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A year of transition Halifax continues to adapt to doing business in a pandemic world

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ABM leads IT solutions for today’s fast-paced businesses

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or 30 years, ABM Integrated Solutions, a Halifax-based IT solutions provider and integrator, has been serving large and small organizations across a wide range of industries in Atlantic Canada.

Today, ABM Integrated Solutions has evolved beyond what it means to be a technology outsourcer into an organization dedicated to delivering technical excellence across the Atlantic region. “Our mission is to be a reliable and trusted partner for our customers, providing technology solutions and services to empower their success,” says Craig Lynk, President ABM Integrated Solutions.

ABM aligns strategically with small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), delivering technical integrations, solutions, and platforms. ABM understands the pace of change and the ongoing challenges organizations face within the new digital economy. Technological challenges and advances are constant, and to stay competitive, businesses today need to remain current. In many ways, organizations’ technical programs need to secure and drive a successful business strategy.

That’s why today, ABM considers itself more than just another technology company, but rather an organization that supports a wide range of SMB customers as a partner, delivering exceptional IT solutions tailored to the individual needs of their customers. “We help organizations be their best by doing what we do best,” says Mr. Hall-Hoffarth, “we provide inclusive programs designed to enable the organization and allow companies to focus on their business goals and objectives.”

But don’t just take his word for it.

Cortney Burns, the Director of Finance and Administration at the Greater Moncton International Airport, had this to say, “as with most organizations, cybersecurity is a critical focus for Greater Moncton International Airport (GMIA). ABM provides technical guidance and expertise, with a focus on ensuring our systems and information are protected from unauthorized access, both inside and outside of our organization. With the support of ABM, we implemented several security initiatives that have improved our technical readiness and increased our security posture to support key business initiatives. ABM continues to be a valuable resource in meeting the needs of GMIA.” One recent ABM client, Cherubini went further to say, “we had a complex system integration that required a high level of technical expertise and knowledge we couldn’t field in-house,” said Michael Gasparetto, the company’s Managing Director. “ABM not only solved our problem, but they also worked with us to greatly improve our overall IT infrastructure and service promise.”

To do what Mr. Hall-Hoffarth says, “we do our best to understand and support our customer’s needs.” ABM frequently works with world-class partners such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), the global edge-tocloud platform-as-a-service company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. “We’ve found ABM’s particular ability to execute complicated infrastructure projects to be extremely beneficial,” said Paula Hodgins, President of HPE Canada. “The efficiencies are passed on to clients in reliability and valueadded functionalities. which, in the long run, means cost-competitiveness.”

Within all of this, Mr. Hall-Hoffarth says, “reliability and customercentricity are the keys to our success.” “We work with businesses to understand not only their immediate needs but also their long-term objectives. We continue this collaborative approach to find the best solutions within our partner networks, working closely with HPE, Aruba (a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company), and Fortinet (to name a few) to

“We are a reliable and trusted partner to our “We are a reliable customers, we provide and trusted technology solutions and services to partner their to empower our customers, success.” we provide technology solutions and services to empower their success.” deliver best-in-class, cost-effective solutions. Then, we apply an integrated, tailored approach to drive service excellence and bottom-line results for our customers.”

In fact, ABM’s Managed Services and Service Desk offerings are specifically designed for SMBs that require in-depth analyses and ongoing support for their growing technology needs, aligned with real-world outcomes.

But what does this mean?

ABM can bring efficient and accessible cloud computing solutions to businesses, providing secure, effective computing options that help reduce IT overhead, enhance security, and improve bottom-line profitability. As part of ABM’s suite of offerings is the ABM Advantage Basic Plan, which allows clients to focus on cost management while also providing them with options to choose from a large selection of IT products and services. To go a step further, ABM’s Advantage Plus Plan leverages the company’s technical expertise to eliminate distractions associated with selecting and managing products and services aligned with business outcomes. ABM also offers the Advantage CIO Program, which goes beyond software, hardware, and support services. The CIO works directly with a client’s leadership teams to forecast business change, create long-term IT roadmaps, and oversee large-scale development projects.

ABM also focuses on safeguarding valuable stakeholder relationships in a variety of ways by conducting comprehensive security assessments for their customers. Additionally, as a Fortinet partner, ABM can provide monitoring services to ensure a client’s environment remains secure. In fact, ABM’s Peace of Mind offers professional security assessments that help instill confidence for all stakeholders.

The bottom line is, regardless of the need or the scale of the solution – whether it be a large, complex project in a fast-paced environment or a smaller initiative with a tight timeline – ABM supports customers by providing effective solutions designed specifically for an individual business’ needs.

