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Breaking through Halifax welcomes the world’s biggest cargo ships
Innovative partnerships A keynote by CN’s Jean-Jacques Ruest indentifying ways to grow business highlights Port Days
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The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders and new development Home in the harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Ahead by a decade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Gates wide open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Outlook positive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 New careers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Head of the class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Feature Bigger is better
SERVING THE BIGGEST SHIPS IN THE WORLD, HALIFAX’S CONTAINER
TERMINALS ARE PRIMED TO GROW CONTAINER TRAFFIC IN THE PORT OF HALIFAX .
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Around the Port Breaking through
A GROWTH IN SPECIAL-PROJECT CARGO DRIVES GROWTH IN
THE PORT OF HALIFAX .
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In Focus
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Innovative partnerships
CN’S JEAN-JACQUES RUEST SHARES BUSINESS-GROWTH STRATEGIES
AT PORT DAYS .
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ON OUR COVER: With expanded infrastructure and capacity to grow, the Port of Halifax welcomes the world’s largest cargo ships. Photo: Steve Farmer
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Home in the harbour
The Canadian naval frigate HMCS
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Fredericton has returned to its home port of Halifax after a successful seven-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea to take part in a NATO mission to promote security and stability in Central and Eastern Europe. “HMCS Fredericton’s success on Operation Reassurance represents the Royal Canadian Navy’s ability and willingness to react rapidly to crises worldwide and to work side by side with our NATO allies,” says Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy. HMCS Fredericton and its helicopter air detachment patrolled the Mediterranean and Black Seas, monitoring shipping to help deter terrorist activity. Throughout the deployment, HMCS Fredericton operated with 121 different ships, including 21 different NATO navies. The ship also visited 23 different ports in 16 different countries. “This has been an incredibly unique and challenging deployment, and I could not possibly be any prouder of my ship’s company than I am,” says commander Jeffrey Murray. “Thanks to their efforts we were able to establish a baseline for the effective employment of the new equipment installed during the Halifaxclass modernization and achieve all of the mission objectives assigned to us by our Canadian and NATO commanders. Operating with 21 of 23 NATO navies across the entire Mediterranean, Black, North and Baltic Seas we continued to prove Canada’s enduring commitment to NATO. Our families have also experienced an equally challenging deployment at home, and I am very much looking forward to seeing my ship’s company and their families reunited.” Q
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Ahead by a decade
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George Malec, vice-president of
George Malec
business development and operations with the Halifax Port Authority, was recently reappointed as chairman of the Halifax Gateway Council. The Council, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, is a forum for transportation stakeholders in the Halifax region to work collectively to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of goods and passenger. Nancy Phillips, executive director of the Halifax Gateway, highlighted the year’s major activities. • Gateway outreach sessions for businesses in Toronto, Vancouver, and five European cities to promote the Halifax Gateway’s value proposition for international trade and opportunities related to the upcoming Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union.
• Maximizing and profiling the Gateway’s capabilities to move supplies and people related to the $129 billion in mega projects in Atlantic Canada. • Defining the Gateway’s role as a conduit for moving supplies and people within Atlantic Canada’s energy sector, which includes oil and gas exploration by BP and Shell, plus tidal and other renewables. • Promoting success stories of local transportation and logistics companies: Armour Transportation, the Port of Sheet Harbour, Richmond Terminals, Korean Air Cargo, and U.S. Customs preClearance. • Led the collaborative Air Gateway committee, which has been a mechanism for marketing Halifax’s air access within Europe. Continued on page 7
Gates wide open Recently the federal government
announced the creation of a “singlewindow” Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Point in Halifax to strengthen the region’s international trade capacity. Canada’s duty and tax relief is geographically flexible making the Halifax Gateway an ideal location for companies in the logistics and manufacturing sectors. Programs such as the Duty Deferral, Export Distribution Center and Exporters of Processing Services make it possible to create an FTZ environment in the Halifax Gateway and offer all the benefits companies would find in a traditional FTZ. The Halifax Gateway is comprised of the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, the Port of Halifax including two deep-water container terminals, CN Rail, a strong logistics and warehousing sector,
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which includes the Halifax Logistics Park, and highway infrastructure. “The $129 billion in mega projects currently taking place in Atlantic Canada present a tremendous opportunity for suppliers, particularly from the U.K. and Europe, who can benefit from the Halifax Gateway’s strategic location and multimodal transportation and logistics,” says Karen Oldfield, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority. “The FTZ designation adds to the Gateway’s one-stop-shop offering, which helps companies save time and money when importing and exporting goods.” The Halifax Gateway works collaboratively to leverage Nova Scotia’s role as a hub for international transportation, manufacturing and distribution. Continued on page 7
