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Table of Contents Portside Notes The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new developments All aboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Bigger and better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Answering the call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Preparing to cruise again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Challenges and silver linings After an unprecedented year, the Halifax Port Authority’s 2020
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PORTSIDE NOTES
All aboard Deanna Furlotte has joined the Halifax
Port Authority Board of Directors as a Port User Director for a three-year term. Furlotte is a senior executive with over 15 years of experience developing business, strategic and financial insight in multiple business settings. She has extensive experience delivering profitable services to the not-for-profit sector. “We are pleased to welcome Deanna Furlotte to the Halifax Port Authority Board of Directors,” says board chair Thomas J. Hayes. “She brings to the board
considerable experience and perspective that will benefit the Halifax Port Authority and larger Port community. I would also like to thank Diana Dalton for her tremendous work over the past four years. She has been a very effective board member and we have all benefitted from her contributions and insight.” In addition to Hayes, Furlotte joins vicechair Carole-Ann Moran-Miller, who was reappointed for a three-year term, and directors Jim Spatz, David Cameron, and André Boudreau. Q DEANNA FURLOTTE
Bigger and better On May 19, PSA Halifax welcomed the maiden call of
PHOTO: PSA HALIFAX
CMA CGM Marco Polo. Its 16,022-TEU capacity makes it the largest containerized vessel to call on any Canadian port. “The arrival of CMA CGM Marco Polo signifies a milestone for PSA Halifax as a team," says CEO Jan van Mossevelde. Q
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BY TREVOR J. ADAMS
PHOTO: ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
YUNUS KURT (LEFT) AND AHMAD BITAR
Answering the call Earlier this spring, Muslims around the world marked the
holiest occasion on their calendar, the monthlong observance of Ramadan, a period of fasting and reflection. A recent report by Joanie Veitch on the Royal Canadian Navy’s website looks at how two Halifax-based mariners marked Ramadan while at sea. “If he’s not already on duty, Yunus Kurt gets up every day, an hour before sunrise, to have something to eat before beginning his daily fast,” she says. “It will be about 16 hours before he will eat or drink anything again.” Throughout Ramadan, the faithful fast during daylight. Kurt and Ahmad Bitar are sailors (both Naval Communicators) on HMCS Halifax, in the midst of six-month deployment with NATO allies as part of Operation Reassurance. “This is my first deployment and also the first time where I fasted during Ramadan while in the middle of the ocean,” says Kurt. Ramadan is normally a social occasion, with friends and families gathering to communally break the fast at nightfall. The sailors relied on messaging and video chatting to fill that void. “Fasting on Ramadan while at sea has been harder than I thought, when you don’t have a home to come back to. That is one of the biggest challenges while sailing,” Kurt says. “It is very difficult being away from my community, however I’ve become used to it since joining the military, due to the amount of moving I’ve had to do.” Another challenge was finding time for prayer and spiritual reflection, which are central components of Ramadan. “It is hard to slow down in a high-tempo program, but it adds an extra sense of accomplishment when you finish that day,” Bitar says. “It is difficult, but that is the whole purpose: fighting temptations. Just focusing and reminding myself helps me out through the day.” Read more at navy-marine.forces.gc.ca. Q SUMMER 2021 ||
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PORTSIDE NOTES
Preparing to cruise again Cruise ships aren’t expected to return to Halifax until 2022, but
PHOTO: HPA
the industry is taking its first tentative steps towards a pandemic recovery. Recently the Cruise Lines Industry Association hailed the United Kingdom’s announcement of a plan to restart traffic—a possible template for how other regions will reopen. “This announcement is the culmination of extensive collaboration between industry, government, health authorities, and ports during the last 12 months to further strengthen health measures, which now go beyond any other travel sector,” says a press release from the association. “The industry’s protocols have already been tried and tested as almost 400,000 people have sailed on cruises since last summer elsewhere around the globe.” They say the move is “a signal of confidence in the industry,” offering hope to the “thousands of people employed in the sector or whose livelihoods depend upon cruise, including travel agencies, hotels, tour guides, port operators, and many other service providers.” For more information about the United Kingdom’s Global Task Force, visit gov.uk/government/groups/global-travel-taskforce. Q