“Whether a business is expanding an office, taking its on-premise servers to the cloud, or requiring the expertise of a virtual CIO, we have integrated technology plans that will meet the need,” Mr. Hall-Hoffarth says.

“For SMBs, the accelerating pace of IT change is a fact of life. We know this from our experience, and we have the technical expertise and knowledge to help your organization prosper, both today and tomorrow.”

Table of Contents Portside Notes The latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders, and new development­­s Cruise industry on hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Answering the call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bigger is better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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A year of transition As COVID-19 causes changes to Port exercises and business plans, containerized cargo traffic rallies in late 2020, and a living lab takes shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Carrier Spotlight Staying on course Over five decades, ACL and the Port of Halifax have built and maintained a strong partnership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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PORTSIDE NOTES

Federal measures to fight the pandemic have effectively cancelled Halifax’s 2021 cruise season.

CRUISE INDUSTRY ON HOLD Recently the federal government announced that measures to combat the spread of

COVID-19 will prohibit cruise vessels carrying more than 100 people from Canadian waters until February 2022, effectively cancelling Halifax’s 2021 cruise season.

“As Canadians continue to do their part to reduce the spread of COVID-19, our government continues to work hard to ensure Canada’s transportation system remains safe,” says transport minister Omar Alghabra. “Temporary prohibitions to cruise vessels and pleasure craft are essential to continue to protect the most vulnerable among our communities and avoid overwhelming our health-care systems. This is the right and responsible thing to do.”

The government is also urging Canadian citizens and permanent residents to avoid all travel on cruise ships outside Canada until further notice.

The ban doesn’t affect other passenger vessels. “Essential passenger vessels, such as ferries and water taxis, should continue to follow local public health guidance and protocols, and follow mitigation measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and prevent future outbreaks,” says the government press release. “These could include: reducing the number of passengers, ensuring physical distancing, the wearing of masks, and enhanced cleaning and hygiene measures.” Q OMAR ALGHABRA

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ANSWERING THE CALL the Royal Canadian Navy has had to adapt to the pandemic, a process tested as HMCS Halifax prepared to leave its eponymous home port in early January for a six-month deployment with Standing NATO Maritime Group One. “Halifax’s team met these challenges right from the beginning, having to perform major maintenance and readiness training while under various states of provincial restrictions on movements and workforce availability,” says an article by Lieutenant-Commander Mark Fifield on the Royal Canadian Navy website. “This required creative solutions to ensure the program moved forward.”

Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Cousineau, Halifax’s Operations Room Supervisor, explains that a mid-pandemic departure required fast learning from the officers and crew.

“This pre-deployment period presented challenges that our team had never faced before as we had to improvise and work harder to make sure we met high readiness status prior to deploying,” he says. “It’s not only the motivation and hard work that our sailors put in that allowed us to exceed expectations, but also the families at home who supported us and enabled us to perform to the level that we did.”

The work included extended periods of isolating onboard, plus virtual and remote training. “Throughout all of the preparations and at-sea periods leading up to the deployment, the health and safety of the crew and all outside support remained paramount,” Fifield says. “Prior to proceeding to sea...the crew were put under strict quarantine requirements to reduce the risk of infection making it onboard once the ship was at sea.”

Commander Chris Rochon, commanding officer of Halifax, praises his crew’s esprit de corps. “We have reached this point through the positive attitude, imagination, ingenuity, and perseverance from our entire team of military and civilians,” he says. “Support from fleet and formation staffs, other ships’ companies, the technical teams at our Fleet Maintenance Facility, the Personnel Coordination Center, the evaluators and mentors from sea training and our fleet school, and the base support services was critical.” Q

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BIGGER IS BETTER CMA CGM Chile is the latest 15,000+

With recent calls from CMA CGM Chile, CMA CGM Brazil, and CMA CGM Panama, Halifax welcomed three of the largest cargo vessels in the Port’s history.

PHOTO: HPA

TEU vessel to call at the Port of Halifax, making its inaugural call in December.

CMA CGM Chile is an Ultra Class Container Vessel, and follows the inaugural calls of its sister vessels, CMA CGM Brazil and CMA CGM Panama, both in September 2020. The three are the largest container vessels to ever visit a Canadian port.

According to a press release from the Halifax Port Authority, the Port of Halifax continues to experience low container terminal dwell times and reliable vessel servicing standards, making it an attractive cargo destination.

