.”

Mission staff and volunteers constantly face new challenges. “Our lives are ruled by the traffic in the Port,” says Mission manager Helen Glenn. “We visit every ship that comes in. We bring the seafarers in to the Mission and drop them back off, we arrange transportation for them to go shopping.”

Operating in the Port of Halifax for 75 years, Mission to Seafarers has helped thousands of merchant mariners during that time.

Seafarers can visit the Mission location on Marginal Road to access Wi-Fi, have a drink at the seaman’s lounge, buy a phone card to call home, worship at the on-site chapel, or play pool.

“We’re a resource centre for all the crew members of ships,” says Glenn. “They say they feel so much warmth when they walk in.

It’s a calming, peaceful environment here, and it’s something we’re really proud of.”

There has been such demand for the Mission’s Wi-Fi on evenings and Sundays when the Mission is not staffed, that Glenn and Whittingham-Lamont asked Halifax Regional Municipality to donate an old bus shelter, where people can access Wi-Fi out of the elements. “I received word in January that city council agreed to provide two bus shelters,” says Glenn. “We will be moving forward with this endeavour in March.”

About 43 volunteers staff the Mission, greeting seafarers from all over the world: Southeast Asia, China, Sri Lanka, India, Somalia, Ukraine, Russia, and beyond. Twelve specially trained volunteers can make ship visits along with Whittingham-Lamont and Glenn, the Mission’s only staff members.

Sometimes, crew just need to talk with “someone they don’t see every day of the week,” Whittingham-Lamont says. “They are isolated from their family and loved ones, and are missing important events in the lives of the people back home.” She notes that seafarers also need help contacting family members or arranging flights following the death or illness of a loved one back home.

Leon Goguen has volunteered with Mission to Seafarers for six years. He remembers helping the crew of the Craig Trans, a Bolivian tugboat forced into the Port in December 2012 by a storm. Officials detained the tug for safety violations, leaving the Honduran

and Salvadoran crew stranded aboard with contaminated water and no food.

“The owner wasn’t paying them and the conditions on board were horrific,” Goguen recalls. “There was no insulation on the boat, no food, and the place was crawling with vermin.”

For one month, the crew spent their days at the Mission. “I practically lived here with them for that month,” Goguen says. “In the mornings, they’d be standing outside waiting for us to arrive. At night, they’d have to sleep back on the boat.” The experience left an impression on Goguen. “I’m still in touch with most of them today,” he says.

Goguen also recalls visiting the Filipino crew of the Asian Emperor, an auto carrier damaged in a Valentine’s Day gale in 2014. “I remember seeing a Range Rover stuck in the metal of the deck,” says Gogeun. “The crew was traumatized. All 22 of them had gathered in one room and had their life preservers on.”

Sometimes they’re dealing with events on the other side of the world. “When Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013, we had seafarers here who had not heard from their families in days, and some had lost their homes,” Goguen says. “One seafarer lost his wife, children, and in-laws—six family members.”

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When seafarers need medical help, Whittingham-Lamont expedites the process.

“It’s difficult for them to understand the bureaucracy,” she says. “I also try to get them their ethnic food while they’re in hospital, preferably from a local family.”

A former nurse, Whittingham-Lamont became chaplain two years ago and has worked for the Mission for 25 years. “My husband was a seafarer,” she says. “I started out with the Harbour Lights Guild—a group of women who fundraised small projects for the Mission. When I started, I cooked the monthly [fundraising] lunches.”

The Mission keeps afloat solely through its fundraising. It hosts monthly luncheons, the upcoming Toast To Spring on April 29, a golf tournament in July, a Christmas luncheon in December, and its annual Christmas Shoebox campaign. Throughout December and January, all seafarers visiting the Port receive a gift-wrapped shoebox full of hand-knitted clothes, personal care items and sweets. They gave out 1,600 shoeboxes this past season.

“The most important issue for the Mission is to become sustainable,” says Glenn. “We need to obtain sponsorship from big businesses in Halifax, like the automobile dealerships. All of the vehicles that come to Canada are directly linked to the service we provide here.”

Whittingham-Lamont agrees. “We put a lot of time, and our own personal time, into fundraising, so this would free us up to do more work.”