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage
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“Ahead by a decade” continued This year’s new and increased services included: Europe Airpost with service to Dublin and Paris, Iceland Air to Reykjavik, Condor to Frankfurt and the new WestJet service to Glasgow. “Halifax has an unprecedented level of opportunity before it with the new free trade agreements and billions in mega projects in the region,” says Malec. “As Canada’s gateway to Europe, we are excited by the opportunities for collaboration to maximize opportunities to grow both the amount of cargo and people that move through Halifax.” Q
Outlook positive Standard & Poor’s has affirmed
“Gates wide open” continued The FTZ Point will enable the Halifax Gateway to work more effectively with national and international companies and provide them with faster access into the rest of North America. “The announcement of the Foreign Trade Zone Point is an important element to strengthen, promote and grow the logistics, transportation and value added sector in Halifax and Nova Scotia,” says Halifax mayor Mike Savage. “This designation will also enhance the value offering of the Halifax Logistics Park as an Atlantic Canadian distribution hub.” Q
Halifax Port Authority’s investmentgrade credit rating of A+, outlook stable. The Halifax Port Authority has developed, and currently operates from a diversified revenue base generating strong and consistent cash flow. “The diverse revenue streams at the Port of Halifax help to provide long-term stability,” says Paul MacIsaac, senior vice-president, Halifax Port Authority. “Our diversification strategy involves the development of all core business lines—cargo, cruise and real estate.”
The HPA is committed to working with port users to develop cargo volumes moving through the Port of Halifax, enhance the cruise industry in Halifax and fully utilize land holdings under administration. Over $250 million has been invested in Port-related infrastructure since 2004. The Port community in Halifax is working collaboratively to create the necessary conditions for business owners locally, regionally and nationally to expand their potential market and create economic growth. Q
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New careers This summer, 19 women were part of the
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first milestone in a pilot program between Women Unlimited, Irving Shipbuilding Inc. and Nova Scotia Community College. The women completed the Women Unlimited 14-week Career Exploration Program in Metal Trades at NSCC Akerley Campus. This fall, they’re beginning either the NSCC Metal Fabrication or Welding diploma program. The pilot is part of the Irving Shipbuilding Centre of Excellence, a plan to support training for a new generation of skilled tradespersons. “[The] National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy gave us the opportunity to look long term at how we build a pipeline of talented and skilled shipbuilders right here at home,” says Irving Shipbuilding president Kevin McCoy. “It also gave us the opportunity to make that pipeline more diverse than the traditional shipbuilding industry had seen previously.” The Irving Shipbuilding Centre of Excellence aims to build opportunities for careers in shipbuilding for Nova Scotians with particular focus on diverse communities currently underrepresented in Irving Shipbuilding’s workforce. The centre is not a physical structure, but a pathway for people to connect to the training that leads to careers in shipbuilding. “This partnership is a win/win for the women and for the shipbuilding industry,” says Women Unlimited manager Doreen Parsons. “The women will begin building careers with a great future and the industry will build strength through increased diversity. We are very proud to be partners in this initiative and value the support from industry.”
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Denise Watters is a participant in the program. “This program is setting us up for success,” she says. “I’m overjoyed to be a part of it and to imagine what it will mean for my future.” Each program graduate was provided with educational bursaries from ISI and the Canadian Welding Association (CWA) Foundation that can be used to cover costs of the two-year metal trades programs they’ll begin this fall. Deborah Mates, executive director of the CWA Foundation, was present at the ceremony to announce her support. “This partnership with Women Unlimited demonstrates our commitment to women in trades and the long term success of the Canadian welding industry,” she says. “It’s a pleasure to work with such a great group. I’m more than confident these women will have a great career in the welding profession starting at the Irving Shipyard where they will receive ample knowledge from the skilled workforce already there. I truly wish them the best as they embark on this new chapter in their lives.” NSCC president Don Bureaux says that the event is a huge stepping stone for each of the women but also a huge component of ensuring all hands are on deck to assist in supporting the success of the national shipbuilding contract. “The college is pleased to be part of this tremendous opportunity for Nova Scotia and its citizens and for the entire country.” Q
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Calendar of Events 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 $7.50 for seniors and $10 for everyone else. The Halifax Mission to Seafarers is a Canadian non-profit charity. As part of a worldwide network of Anglican sponsored Missions, the Halifax Mission offers seafarers help and support when their ships arrive in port.