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AROUND THE PORT
INNOVATION AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH A VARIETY OF PROMISING NEW PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS, THE PORT OF HALIFAX’S FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT By Tom Peters The PIER at the Seaport is the Halifax Port Authority’s
recently established living lab for maritime transportation and logistics. PIER stands for Port Innovation, Engagement, and Research. The new project is gaining momentum, says Andrew Black, HPA director of strategic technology and the executive director of The PIER. The PIER will provide opportunities for the HPA to interact directly with end users and receive actionable insights. Solutions from the lab will be visible to industry-specific investors. The PIER will also provide a working area for companies that specialize in maritime transportation and logistics and see opportunity to develop solutions alongside global industry leaders. 10
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The HPA founded The PIER in partnership with CN, PSA Halifax (the South End Container Terminal operator), Saab Technologies, and OMC International, an Australian maritime engineering company that has developed award-winning navigation technology. “We are very excited that we are going to have these global entities investing in our ecosystem and helping to advance major projects through our Port,” Black says. The PIER has also garnered interest from various corporations and entities from places such as Marseille, Rotterdam, Perth, Victoria, and Montreal. There has also been dialogue with global ports, including Rotterdam and Singapore. Black says initial discussions with the founding partners “have
focused on things like working together to define a matrix for success,” which will provide a vision to better deal with issues and challenges. In addition to a virtual component of The PIER, there will also be a physical component in the building that the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market formerly occupied. Renovations began in March, with plans to have the area complete in September. The PIER was recently included in three new projects announced by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster. A data project from The PIER will support economic growth both as an ocean transport hub and a software hub. Through the more effective and efficient ocean operations, the project will also add more resilience to the Canadian supply chain. The Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market is now operating on weekends at a new location at Pavilion 22, at 1031 Marginal Rd. in the historic Halifax Seaport district. Over the past months, the HPA has worked on plans to make the market more economically sustainable. “We realized we had to do something different,” says HPA spokesman Lane Farguson. “The current [market] model wasn’t sustainable going into COVID and coming out. We were losing vendors and those that remained were challenged with the lack of foot traffic, so we came up with a more sustainable model which was to focus on what works well, that being the weekend market.” Farguson says that, so far, HPA has had positive feedback on the move to Pavilion 22, with the lower ceilings and brick interior give the market a “cozier feeling,” plus there is good parking and accessibility. Normally, vendors serving cruise ship passengers occupy that space, but with the pandemic kiboshing the 2021 cruise season, the space was available. The second phase of the farmers’ market redevelopment is “to build the outdoor space so it will have that European outdoor market experience during the warmer months,” Farguson says.
A surge in Southeast Asian cargo is “COVID-related and, really, it hasn’t let up and has carried through to the first quarter of this year” —Lane Farguson
The HPA is looking at various possible parking lot locations near the indoor market. Farguson says the HPA wants to ensure the outdoor site, which will see the installation of a large canopy, offers the best experience for vendors and patrons and has room for longterm growth. “We also have to think of the future when cruise resumes,” Farguson says. “We have to keep corridors clear for tour buses and traffic.” Discussions with Port stakeholders continue. Over its 270-year history, the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market has grown and thrived in several sites across Halifax. With this latest move it has returned to its basic fundamentals: weekend vendors selling their own produce and products. Promising cargo numbers
