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On course2014 is shaping up to be another banner cruise year for the Port of Halifax
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Handling diverse bulk cargoes, the grain Elevator is a unique asset for the port of Halifax
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Table of Contents
portO F H A L I F A X M A G A Z I N E
On Our cOvEr: The first shipment of wood pellets from scotia Atlantic Biomass,
loading on the Irma at Pier 28.
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insET: From May until October, the Port of Halifax welcomes
cruise passengers from around the world.
Photo: Steve Farmer
PublisherSenior Editor
Contributing EditorsProduction Team Lead
Production CoordinatorGraphic Design
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Patty BaxterTrevor J. AdamsSuzanne Rent, Janice HudsonVikki MacDougallPaula BugdenRoxanna Boers, Gwen NorthTara JoosseWill DiamondAdvocate Printing & Publishing
portside notesThe latest on cargo and ship movements, key stakeholders and new development
nATO allies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4readying for another cruise season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4This spud’s for you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Events calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5greener waters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Keeping it real . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7showing the flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
sailing schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
carrier spotlightTaking the lead
FOr THE FirsT TiME in iTs HisTOry, ZiM is THE POrT OF HAliFAx’s
TOP cArgO cArriEr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Around the portFull steam ahead FOr THE THird yEAr in A rOw, HAliFAx’s cArgO nuMBErs ArE HEAding uP . . . . . . . 14
in FocusElevated to success HAndling iMPOrTAnT FOOd cOMMOdiTiEs And TAPPing inTO THE EMErging wOOd
PEllET MArKET, THE grAin ElEvATOr is A KEy AssET OF THE POrT OF HAliFAx . . . . . 18
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P O R T S I D E N O T E S
Nato allies
The port of Halifax, which is home to the Royal Canadian Navy’s East Coast fleet, welcomed the German navy’s FGS Bonn for a seven-day visit that began on February 19. “For over 60 years, the Royal Canadian Navy and German Navy have worked side-by-side as enduring NATO allies
and partners in countless international missions,” says Rear Admiral John Newton, Commander of Maritime Forces Atlantic. “I look forward to meeting with the senior officers and the crew and I wish them a pleasant port visit in Halifax.”
Bonn is a Berlin-class replenishment
ship. These ships carry supplies and replenish allied vessels at sea. They have a displacement of about 20,240 tonnes, and a crew of 137. The Canadian navy has chosen the design to replaces its two dated Protecteur-class supply ships. “The visit of the Bonn will provide [a] firsthand opportunity to board, tour and discuss the capabilities that will soon enough sail from Halifax and Esquimalt as the Joint Support Ships HMCS Châteaugay and HMCS Queenston,” says Newton.
After leaving Halifax, Bonn took park in a training exercise involving three Royal Canadian Navy vessels from the Atlantic Fleet, a United States Coast Guard vessel and Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft from 12 Wing Shearwater and 14 Wing Greenwood. Q
Readying for another cruise season
2014 is shaping up to be another banner cruise season for the Port of Halifax. The season begins on May 4, with a visit from Celebrity Cruises’ Infinity. The season continues with 139 calls total, ending on November 15, with the Hamburg from Plantours making 2014’s final call.
Port officials hope to build on the success of 2013, which was one of Halifax’s strongest cruise seasons ever: 134 vessel calls, with 252,121 passengers. “[2013] was a fantastic cruise season,” says Cathy McGrail, cruise-development manager with the Halifax Port Authority. “All of our partner agencies including vendors, tour operators and business owners really came together to provide our cruise guests with a wonderful experience during their time in our
beautiful city and our province.”Cruise can be a boon both for the Port community, and the local
economy. “Cruise ship traffic is important for local tourism,” says Lynn Ledwidge, marketing director with Destination Halifax. “When the vessels are in port, it’s good for our land touring companies, restaurants, museums, galleries, attractions and our retail community. The unique range of product offering in the Halifax region has earned this port of call marquee status in Atlantic Canada. We have an excellent product to offer, and every cruise passenger who comes through our city is viewed as a potential repeat visitor to Nova Scotia.”
Each year, the Halifax cruise industry contributes approximately $50 million in direct spin-off expenditures for the local economy. Q
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Last Friday of each monthMission 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.