She thinks people need to understand the important role seafarers play in the global economy. “Over 90 per cent of what we use comes by sea,” she says. “We are so dependent on seafarers. Even if you buy a domestic car, a good portion of it came from Mexico. And the fuel you use to run it, that came by ship, too.”

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Joan MacLeod, director of human resources at the Port of Halifax, has worked with The Mission to Seafarers for many years. “We are fortunate in Halifax to see broad support for the Mission to Seafarers across the entire Port community,” she says. “There is always more that can be done, and in Halifax, there is a strong base on which to build.”

Technology is changing the way seafarers interact in the Port of Halifax. “They have less time ashore as automation improves,” says Whittingham-Lamont. “The ships turn around much faster now. Most are in and out in as little as five hours.”

It’s even less time for seafarers on cruise ships. “Often it’s the waiters, the cleaners, the laundry people,” Whittingham-Lamont says. “They also only get about two hours in a row for a break, which is not much leave time. They have a hard life: long shifts and their wages are not as good as among other seafarers.”

Whittingham-Lamont says Halifax is a popular port among seafarers. In some U.S. ports, there is no shore leave, so seafarers need someone with special credentials to escort them to shore. Some nationalities can’t leave ship at all.

“There’s not always such close-proximity to the port,” she says. “They like the freedom here.

Even border services are kinder in how they do their job. Seafarers experience acceptance here and they don’t have the racism that they see elsewhere. They feel safer here.”

But our climate does pose challenges for seafarers who rarely have warm clothing when they arrive. “They’re ill-equipped,” says Whittingham-Lamont. “When they join a ship, they may not know where Halifax is, and they may not be in a city where they can buy the gear they’ll need.”

The Mission stocks a room with warm clothing that seafarers can take for free. “We have an ongoing need for warm clothing donations—boots, coats, hats and mitts,” Glenn says.

Paying attention to such details seems to be paying off for the Mission, and for the Port of Halifax as well. In 2015, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) awarded the Port of Halifax Port of the Year.

“The Port of Halifax is a very tightknit community and the award was a recognition of the dedication and hard work shown by all of the stakeholders and partner organizations including marine pilots, tug operators, labour, shipping companies, terminal operators, those involved in the cruise industry, and of course the Halifax Mission to Seafarers,” says MacLeod.

Glenn says the award demonstrates that the Mission’s work is resonating with seafarers.

“The seafarers voted for this,” she says. “It’s a testament to what we do, how we do it, and to our success. It’s something to be very proud of.”

Mission to Seafarers is part of a worldwide network of about 278 Anglican-rooted charities worldwide. Whittingham-Lamont says the international mission community is tightknit, and she often contacts other chaplains to advise them of ships and situations coming their way. “We relay messages to improve [seafarers’] experiences. I call chaplains in New York, Baltimore, Oakland, and Savannah.”

Ultimately, Whittingham-Lamont says the best part of her job is knowing that she’s made a difference. “They can tell if you have empathy. I’ve had my husband away when things have gone desperately wrong in the family. They know that I know their life. For me, it’s not a job. It’s a vocation.” Q

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Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

Agent

NORTH EUROPE Atlantic Container Line

ACL A Service

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

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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

ACL

APL

APL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

APL

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

CMA CGM

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Reykjavik (IC) - Rotterdam (NE) - Immingham (UK)

cc-tc

18 days

Halterm

Eimskip

Hapag Lloyd

HL A Service (ATA)

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

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Mon-Ex / Sat-Im

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag Lloyd

HL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Maersk

Maersk Canada Atlantic Express Service (CAX)

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

Maersk

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

Lisbon (PT)

cc-gc-tc

10 days

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)

cc-tc

Nirint Shipping

Nirint Med-Canada Service

Lisbon (PT)

cc-gc-tc

NYK Line

NYK PA1 (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

Halterm

Melfi

Ceres

MOL

15 days

Ocean

Nirint

10 days

Halterm

Nirint

Sunday

SOUTH EUROPE (MEDITERRANEAN) APL

APL AZX Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Bahri

Bahri (NSCSA) North America Service

Livorno/Leghorn (IT)