Containerized cargo volume through the Port of Halifax is up 24.6% in the first quarter of this year over the same period in 2020. SUMMER 2021 ||
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AROUND THE PORT The Port handled 137,181 TEU in the first quarter of 2021, compared to 110,084 TEU in the same period last year. Containerized cargo tonnage was up 12.3%. The Port started to see a surge in cargo from Southeast Asia in the second half of last year. “This is COVID-related and, really, it hasn’t let up and has carried through to the first quarter of this year. In addition, we are seeing additional cargo to and from Europe,” Farguson says. Other factors in the cargo equation include the continuation of Ultra-Class vessel calls at PSA Halifax’s South End Container terminal. A recent call was by CMA CGM Marco Polo, with a capacity of over 16,000 TEU. At the Ceres-operated Fairview Cove terminal, Farguson says that there has been a continuation of big ship calls in the 8,600-TEU range. In non-containerized cargo, imports were up 3.9% on the strength of strong ro/ro cargo in the first quarter, while exports dropped 38.3% compared to the same period in 2020. Port-wide, at both HPA and non-HPA facilities, the Port handled 2,060,951 tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2021. New Great Lakes service
Doornekamp Lines, based in Picton, Ont., is reviewing a new biweekly shipping service between Halifax and Picton (on Lake Ontario). Doornekamp Lines is a subsidiary of Doornekamp Construction Ltd., headquartered in Odessa, Ont. According to a press release from Doornekamp Lines, the Halifax-Picton run, with stops in between, will start with one vessel and provide service to both importers and exports. The run will handle various cargo types 12
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including containers, heavy lift, breakbulk, project cargo, and offer trucking options. Future plans for Phase 2 include a biweekly service between Picton and Cleveland. The new line will connect with major carrier CMA CGM. “With a presence in 160 countries, 110,000 employees worldwide, and a fleet of 502 vessels, CMA CGM is bringing their unique cargo solutions to customers in Ontario and the Great Lakes region,” Doornekamp Lines says in the press release. The last attempt to establish a feeder service between Halifax and the Great Lakes was by a company called Great Lakes Feeder Service in the early 2000s. Q
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CHALLENGES AND SILVER LININGS AFTER AN UNPRECEDENTED YEAR, THE HALIFAX PORT AUTHORITY’S 2020 FINANCIAL RESULTS SHOW REASON FOR OPTIMISM By Tom Peters
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released a report on its 2020 annual financial performance, and although results were not as favourable as past years, they were better than officials anticipated after COVID-19 struck. “The 2020 results reflect a challenging year across all our lines of business due to COVID-19 and other factors,” says HPA senior vice-president Paul MacIsaac. “It was a year like no other. Strong cargo numbers in the second half of 2020 helped offset the loss of cruise and other impacts associated with COVID-19.” According to the financial statement, revenue in 2020 was $43.3 million, up 4.2% compared to 2019. MacIsaac says net earnings were up 10.5%, coming in at $11.1 million. Operating income (earnings from operations before other income and expenses) was also up 3.6% to $23.6 million. MacIsaac explains that increases in net earnings and operating income were the result of expenses being quite low in 2020. “The organization collectively worked very hard in 2020 to manage expenses and keep cargo moving during extremely challenging conditions,” he says. Although 2020 did show some rebound in the second half, COVID-19 will continue to affect the Port through 2021. “We expect another challenging year in 2021 with the loss of cruise due to COVID-19 and related impacts on the Halifax Seaport district,” MacIsaac says. “At the same time, we have seen strong containerized cargo numbers since the second half of 2020 and that trend has carried into 2021.” A strong fourth quarter in 2020, with container cargo up 2.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, helped the HPA cut its losses in container cargo with an overall TEU count down 7.2% in 2020 compared to 2019. Earlier this year, Port officials were bracing for losses as high as 10%. In all, the Port handled 507,185 TEU in 2020, compared to 546,691 TEU in 2019. “This is a global crisis and our focus since the onset has been to work with our Port partners to keep the flow of goods moving through our international gateway while at the same time taking the necessary steps to keep essential workers safe,” MacIsaac says. Lane Farguson, HPA’s media relations and communications manager, points to some positive overtones.