In 2020, Halifax tallied the best on-time vessel performance of any Canadian port. With the recently completed berth extension at the South End Container Terminal, Halifax now has additional capacity to handle the biggest ships, ensuring the Port can welcome large vessels with no delays. Q

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AROUND THE PORT

PORTSIDE NOTES

A YEAR OF TRANSITION AS COVID-19 CAUSES CHANGES TO PORT EXERCISES AND BUSINESS PLANS, CONTAINERIZED CARGO TRAFFIC RALLIES IN LATE 2020 AND A LIVING LAB TAKES SHAPE

By Tom Peters

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought

about many changes in the way people and organizations operate. The Halifax Port Authority (HPA), for example, will hold its annual security training session online for the first time.

The annual security session, mandated

by Transport Canada as per its marine security regulations, is an exercise that gives the Port and all other government regulated facilities in the harbour an opportunity to test and revamp emergency protocols and procedures.

“We as a port have to do this every year and we invite all the other players in the Port to take part,” says Port security officer Aaron Dickson, HPA’s manager of port security and emergency preparedness.

Last year’s session drew 75 participants, 10

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including 17 marine facilities, agencies from the three levels of government, police agencies, Canada Border Services Agency, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

Organizers determine the exercise’s program with input from the various participants. Dickson explains the security scenario could deal with piracy, a hijacking, a terrorist attack, or even an environmental issue. Consultants help develop the exercise program.

HPA has two operations centres. There is the Primary Control Centre which handles day-to-day operations and the Emergency Coordination Centre. “That room is full of monitors, computers, maps, charts, and is the nerve centre to help facilitate an emergency and that is where the Port

team would go [in the event of a security issue],” Dickson says. He adds that HPA has an Incident Command System (ICS), a formal program to specifically manage emergencies.

The federal government has established three marine security levels (MARSEC).

One is normal, two is when there is a heightened alert from the federal government, and three is when something serious happens or there is knowledge that something is imminent.

The Port hasn’t had a serious security event in decades. However, in 2014 the security team was mobilized when there was a potential for a serious environmental issue with a shipping container containing uranium hexachloride, a radioactive and highly corrosive material.

“That could have been a hazardous situation but fortunately it wasn’t,” said Dickson. But the incident did lead to changes in the emergency communications structure and how the various agencies communicate. Port security methods evolve continuously, and he believes this this year’s virtual security exercise will be vital to that process.

A strong fourth quarter helped the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) cut its losses in container cargo with an overall TEU count down 7.2% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to HPA statistics. Container cargo grew 2.7% in the fourth quarter to 133,277 TEU, compared to 129,808 during the same period in 2019.

Overall for the year, the Port handled 507,185 TEU, compared to 546,691 TEU in 2019. “Given the year that it has been, that is a pretty good outcome,” says HPA media relations manager Lane Farguson.

“It was one of those years you could never predict and it’s so unlike anything we had seen before.”

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PHOTO: HPA

Cargo 2020

The Port’s cargo numbers rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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AROUND THE PORT

PORTSIDE NOTES

The Port’s expertise with special-project cargo remains in demand.

January started with the closure of Northern Pulp in Pictou, which translated into a 4% decrease for the year in the Port’s container cargo. Following that in February were rail disruptions across the country as a result of protests for First Nations’ rights.

Then in March, COVID-19 struck. The early months of the pandemic resulted in a decrease in global manufacturing. In the second half of 2020 there was a surge in manufacturing as production ramped up.

In August, a 12-day labour disruption in Montreal diverted cargo to Halifax; it took weeks to clear that cargo backlog.

“The fact we finished strong for fourth quarter and finished only 7.2% down to the year previous was better than we had anticipated at about the midpoint of the year,” Farguson said.

A bright spot in non-containerized cargo at both HPA and non-HPA facilities was tonnage increases of 11.6% and 11.4% respectively. HPA facilities handled 186,603 tonnes and non-HPA facilities handled 2,221,654 tonnes.

Steady grain shipments through Ocean Terminals in the second half of the year bolstered these numbers, contributing to the 5% year-over-year increase. Farguson added that Richmond Terminal was steady as flex space for offshore decommissioning work and also used as overflow space for automobiles earlier in the year.

Port-wide tonnage for both HPA and non-HPA facilities showed imports at 3,800,761 tonnes, down 8.3% from 2019 and exports at 4,472,696 tonnes for 2020 down just 0.1% compared to 2019.

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Overall tonnage at the Port in 2020 was 8,273,457 tonnes.

No cruise season

With the federal government restrictions banning cruise ships from Canadian waters recently renewed, Halifax faces a second year without a cruise season. (Details on page 6). This follows the loss of the 2020 season, which was set to be record-breaking.