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Head of the class The Port of Halifax recently won
the 2015 Port of the Year award from the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN). The award was handed out during a ceremony at the International Maritime Organisation in London, England. “It is a tremendous honour to be named as the 2015 Port of the Year in the International Seafarers’ Welfare Awards,” says Karen Oldfield, President and CEO, Halifax Port Authority. “The Port of Halifax is a very tightknit community and it is humbling to accept this award on behalf of our stakeholders and partner organizations.” Many agencies work together to provide a warm welcome, guidance and 10
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support for sailors from around the world. Through the Halifax Mission to Seafarers, vessel crew can make a phone call, access the Internet, play pool, worship in the chapel or just relax and chat with a volunteer over a cup of coffee. Volunteers and staff transport seafarers from the ship to the Mission and throughout Halifax for shopping, sightseeing, and various other errands. Crew working on cruise vessels are able to access free Wi-Fi from the cruise pavilion, something many take the opportunity to do as it allows them to stay connected with family and friends. Q
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September 16 to 17 The popular Port Days event returns, bringing shippers, customers, stakeholders and industry partners together for two days of networking, business sessions and a trade and technology showcase. Highlights include the Port Days Golf Tournament & BBQ at the Chester Golf Club on and the Lobster Feast Dinner at the Cunard Centre.
November 2 The Port of Halifax’s final scheduled cruise call of the season, as the Seven Seas Navigator from Regent Sea Cruises Visits. If you have an event to contribute for the next issue, email the editor at tadams@metroguide.ca.
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Bigger is better SERVING THE BIGGEST SHIPS IN THE WORLD, HALIFAX’S CONTAINER TERMINALS ARE KEY FOR BOOSTING CONTAINER TRAFFIC IN THE PORT By Janice Hudson It’s 10:30 on a Friday morning and
Container traffic in the Port of Halifax is bustling once again, and seems poised for a strong second half of the year. “We were tested in the first half by the weather and mixed economic performance,” says Patrick Bohan, director of supply-chain solutions with the Halifax Port Authority. “Those things are behind us now and there are encouraging signs going forward.” Those signs include exciting new shipping routes, new carrier lines, and the chance to put recent infrastructure upgrades to work at the Port’s two main container terminals. At the Fairview Cove Container Terminal, operated by Ceres-Halifax, liners with the 14
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G6 Alliance are now putting in a weekly double call for the AZX service, which is seeing larger post-Panamax vessels join the rotation. “They have added in an outbound export call at Halifax,” says Bohan. “The service is bringing some of the biggest container ships into the Port of Halifax.” G6 members include MOL, Hapag Lloyd, NYK Line, OOCL, APL and Hyundai Merchant Marine. The first ship to arrive as part of the expanded route was the Budapest Express. The Hapag Lloyd vessel, which is 335 metres long and has a capacity of 8,750 TEU, made its inaugural call in the Port on August 7.
“Production went very well,” says Scott Anderson, operations manager at Ceres-Halifax “The ship is about 50 feet [15 metres] longer than our present callers, so it’s a bigger vessel than normal. We did 1,077 moves with that call: discharging 950 containers and loading just over 100 containers.” Anderson says the whole Port community stands to benefit from servicing these massive vessels. “The higher volume that’s anticipated with [these vessels] is what the Port, and whole city, is looking forward to.” Bohan agrees, noting the expansion will bring opportunities for local businesses.