PHOTO: HPA
The Halifax Port Authority recently
“We have been fairly steady with employment and that also means all the port partners have been equally busy,” he says. “Having stable, steady employment through the pandemic has been almost a source of pride for people here because it is one of those things that feels normal, almost.” The overall performance of the port in 2020 was bolstered by the various agencies and stakeholders, who, in their own way, contribute to the Port’s bottom line. While all of these Port partners experienced challenges in 2020, many found silver linings too. “You almost have to look at the year in two parts,” says Richard Moore, president and CEO of the Halifax Employers Association (HEA). “The first half was not good. Tonnage and revenue were both down substantially. The first quarter was really bad with the loss of Northern Pulp, the CN strike, and the rail blockades. Then, COVID-19 hit.” Moore says that circumstances improved in the second half. In August and September, the Montreal labour strike provided a much-needed financial boost as traffic redirected to Halifax, and in the final quarter of 2020 tonnage seemed to return to “normal” levels. “During this time, our longshore workers and operations people kept this Port operating,” Moore says. Total worked
hours were down about 3.5% compared to 2019, but Moore adds that there were no work stoppages due to COVID-19. He says that HEA worked closely with the Council of ILA Locals and employer members to implement COVID-19 workplace safety protocols. The Atlantic Pilotage Authority (APA) also had a challenging year due, in part, to the cancellation of the 2020 cruise ship season, says CEO Sean Griffith. He says the cancellation represented a nearly $3-million revenue hit for the organization. “Where Halifax plays the starring role in cruise ship activity in Atlantic Canada, the cancellation of the season translated to the loss of over 400 pilot assignments and just over $900,000 in revenues,” he says. There was a 33% decline in visits by vehicle carriers and nearly 50 fewer ship calls when compared to 2019. “Container ship traffic wasn’t far off from 2019 activity … the vessels that call Halifax have become larger which generates more revenue for the authority,” Griffiths says. “There was quite a lot of activity associated with the decommissioning of the Sable Offshore Energy Project and the Deep Panuke offshore platform removal. We observed a noticeable increase of offshore supply vessels calling the Port of Halifax along with related tug and barge activity as they supported both projects throughout the year.” SUMMER 2021 ||
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“We observed a noticeable increase of offshore supply vessels calling the Port FEATURE
of Halifax along with related tug and barge activity” —Sean Griffith, Atlantic Pilotage Authority
The trucking sector, which handles containers through the Port’s two major container terminals, welcomes the business. Jean-Marc Picard, the executive director of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, says that it was a busy year at the Port for his members. Some vessels were diverted to Halifax due to the Montreal strike, causing a spike in volumes with little notice. “Some backlogs and rail delays probably resulted in more truck volumes,” he says. “The Port also managed the COVID storm in much better condition than anticipated. On most days, the Port has worked the truck operation in a timely manner.” Andy Herriott is the chief commercial officer of PSA Halifax, operator of the South End Container Terminal. He has a different perspective on the year. “The second half surge was across all customers, with the exception of northsouth trades which were still very much affected by the lack of tourism to the Caribbean, Florida, and Mexico,” he says. He adds that Halifax’s intermodal rail links remain busy and vital: “The overwhelming majority of the second half volume push was handled in collaboration with CN.” Q
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SAILING SCHEDULE
Schedule-at-a-Glance
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-IMP / Wed- Ceres EXP
CMA CGM
CMA CGM SL1 Service
Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
ACL 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 AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Le Havre (FR) Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-tc
Weekly
Europe Import: Ceres Tuesday; Europe Export: Saturday
Hapag Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service
Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK)
cc-gc-tc
Weekly
Mon-IMP / Wed- Ceres EXP
Hapag Lloyd
Hyundai
Hyundai AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Le Havre (FR) Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-tc
Weekly
Imp Europe: Tuesday; Exp Europe: Saturday
HMM
Ceres
Maersk
Maersk CAE Service
Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
Maersk
Melfi Marine
Melfi MedCaMex Service
Setubal/Lisbon (PT)
cc-gc-tc
12 days
varies
PSA Halifax
Melfi
Nirint Shipping
Nirint ECCE Service
Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)
cc-tc
15 days
varies
Ocean
Nirint
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE AL1 Service
Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)
cc-tc
Weekly
Monday
Ceres
ONE
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Le Havre (FR) Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-tc
Weekly
Import Europe: Ceres Tuesday; Export Europe: Saturday
ONE
Yang Ming
Yang Ming AL1 Service
Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)
cc-tc
Weekly
Monday
Ceres
Yang Ming
Yang Ming
Yang Ming AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Le Havre (FR) Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-tc
Weekly
Import Europe: Ceres Tuesday; Export Europe: Saturday
Yang Ming
Ashdod (IL) - Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Haifa (IL) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) Mersin (TR) - Piraeus (GR) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP)
cc-tc
Weekly
Friday
Hapag Lloyd
South Europe (Mediterranean) Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service
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
Mediterranean Shipping Company
MSC Canada Express 2 Service
Barcelona (SP) - Valencia (SP)
cc-tc
Weekly
Fri - import (westbound); Tue - export (eastbound
PSA Halifax
MSC
Zim Integrated Shipping Line
Zim ZCA Service
Ashdod (IL) - Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Haifa (IL) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) Mersin (TR) - Piraeus (GR) - Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP)
cc-tc
Weekly
Friday
PSA Halifax
Zim
Line
Service
Cargo Type
Frequency
Day
Terminal
Agent
Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Balboa/Rodman (PA) - Cartagena (CO) - Caucedo cc-tc (DR)
Weekly
Europe Import: Ceres Tuesday; Europe Export: Saturday
cc (PA) – containerized gc – general Via the Panama Canal: Balboa/Rodman - Cartagenacargo (CO) - Caucedo cc-tc cargo (DR)
tc – temperature-controlled cargo Weekly Imp Europe: cargo Ceres rr – roll-on/roll-off HMM Tuesday; Exp Europe: Saturday
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Latin America (Caribbean, Central & South America)
Printed Hyundaion:
Monday, May 17, 2021 Hyundai AL5 Service
Ports Served (alphabetically)
Hapag Lloyd
Melfi Marine
Melfi MedCaMex Service
Mariel (CU)
cc-gc-tc
12 days
varies
PSA Halifax
Nirint Shipping
Nirint ECCE Service
Barcadera (AN) - Mariel (CU) - Moa (CU) - Willemstad (AN)
cc-tc
15 days
varies
Ocean
Nirint
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Balboa/Rodman (PA) - Cartagena (CO) - Caucedo cc-tc (DR)
Weekly
Import Europe: Ceres Tuesday; Export Europe: Saturday
ONE
Tropical Shipping
Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service
Philipsburg (NA) - San Juan (PR) - St. Thomas (USVI)
cc-tc
Weekly
Monday
Tropical Shipping
Yang Ming
Yang Ming AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Balboa/Rodman (PA) - Cartagena (CO) - Caucedo cc-tc (DR)
Weekly
Import Europe: Ceres Tuesday; Export Europe: Saturday
PSA Halifax
Melfi
Yang Ming
Zim Integrated Shipping Line
Zim CFX Service
Kingston (JA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Thursday
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
APL PE1 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
APL
CMA CGM
CMA-CGM CJX Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
CMA CGM
COSCO
COSCO AWE5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
COSCO
Evergreen
Evergreen PE1 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
Evergreen
Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP
Hapag Lloyd
Hyundai
Hyundai EC5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP
HMM
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE EC5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP
ONE
OOCL
OOCL SEAP Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
OOCL
Yang Ming
Yang Ming EC5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP
North Asia
PSA Halifax
Yang Ming
PHOTO: STEVE FARMER/HPA
South / Southeast Asia & Middle East APL
cc – containerized cargo gc – general cargo tc – temperature-controlled cargo rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo
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cc – containerized cargo
gc – general cargo
tc – temperature-controlled cargo
rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo
Europe: Saturday Tropical Shipping
Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service
Philipsburg (NA) - San Juan (PR) - St. Thomas (USVI)
SUMMER 2021
cc-tc
Weekly
Monday
Weekly
Import Europe: Ceres Tuesday; Export Europe: Saturday
Yang Ming
Yang Ming AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Balboa/Rodman (PA) - Cartagena (CO) - Caucedo cc-tc (DR)
Zim Integrated Shipping Line
Zim CFX Service
Kingston (JA)
Zim Integrated Shipping Line Line
Zim ZCP Service Service
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Via the Panama Canal: Kingston (JA) Ports Served (alphabetically)
PSA Halifax
Tropical Shipping Yang Ming
cc-tc
Weekly
Thursday
PSA Halifax
Zim
cc-tc Cargo Type
Weekly Frequency
Tuesday (via Day CFX Service)
PSA Halifax Terminal
Zim Agent
South / Southeast Asia & Middle East North Europe APL Atlantic Container Line
APL Service ACL PE1 A Service
Via the Suez Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) (GE) - Colombo (SL) -(UK) Laem Antwerp (BE)Canal: - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg - Liverpool Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)