The news is disappointing but not shocking to industry stakeholders, as Farguson says HPA did fiscal planning on the assumption no cruise ships would visit.

Real-estate changes

Major changes are coming to the historic Halifax Seaport District with the development of an innovative “living hub” and the relocation and transformation of the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market.

Farguson says in a press release that the Seaport Market will relocate and transform into “a dynamic outdoor operation during the warmer months and a successful indoor weekend farmers’ market operating within Pavilion 22 during the winter months.”

The market will be open on Saturday and Sunday during winter.

“In the summer months we are going to repurpose the front parking lot and put an industrial strength canopy on top and turn that into an outdoor air market with all the amenities the vendors need,” Farguson says. “A lot of people liked to meet with the farmers outside in an area not so crowded and busy… [HPA] will work to make a

festival atmosphere surrounding the market to make it something that people will want to experience regardless of where they are from.”

The present space being vacated by the farmers’ market will be home to the new “living lab,” featuring flexible working and meeting space for industry stakeholders, complemented with virtual collaboration tools to link people worldwide.

Andrew Black, the HPA’s director of strategic technology, says the lab will be a space where the HPA and Port partners will share resources and initiatives to tackle major problems and issues. Renovations of the space are scheduled to continue through spring and summer. A virtual opening is planned for this spring, with the goal of a physical opening in early autumn.

Black says the lab concept, championed

by HPA president and CEO Capt. Allan Gray, will bring the world to Halifax to debate and solve issues with a marine sector focus on transportation and supply chain logistics.

HPA also aims for the lab to better connect Halifax and its Port, part of the “good neighbour” strategy to work together and make mutually beneficial decisions.

The marine community is on board. “[The lab] will bring the world to Halifax,” Black says, adding that he sees the lab as an opportunity to create a global centre of excellence. “We have not been shy on our ambition on this.” Q

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CARRIER SPOTLIGHT

STAYING ON COURSE OVER FIVE DECADES, ACL AND THE PORT OF HALIFAX HAVE BUILT AND MAINTAINED A STRONG PARTNERSHIP

Atlantic Container Line’s (ACL) first

call on Halifax was in December 1969 when the Atlantic Star, a first generation vessel (G-1) arrived in Port.

In the 50 years since, ACL has continuously double-called the Port, providing a first call in to North America for transatlantic import cargoes and a last port of call for exports to Europe.

In 2001, the Grimaldi Group, a private company based in Naples, Italy, bought ACL. The change proved an excellent fit to ACL’s existing services.

ACL, with North American headquarters in Westfield, N.J., acts as Grimaldi’s agent for operations between North America and West Africa and between North America and the Mediterranean.

Calling four ports along the East Coast of North America, Halifax acts as ACL’s gateway for cargoes moving in and out of Central Canada and the Midwest, and for Atlantic Canada.

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“With its very reliable rail service and well-established road and feeder connections, Halifax provides our customers with proven fast, dependable transit times to and from European markets,” says Fritz King, ACL’s Canadian managing director. “Halifax’s year-round accessibility and stable, professionally trained labour force, further adds to our shippers’ level of port confidence.”

King also points to the Port of Halifax’s major and ongoing infrastructure improvement and expansions, plus technological innovations. “These projects further foster the flow of freight and information to all cargo stakeholders,” he says.

It’s a solid relationship, agrees Capt. Allan Gray, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority. “The Port of Halifax, and ACL, and parent company Grimaldi have a long history together that all of us at the Port of Halifax are very proud of,” he says.

PHOTO: HPA

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CAPT. ALLAN GRAY

ACL’s Generation 4 cargo ships are bigger, faster, greener, and more efficient than their predecessors.

In addition to a wide range of dry and specialty containers, ACL ships are multi-purpose carriers with ro/ro, project, oversized, heavy lift, and vehicle carrying capabilities.

ACL’s G-4 (Generation 4) vessels are the world’s largest combination CONRO (container and ro/ro) vessels. This latest generation of these ships, delivered in 2016 and 2017 include the Atlantic Sea, Atlantic Sail, Atlantic Sky, Atlantic Star, and Atlantic Sun. They’re bigger, faster, greener, and more efficient than their predecessors.

The first of the G-4 vessels to arrive in Halifax was Atlantic Star in 2016. “Having spent virtually all of my working life with ACL and now, the larger part of that located in Halifax, it was certainly not without some sense of pride, as well as satisfaction, that I watched the inaugural voyage of the first of our G-4 vessels, the Atlantic Star, proceed up the harbour,” King said at the time. “Not only was it a physical manifestation of our parent company Grimaldi’s strong faith in the future of the ACL brand but also a testament to the good relationships we’ve effectively established over these many years with our Canadian client base and with our many service suppliers.”