“It gives exporters faster transit times to overseas markets,” he says. “This is a Suez Canal service, both east and west bound, on post-Panamax ships—the biggest we’ve ever seen in the Port. ” Over the past several years, Ceres-Halifax has been putting steps in place to service the vessels, including infrastructure upgrades like the addition of a new truck gate and new cranes. In 2014, the terminal expanded its berth space by 35 metres, giving a total berth length of 700 metres. “It was necessary,” says Anderson. “The vessels keep getting larger and we needed berth space to accommodate two of them at the same time.” Ceres currently operates five cranes, including three that service post-Panamax ships. These cranes can hoist two 20-foot containers at the same time, which saves time. “It’s almost double the production,” says Anderson. “Anything we can do reduce port time on the vessels, the shipping companies are happy about. We like to get them in at the terminal, get them loaded, and get them dispatched as soon as possible. That’s our goal.” Liners updating their fleets are also bringing opportunities for Halifax’s terminals. ACL, a long-standing liner in the Port that calls at Ceres, is upsizing its fleet and will be introducing five new vessels in the coming months. The company is building five ro-ro containerships (CONROs). The Generation 4 (G4) vessels will replace ACL’s existing fleet of G3 CONROs operating in the company’s transatlantic service. The new vessels have 3,800 TEU plus 28,900 square metres of ro/ro space, with a car capacity of 1,307 vehicles “They are much bigger, with much more capacity than their current fleet,” Anderson says. “By next summer, all five vessels should be in service.” Bill Kearns, ACL’s executive vice president, notes in a press release that the new ships will help the company better serve its customers.
“It will be satisfying to be able to accept all the cargo that our customers offer us, instead of being constrained by space limitations,” he says. Bohan adds that the new ACL vessels have an interesting Halifax connection. “An ACL employee in Halifax, Andrea Cox, won a worldwide employee contest to name the vessels.” Bohan expects the first vessel of the new fleet, named Atlantic Star, to be ready by year’s end. Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard in China is building the vessels. Things are equally exciting at Halterm, the South End Container Terminal in the Port of Halifax owned by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners based in New York.
One of Halterm’s customers, CMA CGM, has just added a new service called the Columbus Loop, linking Halifax to places not directly served before, including ports in South China, Malaysia and Vietnam. “CMA CGM is one of the largest shipping lines in the world,” says Ashley Dinning, Halterm’s CEO and managing director. “To have them focus on Halifax is a very good outcome.” Having Halifax as the first in-bound port of call opens up faster transit times for local businesses. “It gives importers and exporters of Atlantic Canada and the U.S. Midwest access to new markets with a direct call out of Halifax,” Dinning says. “It opens up new
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currently is the largest carrier in the Port based on container thru-put. “Zim is part of a global network that covers the world,” notes Dinning. “We love working with them and have a great relationship on all levels.” Making infrastructure upgrades is key to attracting new business and keeping current customers happy. In 2013, Halterm added two super post-Panamax cranes to its operation. The terminal now has four massive cranes that can work on cargo ships wide enough to carry 22 rows of containers. Dinning says having leading-edge equipment at the terminal will mean more container traffic down the road. “We can handle the largest ships in the world,” he says. “We have no nautical or navigational restrictions, enough depth in the water and the correct sized cranes.” These developments leave Halifax well positioned for future growth. “Between Ceres and Halterm, we can handle over 1.4 million TEU each year,” says Bohan. “With growing economies in Asia and the fact that we’re well linked through services like the AXZ and the Columbus Loop, it’s a great opportunity for Halifax…The Port and the terminals are ready, and don’t have any catching up to do. We could triple our growth. ” Q
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markets for Port Kelang in Malaysia and Vung Tau in Vietnam.” The first call of the new service, the CMA CGM Vivaldi, arrived in the Port on August 3. At 8,478 TEUs and 334 metres long, it is the largest vessel to call at Halterm. Other ships on the service may be up to 9,200 TEUs. Dinning says the new service is good news for the local economy. “Anytime you create additional work here there’s an economic benefit for the city and the province. The ILA [International Longshoremen’s Association] in particular have gained work. And it’s also good news for our investors.” Dinning credits two recent hires at Halterm with helping bring about the new business: new director of engineering Sandeep Sharma and new chief operations manager Kim Holtermand. Both came from APM Terminals, one of the world’s largest international container terminal operating companies. Dinning is also excited about a new car-carrying service that launched at Halterm in January with Grimaldi, shipping European luxury cars between Europe and North America. He’s also pleased to serve Halterm’s long-standing clients like Oceanex. “It runs a dedicated service to Newfoundland, delivering trailers, automotive and containers,” he says. Zim is another important customer at Halterm, and