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Monthly

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM Bengal Bay Service

Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ocean

Protos

Ceres

CMA CGM

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

APL

HL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Sunday

Ceres

HMM

Hyundai

Hyundai PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Melfi Marine

Melfi Med-Canada Service

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

cc-gc-tc

10 days

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

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

cc-tc

Nirint Shipping

Nirint Med-Canada Service

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

cc-gc-tc

NYK Line

NYK PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Halterm

Melfi

Ceres

MOL

15 days

Ocean

Nirint

10 days

Halterm

Nirint

Ceres

NYK

Sunday

Sunday

OOCL

OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

Manzanillo (PA) - Balboa (PA

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

Tropical Shipping

Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Halterm

Tropical Shipping

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)

Kingston (JA) - Balboa (PA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Wednesday

Halterm

Zim

APL AZX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

APL

APL CE2 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

APL

Ocean

Protos

SOUTH / SOUTHEAST ASIA & MIDDLE EAST APL APL

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 Bengal Bay Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

CMA CGM

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

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

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

Hapag Lloyd

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

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

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

Bahri

MOL

United Arab Shipping Company Zim Integrated Shipping Line

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Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

Agent

APL

APL CE2 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

APL

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

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hyundai 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

HMM

MOL 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

MOL

NYK 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

NYK

OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

OOCL

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

NORTH ASIA

Hyundai MOL NYK Line OOCL United Arab Shipping Company Zim Integrated Shipping Line

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

ACL A Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Mon-Ex / 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 CE2 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

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 Bengal Bay Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

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

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

Halterm

Maersk

Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)

cc-tc

Weekly

Tuesday/Sunday

Ceres

MOL

MOL

Maersk Canada Atlantic Express Service (CAX) MOL AZX Service

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

MOL

MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Ceres

MOL

NYK Line

NYK AZX Service

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 Tropical Shipping United Arab Shipping Company Wallenius Willhelmsen

Transport Maritime Service (St. Pierre et Miquelon) Tropical Canada - Caribbean Service

St. Pierre and Miquelon (FR)

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Friday

Halterm

West Palm Beach (FL)

cc-tc

Weekelt

Monday

Halterm

UASC AUC1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sunday

Halterm

902481-9335 Tropical Shipping UASC

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

Maersk

cc – containerized cargo

gc – general cargo

tc – temperature-controlled cargo

rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo

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South End Container Terminal

Heading up 2017 IS OFF TO A STRONG START, WITH LOTS OF POTENTIAL FOR BUSINESS GROWTH IN HALIFAX THIS YEAR

By Tom Peters The Port of Halifax is preparing for a record year in the

cruise industry while still enjoying a double-digit uptick in container cargo sector.

The cruise season starts April 24 with the arrival of Phoenix Reisen’s Amadea. Halifax will host 179 cruise vessel calls, a 31-percent increase over 2016 and a projected 275,000 passengers. The last visit of the season will be by the Seven Seas Mariner on Oct. 31.

This cruise season, featuring 23 major lines, is scheduled to be the busiest on record. In 2016, the Port welcomed 136 vessel calls and 238,217 passengers. The cruise industry has an economic impact of $104 million annually to the region.

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“We are very excited about the year ahead,” says Cathy McGrail, interim vice-president of operations with the Halifax Port Authority (HPA). “We look forward to working with our partners across the tourism industry as we welcome returning visitors and introduce new guests to Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada.”

McGrail feels working with a wide range of industry partners has made the difference in boosting the Port’s cruise industry. “We have broadened our industry partnership,” she says. “The Atlantic Canada Cruise Association is still going very strong and we are also working with Cruise St. Lawrence as well as our New England partners.” She explains that those allies work together to promote the whole region

to cruise lines. “Cruise lines continue to tell us that as a region we are still strong because we are trying to deliver a good product for their cruise guests,” she adds.

2017 is poised to be an especially good year, and part of a broader upward trend. “I don’t expect every year to be the same type of jump as we will see this year but all indicators are we will continue to see strong growth in the coming years,” she says.