If you have an event to contribute for the next issue, email the editor at [email protected].
Events Calendar
this spud’s for youThe agri-food export industry is a significant and growing economic force for Atlantic Canada, so Halifax Port Authority officials recently attended the International Potato Technology Expo in Charlottetown, P.E.I., aiming to help build international and interprovincial trade.
“A significant volume of potato-related food product is moved through the Port of Halifax each year,” says Patrick Bohan, business-development manager with the Halifax Port Authority. “Thanks to advancements in the cold storage supply chain, high value agri-product can be shipped anywhere in the world from Atlantic Canada. We see opportunities for not just the potato industry, but food producers of all type.”
An estimated 5,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of potato product export through Halifax yearly. Other agri-products moved through the Port include soybeans and wheat, both bulk and containerized. Q
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Greener watersThe federal government recently announced funding to increase the number of flights to monitor and detect pollution from ships in Canada’s waters. The government is approximately doubling funding for the National Aerial Surveillance Program to $47.6 million over five years. The program is Canada’s main method of detecting ship-source pollution. Nationally, surveillance hours flown will increase from 2,080 to 3,750 hours per year.
“With all the tanker traffic taking place and trade expected to grow significantly in the future, we need to make sure that polluters are held accountable for their acts and that we step up our efforts as tanker traffic increases in the future,” says transport minister Lisa Raitt.
There’s been a marked decline in the number of spills observed since Canada established the program in 1991. The surveillance fleet consists of three modernized aircraft strategically placed across the country. The information generated by Environment Canada’s Integrated Satellite Tracking of Pollution program serves as an early warning indication for areas of potential pollution to assist crew in performing surveillance activities on Canada’s coastal waters. Q
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Keeping it realThe Halifax seaport Farmers’ Market recently won the “Most Authentic Downtown Business” title from the Downtown Halifax Business Commission Big Day Downtown 2013 Awards. Located on the waterfront and operated by the Halifax Port Authority, it is the oldest continuously running farmers’ market in North America. In its home at Pier 20, it’s open six days a week in winter and daily for the remainder of the year. Q
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Showing the flagTwo royal canadian navy ships based in the Port of Halifax are currently deployed to the Caribbean. HMCS Glace Bay and HMCS Kingston are taking part in Operation Caribbe, Canada’s contribution to the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking by transnational criminal organizations in the Americas. The two are Kingston-class patrol vessels, crewed by the Naval Reserve and designed for coastal surveillance, sovereignty patrols, route surveys and training. Q
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Line Service Ports Served (alphabetically) Cargo Type Frequency Day Terminal Agent
north EuropeAtlantic Container Line ACL A Service Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) cc-gc-tc-rr Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres ACLAtlantic Container Line ACL B Service Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Thamesport (UK) cc-gc-tc-rr Weekly Monday Ceres ACLCMA CGM CMA CGM (TA4) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) cc-tc Weekly Saturday Halterm CMA CGMEimskip Eimskip Green Reykjavik (IC) cc-tc Monthly Halterm Eimskip Line ServiceHamburg Sud Hamburg Sud Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) cc Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres ACLHapag Lloyd HL A Service (ATA) Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) cc-gc-tc Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres Hapag LloydHapag Lloyd HL PAX (Transatlantic) Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Thamesport (UK) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres Hapag Lloyd ServiceMaersk Maersk Service (TA4) Antwerp (BE) - Bremerhaven (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) cc, tc Weekly Saturday Halterm Maersk Melfi Marine Melfi Service Lisbon (PT) cc-gc-tc 10 days Halterm ProtosNirint Shipping Nirint Bilbao (SP) - Moerdijk (NE) cc-tc 15 days Ocean Nirint ECCE ServiceNYK Line NYK PAX Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Thamesport (UK) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres NYK (Transatlantic) ServiceOOCL OOCL PAX Antwerp (BE) - Hamburg (GE) - Rotterdam (NE) - Thamesport (UK) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres OOCL (Transatlantic) ServiceWallenius Willhelmsen WW ACL A Service Antwerp (BE) - Gothenburg (SW) - Hamburg (GE) - Liverpool (UK) gc-rr Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres Wallenius