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SAILING SCHEDULE Line
Service
Ports Served (alphabetically)
Cargo Type
Frequency
Day
Terminal
Agent
Atlantic Container Line Atlantic Container Line
ACL A Service ACL B Service
Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-gc-tc-rr cc-gc-tc-rr
Weekly Weekly
Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Monday
Ceres Ceres
ACL ACL
APL CMA CGM Eimskip Hamburg Sud
APL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service CMA CGM SL1 Service Eimskip Green Line Service Hamburg Sud
Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) Reykjavik (IC) - Rotterdam (NE) - Immingham (UK) Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK)
cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc cc
Weekly Weekly 18 days Weekly
Sunday Saturday Mon-Ex / Sat-Im
Ceres Halterm Halterm Ceres
APL CMA CGM Eimskip ACL
Hapag Lloyd Hapag Lloyd
HL A Service (ATA) HL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service
Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-gc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Sunday
Ceres Ceres
Hapag Lloyd Hapag Lloyd
Hyundai
Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
HMM
Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE)
cc, tc
Weekly
Saturday
Halterm
Maersk
Melfi Marine MOL Nirint Shipping
Hyundai PA1 (Transatlantic) Service Maersk Canada Atlantic Express Service (CAX) Melfi Med-Canada Service MOL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service Nirint ECCE Service
Lisbon (PT) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK) Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)
cc-gc-tc cc-tc cc-tc
10 days Weekly 15 days
Sunday
Halterm Ceres Ceres
Protos MOL Nirint
Nirint Shipping NYK Line OOCL
Nirint Med-Canada Service NYK PAX (Transatlantic) Service OOCL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service
Lisbon (PT) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Southampton (UK)
cc-gc-tc cc-tc cc-tc
10 days Weekly Weekly
Sunday Sunday
Halterm Ceres Ceres
Nirint NYK OOCL
Wallenius Willhelmsen
WW ACL A Service
Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK)
gc-rr
Weekly
Mon-Ex / Sat-Im
Ceres
Wallenius
NORTH EUROPE
Maersk
SOUTH EUROPE (MEDITERRANEAN) APL Bahri
APL AZX Service Bahri (NSCSA) North America Service
Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) Livorno/Leghorn (IT)
cc-tc cc-gc-rr
Weekly Monthly
Tuesday/Sunday
Ceres Ocean
APL Protos
Hapag Lloyd Hyundai
HL AZX Service Hyundai AZX Service
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Tuesday/Sunday Tuesday/Sunday
Ceres Ceres
Hapag Lloyd HMM
Melfi Marine
Melfi Med-Canada Service
cc-gc-tc
10 days
Halterm
Protos
MOL
MOL AZX Service
Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Valencia (SP) Salerno (IT) 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 AZX Service
Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG)
cc-tc
Weekly
Tuesday/Sunday
Ceres
APL
Hapag Lloyd
HL PAX (Transpacific) Service
Manzanillo (PA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
Hapag Lloyd
Hyundai Melfi Marine
Hyundai PA1 (Transpacific) Service Melfi Med-Canada Service
Manzanillo (PA) Altamira (MX) - Veracruz (MX) - Progreso (MX) - Mariel (CU)
cc-tc cc-gc-tc
Weekly 10 days
Sunday
Ceres Halterm
HMM Protos
MOL Nirint Shipping
MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service Nirint ECCE Service
Manzanillo (PA) Havana (CU) - Moa (CU) - Willemstad (AN)
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly 15 days
Sunday
Ceres Ocean
MOL Nirint
Nirint Shipping NYK Line OOCL Zim Integrated Shipping Line
Nirint Med-Canada Service NYK PA1 (Transpacific) Service OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)
Altamira (MX) - Veracruz (MX) - Progreso (MX) - Mariel (CU) Manzanillo (PA) Manzanillo (PA) - Balboa (PA Kingston (JA) - Balboa (PA)
cc-gc-tc cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc
10 days Weekly Weekly Weekly
Sunday Sunday Wednesday
Halterm Ceres Ceres Halterm
Nirint NYK OOCL 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
Ocean
Protos
SOUTH / SOUTHEAST ASIA & MIDDLE EAST 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 (VN) Port Kelang (MY)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Halterm
China Shipping
CMA CGM
CMA-CGM Columbus Service
Via the Suez Canal: Hong Kong (CH) - Yantian (CH) - Vung Tao (VN) Port Kelang (MY)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Halterm
CMA CGM
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
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 (VN) - Port Kelang (MY)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Halterm
Montship
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
United Arab Shipping Company Zim Integrated Shipping Line
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Ports Served (alphabetically)
Cargo Type
Frequency
Day
Terminal
Agent
APL
APL PA1 (Transpacific) Service
Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) - Pusan/Busan (SK) Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
APL
China Shipping Container Line
China Shipping AAE1 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan/Busan (SK) - Shanghai (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Halterm
China Shipping
CMA CGM
CMA-CGM Columbus Service