The G-4s are 296 metres long and lift up to 3,800 TEU of containers and 28,900 lane metres of ro/ro cargo, plus have room for about 1,300 vehicles. The ro/ro decks are able to accommodate oversized equipment and machinery up to 7.4 metres high.

Another significant ACL innovation is the deployment of protective on-deck container cell-guides. ACL takes pride in its record of never having lost a container overboard, King adds.

The G-4 fleet calls at the Fairview Cove terminal, operated

by Ceres. “Ceres and ACL have enjoyed a loyal and trusted relationship for many years and we look forward to continuing that good friendship into the future,” says Ceres Halifax president Calvin Whidden. “ACL calls our terminal twice every week with containers and roll on/roll off cargo. Their staff locally and in New Jersey are very knowledgeable and as a result, it is easy for our staff to work with them to handle their cargo.”

Another reflection of the relationship came in May 2018, when the newly constructed Grimaldi carrier, Grande Halifax, was christened at Autoport in Eastern Passage. It has 63,000 gross tonnage and can transport 6,700 vehicles.

2020 was a hard year industrywide. But ACL weathered the storm.

“Back in March 2020 when COVID-19 started spreading and lockdowns were becoming the norm in Europe, we expected that 2020 would become an unprecedented disaster,” says Andrew J. Abbott, ACL’s president and CEO. “While carriers started blanking sailings and moved into survival mode, ACL’s multi-faceted cargo base proved to be an unexpected asset.”

The Grimaldi Group elected to keep ACL’s schedule intact and its team at work. “Given that background, by May over 90% of our staff were in work-from-home mode, which actually increased overall communications with customers, although face-to-face became electronic,” Abbott says. “Telephone and video conference also meant more contacts per person than sales visits could accomplish. Since all our customers were encountering the same problems there was a great understanding of our predicament.”

As the competitors stayed in dock, ACL found “a higher share in containers but particularly growth with the ro/ro high and heavy market,” Abbott adds. “Our schedule reliability improved with reduced port congestion.”

The future remains a question mark, but ACL is well positioned, in Halifax and around the world. “How long will the pandemic last and will the current cargo surge continue?” Abbott wonders.

“These are questions to which no one, including our clients, have answers. Whatever the future, we are confident our stability, reliability and accessibility will carry us forward.” Q SPRING 2021 ||

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Schedule-at-a-Glance

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Service

Ports Served (alphabetically)

Cargo Type

Frequency

Day

Terminal

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Weekly

Mon-IMP / Wed- Ceres EXP

Agent

North Europe Atlantic Container Line

ACL A Service

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

ACL

Atlantic Container Line

ACL AL1 Service

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

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Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ACL

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

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

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Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Reykjavik (IC)

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Weekly

Thursday

PSA Halifax

Eimskip

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service

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

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Weekly

Monday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service

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

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Weekly

Mon-IMP / Wed- Ceres EXP

Hapag Lloyd

Maersk

Maersk CAE Service

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

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Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

Maersk

Melfi Marine

Melfi MedCaMex Service

Setubal/Lisbon (PT)

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12 days

varies

PSA Halifax

Melfi

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

Bilbao (SP) - Rotterdam (NE)

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15 days

varies

Ocean

Nirint

Ocean Network Express "ONE"

ONE AL1 Service

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

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Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ONE

Yang Ming

Yang Ming AL1 Service

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

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Weekly

Monday

Ceres

Yang Ming

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

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Weekly

Friday

PSA Halifax

Hapag Lloyd

South Europe (Mediterranean) Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

Melfi Marine

Melfi MedCaMex Service

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

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12 days

varies

PSA Halifax

Melfi

Mediterranean Shipping Company

MSC Canada Express 2 Service

Barcelona (SP) - Valencia (SP)

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Weekly

Fri - import (westbound); Tue - export (eastbound

PSA Halifax

MSC

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim ZCA Service

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

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Weekly

Friday

PSA Halifax

Zim

Melfi

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

Melfi MedCaMex Service

Mariel (CU)

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12 days

varies

PSA Halifax

Nirint Shipping

Nirint ECCE Service

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

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15 days

varies

Ocean

Nirint

Tropical Shipping

Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service

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

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Weekly

Monday

PSA Halifax

Tropical Shipping

Zim Integrated Shipping Line

Zim CFX Service

Kingston (JA)