south Europe (Mediterranean)APL APL AZX Service Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres APLBahri Bahri (NSCSA) North Livorno (IT) cc-gc-rr Monthly Ocean Protos America ServiceHapag Lloyd HL AZX Service Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres Hapag LloydHyundai Merchant Marine Hyundai AZX Service Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres HMMMelfi Marine Melfi Service Barcelona (SP) - Genoa (IT) - Livorno (IT) - Valencia (SP) cc-gc-tc 10 days Halterm Protos - Salerno (IT)Mitsui OSK Lines MOL AZX Service Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres MOLNYK Line NYK AZX Service Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres NYKOOCL OOCL AZX Service Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres OOCLZim Integrated Zim Container Service Genoa (IT) - Haifa (IL) - Tarragona (SP) - Piraeus (GR) - cc-tc Weekly Thursday Halterm Zim Shipping Line Atlantic (ZCA) Ashdod (Ashdod)Zim Integrated Zim SAS Service Cagliari (IT) - Damietta (EG) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres Zim Shipping Line
latin America (caribbean, central & south America)Hapag Lloyd HL PAX (Transpacific) Manzanillo (PA) - Balboa (PA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres Hapag Lloyd ServiceMelfi Marine Melfi Service Havana (CU) cc-gc-tc 10 days Halterm ProtosNirint Shipping Nirint ECCE Service Havana (CU) - La Guaira (VE) - Moa (CU) - Puerto Cabello (VE) cc-tc 15 days Ocean NirintNYK Line NYK PAX (Transpacific) Manzanillo (PA) - Balboa (PA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres NYK ServiceOOCL OOCL PAX Manzanillo (PA) - Balboa (PA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres OOCL (Transpacific) ServiceZim Integrated Zim Container Service Kingston (JA) cc-tc Weekly Thursday Halterm Zim Shipping Line Atlantic (ZCA)Zim Integrated Zim Container Service Kingston (JA) - Balboa (PA) cc-tc Weekly Wednesday Halterm Zim Shipping Line Pacific (ZCP)
south / southeast Asia & Middle East APL APL AZX Service Via the Suez Canal: Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres APL - Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)Bahri Bahri (NSCSA) North Via the Suez Canal: Damman (SA) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-gc-rr Monthly Ocean Protos America Service -Jeddah (SA) - Mumbai (IN) - Port Qasim (PK) Hapag Lloyd HL AZX Service Via the Suez Canal: Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres Hapag Lloyd - Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)Hyundai Merchant Marine Hyundai AZX Service Via the Suez Canal: Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres HMM - Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)Mitsui OSK Lines MOL AZX Service Via the Suez Canal: Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres MOL - Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)NYK Line NYK AZX Service Via the Suez Canal: Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres NYK - Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)OOCL OOCL AZX Service Via the Suez Canal: Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres OOCL - Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)Zim Integrated Zim SAS Service Via the Suez Canal: Colombo (SL) - Jebel Ali (UA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres Zim Shipping Line - Laem Chabang (TH) - Singapore (SG)
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Line/Agent PhoneACL 800-225-1235Atship Services 902-468-3451China Shipping 888-458-3113CMA CGM (Canada) Inc. 514-908-7001Nirint Canada 514-333-3380Eimskip Canada 709-754-7227FK Warren 902-423-8136
Line/Agent PhoneFurncan Marine 902-423-6111Hapag-Lloyd (Canada) 902-453-4747Holmes Maritime 902-422-0400IH Mathers & Sons Ltd. 902-429-5680Inchcape Shipping Services 902-465-3361Kerr Norton Strachan Agency 902-461-1405Maersk Canada Inc. 905-624-5585
Line/Agent PhoneMathers Logistics 902-429-5680Montship Maritime 902-420-9184NYK Line 902-453-3936Oceanex 902-429-9201OOCL Canada 888-388-6625Pickford & Black 902-423-9191Project Transport and Trading 905-339-0669
Line/Agent PhoneProtos Shipping 902-421-1211Samskip 902-576-3020TL Shipping Services 902-468-1728Transportation Services International 902-481-9335Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics 902-425-2873Zim Integrated Shipping 902-422-7447
b - bulk gc - general cargo (includes breakbulk) c - container rc - refrigerated cargo rr - roll-on/roll-off
Line Service Ports Served (alphabetically) Cargo Type Frequency Day Terminal Agent