Via the Suez Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan/Busan (SK) - Shanghai (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Halterm
CMA CGM
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
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
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 Line
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
OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service
Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) - Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
OOCL
United Arab Shipping Company
UASC AUC1 Service
Via the Suez Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan/Busan (SK) - Shanghai (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Halterm
Montship
Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP)
Via the Panama Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan/Busan (SK) - Shanghai (CH) - Vostochnyy (RU) - Qingdao (CH)
cc-tc
Weekly
Wednesday
Halterm
Zim
NORTH ASIA
Zim Integrated Shipping Line
CANADA, UNITED STATES, ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON Atlantic Container Line Atlantic Container Line
ACL A Service ACL B Service
Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-gc-tc-rr cc-gc-tc-rr
Weekly Weekly
Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Monday
Ceres Ceres
ACL ACL
APL APL
APL AZX Service APL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Tuesday/Sunday Sunday
Ceres Ceres
APL APL
APL
APL PA1 (Transpacific) Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
Sunday
Ceres
APL
Ocean
Protos
cc-tc
Weekly
cc-gc-rr
Monthly
Bahri
Bahri (NSCSA) North America Service
Baltimore (MD) - Houston (TX) - Jacksonville (FL) - Savannah (GA) Wilmington (NC)
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
CMA CGM SL1 Service CMA-CGM Columbus Service
Montreal (QC) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Saturday Sunday
Halterm Halterm
CMA CGM CMA CGM
Eimskip Hamburg Sud Hapag Lloyd Hapag Lloyd
Eimskip Green Line Service Hamburg Sud HL A Service (ATA) HL AZX Service
Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME) Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc cc cc-gc-tc cc-tc
18 days Weekly Weekly Weekly
Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Tuesday/Sunday
Halterm Ceres Ceres Ceres
Eimskip ACL Hapag Lloyd 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
Hyundai AZX Service Hyundai PA1 (Transatlantic) Service
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Tuesday/Sunday Sunday
Ceres Ceres
HMM HMM
Hyundai
Hyundai PA1 (Transpacific) Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
HMM
Maersk
Maersk Canada Atlantic Express Service (CAX)
Montreal (QC)
cc-tc
Weekly
Saturday
Halterm
Maersk
MOL MOL
MOL AZX Service MOL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Tuesday/Sunday Sunday
Ceres Ceres
MOL MOL
MOL
MOL PA1 (Transpacific) Service
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
MOL
NYK Line
NYK AZX Service
Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Tuesday/Sunday
Ceres
NYK
NYK Line
NYK PA1 (Transatlantic) Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
NYK
NYK Line
NYK PA1 (Transpacific) Service
Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
NYK
Oceanex
Oceanex Service
St. John’s (NL)
cc, gc, tc, rr
2x week
Tuesday & Friday
Halterm
Oceanex
OOCL OOCL
OOCL AZX Service OOCL PA1 (Transatlantic) Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Tuesday/Sunday Sunday
Ceres Ceres
OOCL OOCL
OOCL
OOCL PA1 (Transpacific) Service
Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA) - Vancouver (CA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Ceres
OOCL
Transport Service International
Transport Maritime Service (St. Pierre et Miquelon)
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (FR)
cc-gc-tc
Weekly
Friday
Halterm
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United Arab Shipping Company
UASC AUC1 Service
New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
cc-tc
Weekly
Sunday
Halterm
Montship
Wallenius Willhelmsen Zim Integrated Shipping Line
WW ACL A Service Zim Container Service Atlantic (ZCA)
Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA)
gc-rr cc-tc
Weekly Weekly
Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Thursday
Ceres Halterm
Wallenius 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
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c – container
rc – refrigerated cargo
rr – roll-on/roll-off
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AROUND THE PORT
Breaking through INTERNATIONAL ALLIES AND MEGA PROJECTS AROUND THE REGION SPUR TRAFFIC AT THE PORT OF HALIFAX By Tom Peters
The
$64-million
investment
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breakbulk facilities at Richmond Terminals and upgrades to make the Port of Halifax ready for large container ships, are proving to be wise decisions by the Halifax Port Authority and Port stakeholders. In its first year of operation since the expansion and upgrades at Richmond were completed in late 2014, business has been surprisingly brisk. And on the 20
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container vessel side of the Port’s business, as industry had predicted, Halifax is now seeing welcoming larger container ships. Hapag-Lloyd’s Budapest Express, with a maximum capacity of 8,750 TEU. (20-foot equivalent units) and CMA CGM’s Vivaldi, with a maximum TEU capacity of 8,478, became the two largest container ships to ever call Halifax. Prior to their arrival, the largest vessel was in the 7,500-TEU range.