Dennis Campbell is CEO of Ambassatours Gray Line, offering tours to those cruise visitors. “Those of us fortunate enough to live here know how special our region is,” he says. “What drives us is the

opportunity to share our attractions, our history, and our culture with people from around the world. We’re looking forward to a busy season ahead,” he says.

From 2012 through 2016, Halifax has welcomed approximately 1.2 million passengers. This year, six cruise lines will visit Halifax for the first time. Making their first visits to the port will be the Mein Schiff 6 (TUI Cruises), Norwegian Jade (Norwegian Cruise Line), Silver Muse (ultra-luxury flagship of Silversea Cruises), Victory 11 (Victory Cruises), plus Viking’s new vessels Viking Sea and Viking Sky. The largest ship scheduled to visit this year is Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas, which carries 4,180 passengers.

Halifax will greet royalty again this year with four visits scheduled for Cunard’s Queen Mary 2. Her first call will be June 30. Also returning is the popular Disney Magic on Oct. 26.

The fall is the busiest time of the Port’s cruise schedule with several multi-ship days such as Sept. 14 with five ships in port and Oct. 3, which will be the busiest day with over 11,000 passengers expected, plus crew.

In 2014 the Halifax Port Authority installed shore power so cruise ships can hook up to power while in port and cut smokestack emissions.

The feature is getting more use each year with 30 potential connections this year.

On the cargo side, 2016 was the most productive year for container cargo in a decade. Halifax handled 480,722 TEU, an increase of 14.9 per cent over 2015. Container tonnage jumped from 1,902,606 tonnes in 2015 to 2,329,606 tonnes in 2016.

The uptick in cargo traffic began in August 2015, when the O3 Alliance (calling at the South End Container Terminal) and G6 Alliance (calling at Fairview Cove) began new services. “Those two big factors have been contributing to the growth we have been seeing,” says HPA spokesman Lane Farguson.

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Also helping was the opening of an additional lane in the Suez Canal in August 2015. Halifax already has the capacity to handle the bigger ships that now traverse the Suez on transatlantic service.

“Having the big ship infrastructure in place and ready to move when the big ships started to call certainly helped,” Farguson adds.

In January 2016, the first of ACL’s new, fourth generation or G4 vessels began calling the port. The ships are bigger with a container capacity of 3,800 TEUs compared to 1,850 for G3 ships, plus more room for ro/ro and vehicle cargo.

Farguson also praises the cooperation between terminal operators, labour, and CN, which has been marketing what it can do through Halifax. “[They] have all come to the table,” he says. “It has been a

very strong effort to grow cargo through Halifax and having all those partners moving in the same direction has certainly been helpful.”

Richard Moore, president and CEO of the Halifax Employers Association, is optimistic. “The fact the Port was able to see an increase in volume at a time when global shipping lines are facing severe financial pressures is hopefully indicative of the Port’s competitiveness,” he says. “The increase in the amount of Midwest cargo going through the port is a very positive sign and we will work hard to grow this business.”

Moore says that although this is a “good news story, we must rise to the challenge and do what is necessary, collectively, to ensure we have a dependable, trained workforce ready to serve our customers and further grow our business.”

Total tonnage at HPA facilities, both containerized and noncontainerized, was 4,461,038, tonnes, up 16.2 per cent over 2015.

Tonnage of non-containerized cargo at non-HPA facilities was 3,811,307 tonnes. Port-wide tonnage at both HPA and non-HPA facilities was 8,272,345 tonnes in 2016 compared to 7,569,286 tonnes in 2015.

Growth seems to be continuing in 2017. Tropical Shipping, which had been in Saint John, New Brunswick is now moving cargo over Halifax. The line moved some 40,000 TEU annually when it called at Saint John. Another potential growth factor for Halifax could be the completion of the raising of the Bayonne Bridge in the Port of New York and New Jersey, allowing all terminals in that port to handle ultra-large container ships (thus attracting large ships to the East Coast).

Traffic through the expanded Panama Canal is also likely to increase once the Bayonne work is finished, expected by the end of 2017 or early 2018. “[Halifax is an] ultra-Atlantic port,” Farguson says. “We will continue to look for global opportunities for Canadian importers and exporters across Atlantic and Central Canada.” Q

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