north AsiaChina Shipping China Shipping Via the Panama Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan (SK) - Shanghai (CH) cc-tc Weekly Wednesday Halterm China Container Line AAE3 Service ShippingHapag Lloyd HL PAX (Transpacific) Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) - Pusan (SK) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres Hapag Lloyd Service - Shanghai (CH) - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA) - Xingang (CH) - Qingdao (CH)NYK Line NYK PAX (Transpacific) Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) - Shanghai (CH) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres NYK Service - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA) - Xingang (CH) - Qingdao (CH)OOCL OOCL PAX Via the Panama Canal: Kobe (JA) - Nagoya (JA) - Shanghai (CH) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres OOCL (Transpacific) Service - Tokyo (JA) - Yokohama (JA) - Xingang (CH) - Qingdao (CH)Zim Integrated Zim Container Service Via the Panama Canal: Ningbo (CH) - Pusan (SK) - Shanghai (CH) cc-tc Weekly Wednesday Halterm Zim Shipping Line Pacific (ZCP) - Vostochnyy (RU)
Eastern canada, united states, st. Pierre & MiquelonAtlantic Container Line ACL A Service Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) cc-gc-tc-rr Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres ACLAtlantic Container Line ACL B Service New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-gc-tc-rr Weekly Monday Ceres ACLAPL APL AZX Service New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres APLBahri Bahri (NSCSA) North Baltimore (MD) - Houston (TX) - New York (NY) cc-gc-rr Monthly Ocean Protos America Service - Newport News (VA) - Savannah (GA) - Wilmington (DE)China Shipping China Shipping New York (NY) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Wednesday Halterm China Container Line AAE3 Service ShippingCMA CGM CMA CGM (TA4) Montreal (QC) cc-tc Weekly Saturday Halterm CMA CGMEimskip Eimskip Green Line Argentia (NL) - Portland (ME) cc-tc Monthly Halterm Eimskip ServiceHamburg Sud Hamburg Sud Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) cc Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres ACLHapag Lloyd HL A Service (ATA) Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) cc-gc-tc Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres Hapag LloydHapag Lloyd HL AZX Service New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres Hapag LloydHapag Lloyd HL PAX (Transatlantic) New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres Hapag Lloyd ServiceHapag Lloyd HL PAX (Transpacific) Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres Hapag Lloyd Service - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA)Hyundai Merchant Marine Hyundai AZX Service New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres HMMMaersk Maersk Service (TA4) Montreal (QC) cc, tc Weekly Saturday Halterm MaerskMitsui OSK Lines MOL AZX Service Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres MOLNYK Line NYK AZX Service New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres NYKNYK Line NYK PAX New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres NYK (Transatlantic) ServiceNYK Line NYK PAX Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres NYK (Transpacific) Service - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA)Oceanex Oceanex Service St. John’s (NL) cc, gc, tc, rr 2x week Tue & Fri Halterm OceanexOOCL OOCL AZX Service New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres OOCLOOCL OOCL PAX New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres OOCL (Transatlantic) ServiceOOCL OOCL PAX Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Oakland (CA) cc-tc Weekly Sunday Ceres OOCL (Transpacific) Service - Savannah (GA) - Tacoma (WA)Transport Service Transport Maritime Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (FR) cc-gc-tc Weekly Friday Halterm 902- International Service (St. Pierre 481-9335 et Miquelon)Wallenius Willhelmsen WW ACL A Service Baltimore (MD) - New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) gc-rr Weekly Mon-Ex / Sat-Im Ceres WalleniusZim Integrated Zim Container Service New York (NY) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Thursday Halterm Zim Shipping Line Atlantic (ZCA)Zim Integrated Zim Container Service Los Angeles (CA) - New York (NY) - Oakland (CA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Wednesday Halterm Zim Shipping Line Pacific (ZCP)Zim Integrated Zim SAS Service New York (NY) - Norfolk (VA) - Savannah (GA) cc-tc Weekly Monday Ceres Zim Shipping Line
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Zim integrated shipping services Ltd. recently achieved a significant first for its work with the Port of Halifax. The shipping line was named as the High Volume Container Carrier of the Year for 2013, carrying more TEU and tonnage than any other shipping line. It’s the first time Zim has received the honour since the Halifax Port Authority started recognizing high-volume carriers several years ago. The honour previously went to Hapag Lloyd, Halifax’s high-volume carrier for 15 consecutive years.