“Since the first vessel call in October, 2014, the new Pier 9C at Richmond has seen 144 days of berth utilization to June 30,” says HPA’s Lane Farguson. “This includes traditional berthage, vessel repair calls, special projects and five significant heavy lift cargo moves during that time period. Plus there have been additional heavy lift moves in July and August.” Patrick Bohan, director of supply-chain
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In the past, he says, the Port has had to turn business away because Ocean Terminals was full. That’s no longer an issue. The HPA also operates a breakbulk terminal at the Port of Sheet Harbour, which adds more capability. The arrival of the two large container vessels in early August brought much welcomed additional carrier services to the Port and the potential to grow the container business. The HPA’s second-quarter cargo statistics indicated that container cargo was down slightly (0.8 per cent) compared to the second quarter in 2014. The decline follows “five quarters of challenging conditions,” says Farguson. But the new services maybe the light at the end of the tunnel. On August 3, 2015, the 8,478-TEU CMA CGM Vivaldi made its first call in Halifax, at the South End Container Terminal operated
Richmond Terminals
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solutions with HPA, believes the investments in the Port are paying off. “This [Richmond project] arrived at the right time in the marketplace,” he says. “Richmond has given us additional capacity at the right time.” Major capital projects around Atlantic Canada are driving traffic, as components move through the Port. Bohan points to the terminal’s ability to handle several pieces of heavy lift cargo for Irving Shipyard during the construction of new facilities to build Canada’s warships. Another project Port stakeholders are looking forward to is Shell’s upcoming offshore drilling program. “Offshore support vessels and other project aspects will be gearing up for the program and will need to come in and do a range of work,” Bohan says. “So it is great place to tie up and bring the service providers here whether they be industrial cleaning trucks, fuel providers or other service providers.” The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council has increased the estimated value of Atlantic Canada mega projects planned or now underway to $129 billion. Bohan suggests these projects— shipbuilding, the transmission line for the Muskrat Falls power project, and Shell’s drilling project—will lead to “a couple of good years of spending in Nova Scotia and in the backyard of the Port.” Spending translates into more movement of goods and parts for these projects, either by container or breakbulk over Port facilities. The ship-repair work that has occurred at Richmond has proven to be “icing on the cake,” says Bohan. The backup role Richmond has played in supporting the Port’s other major breakbulk facility, Ocean Terminals, has also been beneficial. “We have had a real high level of utilization at Ocean Terminals, pushing the limits of what we can do there,” Bohan says. “You would be hard pressed right now to put anything further in the laydown area there.” Richmond has taken some of the overflow business from Ocean and having the two facilities allows the Port to grow that breakbulk business.