cc-tc cc-gc-tc-rr
Weekly
Saturday Mon-IMP / Wed- PSA CeresHalifax EXP
APL ACL
CMA CGM
CMA-CGM CJX Service Service CMA CGM SL1
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
CMA CGM
Eimskip Green Line Service COSCO AWE5 Service Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service
cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly Weekly
Thursday Saturday Monday
PSA Halifax PSA Halifax Ceres
Eimskip COSCO Hapag Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd Evergreen
Hapag-Lloyd AL5 Service Evergreen PE1 Service
Via the Suez Cai Mep/Vung (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Antwerp (BE)Canal: - Bremerhaven (GE) -Tao Rotterdam (NE) Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH) Reykjavik (IC) Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Antwerp (BE) (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam Chabang (TH)- -Hamburg Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH) (NE) Via the the Suez Panama Canal: (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Le Havre (FR) Via Canal: CaiAntwerp Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Rotterdam(TH) (NE)- Port - Southampton (UK) Chabang Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)
cc-tc
Eimskip COSCO Hapag-Lloyd
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
CeresHalifax PSA
Hapag Lloyd Evergreen
Hapag-Lloyd Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali Antwerp (BE)Chabang - Gothenburg Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) (UA) - Laem (TH) -(SW) Port -Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)
cc-tc cc-gc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Ceres Ceres
Hapag Lloyd Hapag Lloyd
Hyundai Hyundai
Hyundai EC5 Service Hyundai AL5 Service
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Ceres Ceres
HMM HMM
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE EC5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali Via the Panama Canal:(TH) Antwerp - Hamburg (GE) - Le Havre (UA) - Laem Chabang - Port(BE) Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) (FR) Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK) Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)
cc-tc
Weekly
Europe Import: Saturday Tuesday; Europe Export: Saturday Sat-IMP / ThursMon-IMP / WedEXP EXP Sat-IMP / ThursImp Europe: EXP Tuesday; Exp Sat-IMP Europe: / ThursEXP Saturday
Ceres
ONE
OOCL Maersk
OOCL Service MaerskSEAP CAE Service
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
OOCL Maersk
Melfi Marine Yang Ming Nirint Shipping
Melfi MedCaMex Service Yang Ming EC5 Service Nirint ECCE Service
cc-gc-tc cc-tc cc-tc
12 days Weekly 15 days
Ocean Network Express Line
ONE AL1 Service Service
cc-tc Type Cargo
Weekly Frequency
varies PSA Halifax Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres varies Ocean EXP
Ocean NetworkShipping Express Line Zim Integrated "ONE"
ONEZCP AL5Service Service Zim
North "ONE" Asia
Printed on: Canada, Monday, May 17, 2021 Eastern United States,
Via the Suez Cai Mep/Vung (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Antwerp (BE)Canal: - Bremerhaven (GE) -Tao Rotterdam (NE) Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH) Setubal/Lisbon (PT) Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali Bilbao- Laem (SP) - Chabang Rotterdam (NE) (UA) (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) Antwerp (BE) (alphabetically) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE) Ports Served
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Via the the Panama Panama Canal: Canal: Ningbo Antwerp(CH) (BE)- -Pusan/Busan Hamburg (GE) - Le- Qingdao Havre (FR) - - cc-tc cc-tc Via (SK) (CH) Rotterdam(CH) (NE)- -Tianjin/Xingang Southampton (UK) Shanghai (CH)
St. Pierre & Miquelon
Yang Ming Atlantic Container Line Yang Ming
Yang Ming AL1 Service ACL A Service Yang Ming AL5 Service
APL
APL PE1 Service
CMA CGM
CMA CGM Hapag-Lloyd COSCO Melfi Marine Eimskip Mediterranean Shipping Company Evergreen
Hapag-Lloyd Zim Integrated Shipping Line Hapag-Lloyd
cc – containerized cargo
gc – general cargo
ONE Agent
Import Europe: CeresHalifax ONE Tuesday (via PSA Zim Tuesday; Export CFX Service) Europe: Saturday tc – temperature-controlled cargo rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo
cc-tc cc-gc-tc-rr cc-tc
Weekly Weekly Weekly
cc-tc
Weekly
CMA CGM SL1 Service
Montreal (QC)
cc-tc
Weekly
CMA-CGM CJX Service Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service COSCO AWE5 Service Melfi MedCaMex Service Eimskip GreenExpress Line Service MSC Canada 2 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah Ashdod (IL)(GA) - Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Haifa (IL) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) Mersin PiraeusCharleston (GR) - Tarragona (SP)York - Valencia (SP) (VA) Via the (TR) Suez- Canal: (SC) - New (NY) - Norfolk Savannah (SP) (GA) - Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Valencia (SP) Barcelona Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME) Barcelona (SP) - Valencia (SP)
cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc cc-gc-tc cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly Weekly 12 days Weekly Weekly