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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

cc-tc Type Cargo

Weekly Frequency

Saturday Day

PSA Halifax Terminal

APL Agent

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

Schedule-at-a-Glance

South / Southeast Asia & Middle East APL Line

APL PE1 Service Service

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM CJX Service

COSCOon: Printed

Tuesday, FebruaryCOSCO 16, 2021AWE5 Service

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Ports Served (alphabetically) Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH) Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao - Colombo (SL) - Laem gc – general cc-tc cargo cc(VN) – containerized cargo Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH)

Weekly Saturday PSA Halifax COSCO cargo tc – temperature-controlled cargo rr – roll-on/roll-off

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

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

PSA Halifax

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

PSA Halifax

Evergreen

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

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

Yang Ming

OOCL

Zim ZCP Service

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

Weekly

Tuesday (via CFX Service)

Zim

Weekly

Mon-IMP / Wed- Ceres EXP

North Asia Zim Integrated Shipping Line

PSA Halifax

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

ACL A Service

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

cc-gc-tc-rr

ACL

Atlantic Container Line

ACL AL1 Service

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

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

ACL

APL

APL PE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

APL

CMA CGM

CMA CGM SL1 Service

Montreal (QC)

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

CMA CGM

CMA-CGM CJX Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

CMA CGM

COSCO

COSCO AWE5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

COSCO

Eimskip

Eimskip Green Line Service

Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME)

cc-tc

Weekly

Thursday

PSA Halifax

Eimskip

Evergreen

Evergreen PE1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Saturday

PSA Halifax

Evergreen

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Monday

Ceres

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

PSA Halifax

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 EC5 Service

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

cc-tc

Weekly

Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP

Hapag Lloyd

Printed on:

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cc – containerized cargo

gc – general cargo

tc – temperature-controlled cargo

Hapag Lloyd

rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo

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

SPRING 2021

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

Line Yang Ming

Service Yang Ming EC5 Service

Cargo Type cc-tc

Frequency Weekly

Day Terminal Sat-IMP / Thurs- Ceres EXP

AgentMing Yang

Weekly Weekly

Tuesday Halifax Mon-IMP(via / Wed- PSA Ceres CFX EXP Service)

Zim ACL

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Ports Served (alphabetically) Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) - Laem Chabang (TH) - Port Kelang (MY) - Singapore (SG)

PSA Halifax

Asia North Europe Zim Integrated Shipping Atlantic Container Line Line

Atlantic Container Line Eastern Canada,

Zim ZCP Service ACL A Service

Via the Panama Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan/Busan (SK) - Qingdao Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) (CH) - cc-tc cc-gc-tc-rr Shanghai (CH) - Tianjin/Xingang (CH)

cc-gc-tc

Weekly

Monday

CMA CGM SL1 Service ACL A Service Eimskip Green Line Service

Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Reykjavik (IC)

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

Weekly Weekly Weekly

CMA CGM ACL Eimskip

Hapag-Lloyd Atlantic Container Line Hapag-Lloyd APL

Hapag-Lloyd AL1 Service ACL AL1 Service Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service APL PE1 Service

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

Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly

Maersk CMA CGM Melfi CMA Marine CGM

Maersk CAESL1 Service CMA CGM Service Melfi MedCaMex Service CMA-CGM CJX Service

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

Saturday PSA Halifax Mon-IMP / Wed- Ceres Thursday PSA Halifax EXP Monday Ceres Monday Ceres Mon-IMP / Wed- PSA Ceres Saturday Halifax EXP

Nirint Shipping COSCO Ocean Network Express "ONE" Eimskip Yang Ming

Nirint ECCE Service COSCO Service ONE AL1AWE5 Service

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

Weekly Weekly 12 days Weekly 15 days Weekly Weekly

Saturday Saturday varies Saturday varies Saturday Monday

PSA Halifax Halifax PSA PSA Halifax Halifax PSA Ocean PSA Halifax Ceres

Maersk CMA CGM Melfi CGM CMA Nirint COSCO ONE

CMA CGM Atlantic Container Line Eimskip

AL1 Service UnitedACL States, St. Pierre & MiquelonAntwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - London Gateway (UK) - Rotterdam (NE)