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Innovative partnerships A KEYNOTE BY CN’S JEAN-JACQUES RUEST IDENTIFYING WAYS TO GROW BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS PORT DAYS By Suzanne Rent Planning for Port Days 2015 is in the
final stages. According to Patrick Bohan, director of supply chain solutions with the Halifax Port Authority, organizers “are well ahead of last year’s pace” and ready for a successful event. “I think of it as the ultimate event of the year in terms of highlighting the Port of Halifax,” says Bohan. “We have a big relevant audience right here in the Port of Halifax.” 24
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Some of the highlight events already sold out, including the lobster dinner with 600 attendees signed up, and the golf tournament and barbecue at the Chester Golf Club. “The theme of this year’s Port Days is ‘Innovative Partnerships and the Global Supply Chain.’ It was really an effort to encompass the solutions that are provided through the Port and involve many of our supply-chain partners and the challenge to
always find new and better ways of doing things together,” Bohan says. Port Days 2015 arrives just at what Bohan calls an exceptional busy time for the Port. This August the Port hosted some of the biggest container ships it’s seen. “We have Ocean Terminals brimming with activity and the new facility, Pier 9 at Richmond Terminals, is off to an extremely strong start,” Bohan says. “There are a lot of
For Ruest, Port Days differs from other Port-related events he attends because it’s smaller. And that is its advantage. “So, naturally it makes us all want to work together for a common cause, a more diverse objective elsewhere,” he says. “I think today the Port of Halifax has everything it can grab in terms of import and export from the Maritime Provinces… [but] what is the next big fruit that could be harvested? I think in the case of Halifax, the next best fruit is more obvious. It’s hinterland and that requires all of us to handle the containers in a way that makes us more appealing than the others.” Another speaker of note this year will be Halifax Mayor Mike Savage who will give a business address at the breakfast. “We’re quite excited about that because he’s a champion and supporter of the Port and how it’s important to the city of Halifax,” Bohan says. “We expect him to have a keynote address about the Port and talk about the economy of Halifax and so on.” For Bohan, one of the highlights of Port Days is the business sessions. “We have some substantive talks over the years, and we’ve been right on the money the last few years about where the action is, whether it’s been around major projects, such as the Canada-EU
trade agreement,” he says. “We were talking about that two or three years ago. It shows we are ahead of the curve and our outlook is correct about where the Port is going to bring a lot of value to trade going forward.” This year’s business sessions include a discussion on general cargo with panelists including Jean-Jacques Ruest, and a senior executive from Loblaw.
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good things happening in Halifax and Port Days is a good way to get the spotlight on all the successes that are going on.” Jean-Jacques Ruest, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer of CN, will give the keynote address. “There is nobody better to communicate the commercial successes the Port enjoys,” Bohan says. Ruest says the theme of his address will be “Connecting the hinterland market to the world.” That, he says, requires working with what he calls the Halifax Team, which includes the Halifax Port Authority, terminal operators, shipping lines, and, of course, CN. “It’s really about how we collectively we come together for a common cause,” he says, “which I suggest the common cause is the hinterland market and how now with that common cause can we differentiate ourselves as much as we can between New York and Norfolk.” Beyond his keynote speech, Ruest says his team will be busy at Port Days. “Every year when we go to the Halifax Port Days it’s a way to connect with what we call the Halifax Team,” Ruest says. “The Port Authority, CN, terminal operators” and the existing shipping line, “and how does this team make itself more attractive hinterland importers.”
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Big Lift on the Macdonald Bridge. “It’s really a good opportunity to once a year to reconnect with the Port, find out about what projects are going on here, investments into the Port, how the Port is doing as far as vessel traffic and here some presentations from local service providers.” Fisher, whose background is in the shipping container business, says Port Days is all about connections. His favourite events are the Terminal Operators and Stevedores Reception and Lobster Feast. “I reconnect with some of those old friends and it’s a time to spend time with our agent, which is a local shipping agent here in Halifax, and potentially there is a stevedoring companies, towing
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Yet another panel will discuss the Canada-EU trade outlook and the prospect and potential for increased volumes around that. Speakers will include from David Chaundy, economist from APEC, Jens Meier from Port of Hamburg, and Farhad Vladi, an Hounourary Port of Halifax Ambassador from Germany. Blake Fisher, director of marketing and customer service with Canadian Steamship Lines has attended Port Days since 2004. “I learn something new and I meet a lot of new people,” Fisher says. “The faces change year to year.” Fisher says he enjoys getting updates from stakeholders such as CN, Ceres, Halterm, as well as information on projects such as the
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companies,” he says. “We do have connections on that front. It’s a good draw for out-of-towners to come in. You have people from Quebec around the Great Lakes region. We tend to get together and have dinners.” For Fisher, Port Days is also a chance to show off his hometown to visiting clients and colleagues. “I am a local, from Halifax originally, I’m proud of the city, so whenever people come here we tend to make a large event of it and Port Days is a good platform for that,” he says. “They learn more about the maritime industry in Halifax. We have a long history of shipping here. The event is very well run. I go to quite a few of these events in a year and they do a great job here.” Q
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