Evergreen PE1 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service Zim ZCA Service Hapag-Lloyd AL5 Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA) Ashdod (IL) - Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Haifa (IL) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) Via the (TR) Panama Canal:(GR) Los -Angeles (CA) - Oakland (CA) - Port Mersin - Piraeus Tarragona (SP) - Valencia (SP) Everglades (FL) - Seattle (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly Weekly
Latin America (Caribbean, Central & South America)
Ceres Terminal
Weekly Weekly
Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE) Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Via the Panama Canal: Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Le Havre (FR) Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK) Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)
South Europe (Mediterranean)
Monday Day
Melfi Yang Ming Nirint
Monday Mon-IMP / WedImport Europe: EXP Tuesday; Export Saturday Europe: Saturday Saturday
Ceres Ceres Ceres
Yang Ming ACL Yang Ming
PSA Halifax
APL
PSA Halifax
CMA CGM
Saturday Friday Saturday varies Thursday Fri - import (westbound); Saturday Tue - export (eastbound Monday Friday Europe Import: Tuesday; Europe Export: Saturday
PSA Halifax PSA Halifax PSA Halifax PSA Halifax PSA Halifax Halifax PSA
CMA CGM Hapag Lloyd COSCO Melfi Eimskip MSC
PSA Halifax
Evergreen
Ceres PSA Halifax Ceres
Hapag Lloyd Zim Hapag Lloyd
PSA Halifax
Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Friday
Hapag-Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service
Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA)
cc-gc-tc
Weekly
Mon-IMP / Wed- Ceres EXP
Hapag Lloyd Hapag Lloyd
Hapag-Lloyd Hapag-Lloyd EC5 Service Printed on: Monday, May 17, 2021
Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville (FL) cc - New York (NY) - Norfolk cc-tc cargo – containerized cargo (VA) -gc – general Savannah (GA)
Weekly Sat-IMP / ThursCeres rr – roll-on/roll-off Hapag Lloyd tc – temperature-controlled cargo cargo EXP
Hyundai
Hyundai AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Los Angeles (CA) - Oakland (CA) - Port Everglades (FL) - Seattle (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Imp Europe: Tuesday; Exp Europe: Saturday
Ceres
HMM
Hyundai
Hyundai EC5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP
HMM
Maersk
Maersk CAE Service
Montreal (QC)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
PSA Halifax
Maersk
Mediterranean Shipping Company
MSC Canada Express 2 Service
Montreal (QC)
cc-tc
Weekly
Fri - import (westbound); Tue - export (eastbound
PSA Halifax
MSC
Oceanex
Oceanex Service
St. John's (NL)
cc-gc-tc-rr
Weekly
Wednesday
PSA Halifax
Oceanex
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE AL1 Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Monday
Ceres
ONE
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Los Angeles (CA) - Oakland (CA) - Port Everglades (FL) - Seattle (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
cc-tc
Weekly
ONE
Line
Service
Cargo Type
Frequency
Import Europe: Ceres Tuesday; Export Europe: Day Terminal Saturday
Ocean Network Express "ONE"
ONE EC5 Service
cc-tc
Weekly
Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP
ONE
OOCL Printed on:
OOCL SEAP Service Monday, May 17, 2021
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Ports Served (alphabetically) Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)
Agent
Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - cc New York (NY) - Norfolk cc-tc cargo – containerized cargo (VA) - gc – general Savannah (GA)
Weekly Saturday PSA Halifax OOCL cargo tc – temperature-controlled cargo rr – roll-on/roll-off
Transport Maritime Service International
Transport Maritime Service (Argentia)
Argentia (NL)
cc-gc-tc-rr
Weekly
Wednesday
Ceres
TMSI
Transport Maritime Service International
Transport Maritime Service (St. Pierre et Miquelon)
St.-Pierre and Miquelon (FR)
cc-gc-tc-rr
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
TMSI
Tropical Shipping
Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service
West Palm Beach (FL)
cc-tc
Weekly
Monday
PSA Halifax
Tropical Shipping
Yang Ming
Yang Ming AL1 Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Monday
Ceres
Yang Ming
Yang Ming
Yang Ming AL5 Service
Via the Panama Canal: Los Angeles (CA) - Oakland (CA) - Port Everglades (FL) - Seattle (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Import Europe: Ceres Tuesday; Export Europe: Saturday
Yang Ming
Yang Ming
Yang Ming EC5 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP
Yang Ming
Zim Integrated Shipping Line
Zim CFX Service
New York (NY)
cc-tc
Weekly
Thursday
PSA Halifax
Zim
Zim Integrated Shipping Line
Zim ZCA Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Friday
PSA Halifax
Zim
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FEATURE
GROWING TOGETHER THE PORT OF HALIFAX LOOKS AHEAD WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STAKEHOLDER INPUT AND SUSTAINABILITY By Tom Peters The Port of Halifax is an economic engine for Halifax,