“Having a number one market share in anything is good news,” says general manager Darcey McKay, who took over from former GM Carl Bannerman in January. “Being number one in any type of industry is a good thing and trying to
grow that and knowing that there are local companies that are moving commodities with us, that is a very positive note.”
It’s not an easily won title. “It’s a recognition of the hard work that the company has performed to look after such a sizable marketplace of activity through the Port of Halifax,” says Patrick Bohan, business-development manager with the Halifax Port Authority.
Zim’s good news is good for the Port, too. “It’s proof that the model can be quite encompassing,” he adds. “Halifax can be a significant intermodal gateway and a major carrier can have a significant local market presence here—delivering highly reliable service, week in, week out, all year.”
Zim has called on Halifax since the early 1970s when the South End Container
Terminal opened. Company officials picked Halifax as a mainline port in Zim’s container service—a pendulum rotation from the Mediterranean to North America, Asia and back.
“The service was nearly a ‘round-the-world rotation,” Bohan says. Zim remains one of the longest continual services to the Port of Halifax. It’s a major player in the export trade out of Atlantic Canada, to markets in the Caribbean, South America, the Far East, Mediterranean, Middle East and the Indian subcontinent.
Zim handles refrigerated and dry containers, flat tracks, and works with CN’s rail networks to connect with markets inland across Canada and the American Midwest. Zim moves seasonal cargo such as potatoes and seafood, plus dry commodities
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like pulp and scrap metal. Halifax is the only Canadian call on two services: Zim Container Service Pacific (ZCP) and Zim Container Service Atlantic (ZCA).
According to McKay, the Port of Halifax is crucial to Zim’s global network, which includes 5,000 employees, more than 90 vessels carrying 363,474 TEUs. Zim operates more than 558,000 TEUs of various types of containers.
“The Port plays different key roles, depending on what part of the world you are coming from,” McKay says. “On one of our services, the ZCA service, it’s the first point of contact in North America for the ships coming over from the Mediterranean and Europe. For both local cargo and cargo going inland, whether it’s to the U.S. Midwest or destinations in Canada such as Montreal, Toronto, the Prairies and so on, having Halifax as the first port allows Zim to expedite service to these destinations.”
That’s not where the global reach ends, though. “Going down on our ZCP service, Zim serves Asia via the Panama Canal as well as the Caribbean and South America as well,” McKay says. “We are able to offer a direct service to Kingston [Jamaica], with multiple transshipment possibilities throughout the region.”
In June of last year, Zim announced it would have a slot charter on the G6 Alliance AZX that calls on Halifax. “That has allowed us to have a few new destinations and a few new opportunities for our customer,” McKay says.
He adds that there are other features at the Port of Halifax that make it a crucial one for its network. The relationship the Port has with CN Rail, for example, allows Zim to quickly distribute its cargo from the Port of Halifax to markets inland across Canada and throughout the U.S. Midwest.
But McKay says there is one factor that separates Zim from the other lines. “Very good local touch,” he says. “We have an office here in Halifax, a full-service office for export and import and operations and so on, where a lot of companies when you are calling from Halifax you might be talking with someone in Montreal or Toronto or even in the U.S. We do have a full office here that allows people to have that local connection and you’re not dealing with call centres. We have a local touch that allows them to feel better about doing business with a company like that.”
In 2011, Zim CEO Rafi Danieli, hosted then premier of Nova Scotia Darrell Dexter, Paul Hunt, Canadian Ambassador in Israel and Karen Oldfield, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority at the company’s
head office in Haifa, Israel. It was a nod to the company’s continued contributions to the Port of Halifax and the economy of Nova Scotia. Zim says the company expects to continue that relationship and contribution into 2014 and well beyond.
“2014 will continue to be a challenging year from all lines as global trade continues to recover,” says Volker Kluge, president of Zim Canada. “Nevertheless, we feel that we are well positioned in the Canadian market to grow our business through the port of Halifax. We value the long-term partnership with the port and the province and look forward to continued success in the future.” Q
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Sit’s a hat trick for container cargo tonnage at the Port of Halifax.