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

Ceres

ACL

Hapag Lloyd ACL Hapag Lloyd APL

Evergreen

Eimskip Green Service Yang Ming AL1 Line Service Evergreen PE1 Service

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

cc-tc cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly Weekly

Thursday Monday Saturday

PSA Halifax Ceres PSA Halifax

Eimskip Yang Ming Evergreen

Hapag-Lloyd Hapag-Lloyd

AL1 Service Hapag-Lloyd AL7

Weekly Weekly

Monday Friday

Ceres PSA Halifax

Hapag Hapag Lloyd Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd AL7 Service

cc-tc

Weekly

Friday

PSA Halifax

Hapag Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd Melfi Marine

Hapag-Lloyd ATA Service Melfi MedCaMex Service

New York (NY) - Norfolk (SP) (VA) -- Haifa Philadelphia (PA) Ashdod (IL) - Barcelona (IL) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) Livorno/Leghorn - Mersin - Piraeus (GR) - Tarragona (SP) New York (NY) - (IT) Norfolk (VA) (TR) - Savannah (GA) Valencia (SP) Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Livorno/Leghorn (IT) - Valencia (SP)

cc-tc cc-tc

Hapag-Lloyd

cc-gc-tc cc-gc-tc

Weekly 12 days

Ceres PSA Halifax

Hapag Lloyd Melfi

Mediterranean Shipping Hapag-Lloyd Line Company

MSC CanadaEC5 Express 2 Service Hapag-Lloyd Service Service

Barcelona (SP) - Valencia (SP) (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville Ports Served (alphabetically) Savannah (GA)

cc-tc Type cc-tc Cargo

Weekly Weekly Frequency

Mon-IMP / Wedvaries EXP Fri - import Sat-IMP / ThursDay (westbound); EXP Tue - export Sat-IMP / Thurs(eastbound EXP Friday Saturday

PSA Halifax Ceres Terminal

MSC Lloyd Hapag Agent

Ceres

HMM

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

Zim Maersk

South Europe (Mediterranean)

Hyundai

Hyundai EC5 Service

Zim Integrated Shipping Line Maersk

Zim ZCA Service Maersk CAE Service

Mediterranean ShippingFebruaryMSC Canada Express 2 Service Printed on: Tuesday, 16, 2021 Company

Latin America (Caribbean, Central & South America)

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Via the Suez Canal: Jacksonville (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) cc-tc Savannah (GA) Ashdod (IL) - Barcelona (SP) - Haifa (IL) - Izmir/Aliaga (TR) cc-tc Montreal (QC) (IT) - Mersin (TR) - Piraeus (GR) - Tarragona (SP) cc-tc Livorno/Leghorn Valencia Montreal (SP) (QC) cc-tc cc – containerized cargo gc – general cargo

Melfi Marine Oceanex Nirint Shipping

Melfi MedCaMex Service Oceanex Service Nirint ECCE Service

Mariel (CU) St. John's (NL) Barcadera (AN) - Mariel (CU) - Moa (CU) - Willemstad (AN)

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

Ocean NetworkShipping ExpressLine Zim Integrated "ONE" Zim Integrated Shipping Line OOCL

ONECFX EC5Service Service Zim

Zim ZCP Service OOCL SEAP Service

Via the Suez Kingston (JA)Canal: Jacksonville (FL) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA) Via the Panama Canal: Kingston (JA) Via the Suez Canal: Charleston (SC) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) Savannah (GA)

Ocean Network Tropical ShippingExpress "ONE"

ONE AL1Canada-Caribbean Service Tropical Service

South Southeast Asia & Middle East Service (Argentia) Transport/ Maritime Service Transport Maritime

New York (NY) (VA)(PR) - Philadelphia (PA) Philipsburg (NA)- Norfolk - San Juan - St. Thomas (USVI)

Weekly

Weekly Weekly

Weekly Fri - import cargo PSA Halifax MSC tc – temperature-controlled rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo (westbound); Tue - export (eastbound 12 days varies PSA Halifax Melfi Weekly 15 days Weekly Weekly

Wednesday varies Monday Monday

PSA Halifax Ocean Ceres PSA Halifax

cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly

Ceres PSA Halifax

cc-tc cc-tc

Weekly Weekly

Sat-IMP Thursday/ ThursEXP Tuesday (via Saturday CFX Service)

Oceanex Nirint ONE Tropical Shipping ONE Zim

PSA Halifax PSA Halifax

Zim OOCL

International APL Transport Maritime Service International

Argentia (NL)

cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly

Wednesday

Ceres

TMSI

APL PE1 Service Transport Maritime Service (St. Pierre et Miquelon)

Via the Suez Canal: Cai Mep/Vung Tao (VN) - Colombo (SL) - Laem St.-Pierre (TH) and Miquelon (FR)(MY) - Singapore (SG) - Yantian (CH) Chabang - Port Kelang

cc-tc cc-gc-tc-rr

Weekly Weekly

Saturday Sunday

PSA Halifax Ceres

APL TMSI

Tropical Shipping

Tropical Canada-Caribbean Service

West Palm Beach (FL)

cc-tc

Weekly

cc – containerized cargo New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Philadelphia (PA)

gc – general cargo cc-tc

Monday PSA Halifax Tropical Shipping tc – temperature-controlled cargo rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo Weekly Monday Ceres Yang Ming