Nova Scotia, and the whole region, with countless stakeholders. In 2020, the total impact of the Port of Halifax on Nova Scotia was over $3.6 billion in economic output, with the direct portion being $2.3 billion. activity generated about 18,775 jobs. To maintain and positively grow that role, sustainability is key, and includes many facets: environment is top of many minds, but security, cargo, cruise, culture, and the arts are all part of the equation too. 20
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Sustainability is “about how do we grow into the future and provide that most important thing to the community, which is an equitable share of the commercial wealth that is generated by ports,” says Capt. Allan Gray, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority. “How do we do that in such a way that we minimize the impact on the community and do it in a responsible manner?” There is growing recognition of the importance of that question. “Many people talk about the grandparents’ syndrome now
PHOTO: HPA
where a lot of chairmen of boards and CEOs are listening to their grandchildren about ‘don’t mess up the planet and don’t mess up our future,’” Gray says. “People are becoming far more conscious about what do we and it is not just about, let’s say, the environment. There is more to it. It’s about managing the environment, managing that growth that has to happen to ensure people get equitable wealth and equitable wealth moves on to good health and mental wellbeing and other facets.” The local community’s awareness and interest in the Port of Halifax is growing, as reflected by a recent HPA community survey, part of its process to develop a sustainability strategy. The support for the working port was in the 90% to 95% range, unusually high for this type of survey so there is a lot of indication people are aware of the Port and its role, Gray says. But he believes that elsewhere in Nova Scotia, farther from the Port and its daily activities, people may not realize its importance and the impact it has on their livelihoods. Gray adds that during the pandemic, the Port’s role has been even more vital as it continued to operate and ensure “people had goods in their stores,” so it became more prominent in people’s minds. But he says there is a role for HPA to create a greater understanding, “for us to talk to young people about the future of port and the role the port has in their future and their livelihood as things go forward.” The HPA has developed sustainability reports in the past but there is a difference in this latest endeavor. “Reports before talked about how we are progressing against our sustainability goals but at that stage it was an early part of the journey and based on what we believed was important,” Gray says. “But we hadn’t gone out and done the consultation, so the difference in the strategy going forward is we will have had that community engagement to validate the things we are doing. Once we have the other things that come into play, sustainability becomes embedded in everything we do in our day-to-day operations in our master plan. So the main difference in this strategy is having information from an informed community, which we didn’t have in the past.” However there are areas, like security, where the Port is unable to accommodate community desires. Gray says people may want
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PHOTO: HPA
PHOTO: HPA
FEATURE full access through the Port’s operational areas noting a recent conversation where it was suggested the walkway on the waterfront should go all the way to Point Pleasant Park, which would require a path through the South End Container Terminal. “Operationally that is just not feasible,” he says. “We still have to move cargo and as much as we are a sustainable Port it is not a practical solution … [But] we take in the view there is a desire to connect the waterfront with the park in some way. Can we find some other methodology that allows that connectivity?” As the HPA moves forward with its sustainability strategy, it works closely with the Port Community Liaison Committee—an ongoing mechanism for communication and engagement between the HPA and the larger community. The committee aims to foster meaningful communication and information sharing between the Port and the public and to solicit feedback from those affected by its operations and projects. The committee is independently chaired, comprised of people representing a mix of experience, insight, and backgrounds. Gray says the HPA has its own working group that has identified about 70 projects pertaining to sustainability. When determining what projects are important to Port stakeholders, the committee will be the primary sounding board. “We are one port city so that’s inherent in our guiding principles and sustainability and that is shown by the fact we are going out to the community,” Gray says. “Halifax is a good place to live and a strong Port is reflective of the community engagement right now. I think we can only get bigger and stronger. The city and Nova Scotia want to grow and the Port is an integral part of that. The Port has special character and a special place in everybody’s hearts so I think if we are responsible and listen to the community, we will both grow together and both be rewarded for it.” Q
“Halifax is a good place to live and a strong Port is reflective of the community” —Capt. Allan Gray
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