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Yang Ming AL1 Service

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

Printed on:

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

cc – containerized cargo

gc – general cargo

tc – temperature-controlled cargo

PHOTO: STEVE FARMER/HPA

Printed on: Yang Ming

rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo

cc – containerized cargo gc – general cargo tc – temperature-controlled cargo rr – roll-on/roll-off cargo Sailing schedule is published for reference only. Check with the ship line directly to ensure accuracy. portofhalifax.ca/port-operations-centre

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A 50-YEAR LEGACY LOGISTEC HAS A LONG HISTORY IN HALIFAX, BECOMING A VALUABLE PARTNER IN THE PORT AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY

By Tom Peters

Since 1972, Montreal-based Logistec

Stevedoring Ltd. has been a key stakeholder at the Port of Halifax.

Roger Paquin founded Quebec Terminals in 1952, which later became Logistec. When Paquin bought Eastern Canada Stevedoring, his company gained the competitive marine atmosphere of Halifax.

Anthony Steele is GM for Atlantic Canada with Logistec’s local office. He joined the company in 1987, beginning its long association with the Port.

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Roger and Lucien Paquin in the 1950s, shortly after the founding of Quebec Terminals (forerunner of Logistec).

Paquin grew his business in Halifax, buying East competitors Wolfe Stevedores Ltd. and Brown & Ryan Ltd. Today, Logistec is a leading terminal operator in North America, operating in some 53 ports and 79 terminals, with 3,000+ employees.

In December, the company added to its corporate family, buying Gestion Castaloop Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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services at ports throughout the continent. Castaloop offers customized cargo handling services to clients along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River/Seaway, plus the American East Coast.

Capt. Allan Gray, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority, hails the Castaloop acquisition. “What sets Logistec apart is their drive to improve efficiencies and attract new business, and we would like to congratulate

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Beyond marine services, Logistec also offers environmental and water services, including site remediation, water main renewal, and lead solutions across North America.

In the Port of Halifax, Logistec has nine cargo handling experts at its Marginal Road office and hires the services of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 269 and also employs members of the Halifax Freight and Steamship Union, ILA Local 1341.

In addition to stevedoring services in Halifax, Logistec offers line services for the cruise industry, plus supply and baggage handling. The company is involved in warehousing, and cross docking cargo from rail and trucks into warehouses. Its workers transfer products from rail into containers for export and handle various import

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products, de-stuffing containers in sheds and then cross docking into trucks.

Logistec operates its stevedoring services at Ocean and Richmond terminals with a lot of work at Autoport in Eastern Passage. Steele says Logistec also worked with offshore energy companies, but that type of business disappeared when the sector’s Nova Scotian activity faded.

Beyond container-handling, the company has become known for expertise in moving cargo “that doesn’t fit into containers,” says Steele. “Our employees pride themselves on their knowledge of how to move what I refer to as out-of-gauge cargoes—a lot of heavy lifts, transformers, project cargoes, generators. They can be interesting and sometimes tricky lifts.”

Transformers and generators moving inland to Quebec and Ontario are the more prominent outsized pieces moving through Halifax lately. The bigger pieces can move by rail “but surprisingly, a lot of dimensional stuff does move by truck,” he says.

Like businesses worldwide, Logistec has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It has made operating a little more challenging,” Steele says. “We are always trying to meet health and safety requirements and restrictions…but all in all, I have to throw a bouquet out to all the people in the Port, the ILA, and all the stakeholders. I think we have done an awesome job in this Port, making it work and coming together to beat this.”

With its nearly 50-year presence in Halifax, Logistec has become entrenched in the community, supporting local good causes like the Halifax Employers Association’s Drive for Hope (a fundraiser for Hope Cottage), annual support for the local Mission to Seafarers branch, the Dartmouth Boys and Girls Club, Nova Scotia Special Olympics, and Neptune Theatre.

“We are indeed fortunate to have a company such as Logistec, with its expanding North American presence, here in Halifax,” says Richard Moore, president and CEO of the Halifax Employers Association (HEA).

Logistec’s relationship with HEA goes back to the association’s earliest days.

“As a founding member of the HEA, and through its membership on the business committee and the board of directors, Logistec has been very active and supportive in the day-to-day operations,” Moore says. “Logistec Stevedoring has been providing customers in the Port of Halifax with excellent service and value for decades. A truly multifaceted and versatile organization, Logistec works closely with all Port stakeholders.” Q

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