For the third straight year, container cargo tonnage has increased, pointing to steady economic global recovery.
Container cargo tonnage was up 8.6 per cent in 2013 over 2012 according to figures released by the Halifax Port Authority. The Port handled 3,757,018 tonnes in 2013 compared to 3,459,733 tonnes in 2012.
Twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) were up 6.1 per cent to 442,173 from 416,572 in 2012.
Overall, cargo tonnage showed a slight decline by 9.3 per cent from 9,490,961 tonnes in 2012 to 8,608,044 tonnes in
2013. “2013 ended in positive territory in terms of TEUs and tonnage,” says Lane Farguson, communications advisor with the Halifax Port Authority. “It is difficult to say what will happen in terms of containerized cargo. The global recession that occurred in 2008 has proven to be more persistent than economists predicted and as a result, gaining traction has been challenging. We will continue to work hard to find new ways of maintaining cargo activity.”
Bulk cargo declined 21.2 per cent in 2013 (to 4,401,304 tonnes) compared to 2012 figures, which Farguson partially links to the closure of the Imperial Oil Refinery in Dartmouth. “The oil refinery shutdown is
one of the factors having an impact on this category of cargo,” he says. “That being said, there has been a very positive development recently with Sterling Fuels expanding its marine fuelling operations into the Port of Halifax. While it’s too early to say what this will mean for overall bulk cargo, this is very good news for Port customers.”
The conversion of the refinery to a storage facility left the port without a marine fuel supply service. Sterling Fuels, of Windsor, Ontario, supplies Bunker C fuel oil and other petroleum products to ships in the Great Lakes. The company saw an opportunity to expand its operation to Halifax to fill the void left by Imperial. Sterling is chartering
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the MV Algoma Dartmouth, which Imperial had used to fuel vessels. Sterling is part of the Miller Group, which has another company, McAsphalt Industries Ltd. that has an asphalt tank farm in Eastern Passage and offices in Burnside.
Farguson also notes a change in the way the Port handles agri-products.
“In the past, agri-product moving through the Port has typically arrived via bulk carrier and that of course was counted in the overall bulk tonnage,” he explains. “Now...that same cargo arriving but it is now coming by rail and that is having an impact on the overall bulk tonnage as well.”
General or break bulk cargo rose slightly by 1.2 per cent in 2013 to 449,722 tonnes from 444,494 tonnes in 2012. General cargo is not containerized and consists of such things as windmill components, heavy machinery, telephones poles and oversized project cargo.
Port stakeholders expect to see growth in breakbulk and general cargo business in 2014 when the ongoing work of refurbishing and expanding the Richmond Terminal is completed this year.
“Renovations and construction on Shed B is continuing,” says Farguson. “We are working to have it done by late April. It will be expanded to approximately 75,000 square feet. We are still working to have the entire project completed by the third quarter,” he says.
The terminal will also be served by rail.In 2013, Halifax’s cruise ship business
had another successful season with 134 vessel calls and 252,121 passengers. The busiest day for the port was October 8, when Halifax welcomed four ships carrying approximately 8,700 passengers. The cruise industry contributes approximately $50 million annually in direct spin-off to the local economy.
While work nears completion at Richmond Terminal, Fairview Cove Terminal in Bedford Basin, operated by Cerescorp, now has additional dock space to berth larger vessels. The pier extension of nearly 40 metres has been completed and the terminal now has approximately 720 metres of berth space with water depths of 16.8 metres. Ceres senior vice-president and terminal general manager Calvin Whidden said the extension, complete with crane rail, is now useable. Workers will pave it this spring.
The largest container ships that call at Ceres have capacities up to 8,500 TEUs but the terminal can handle larger vessels if required.
As vessels get larger and with more ships expected in coming years with increases in
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global trade as Canada’s free-trade agreement with Europe sparks more business, the safety factor increases in the harbour.
As part of the ongoing focus on port and harbour safety, the first SmartAtlantic Inshore Weather Buoy was deployed in Herring Cove in November. The buoy is a new weather forecasting tool and platform for scientific research and education. Data transmitted from the buoy will be used to generate real-time, high-resolution weather and wave forecasting.
The technology in the buoy will provide accurate and timely information for marine users of the port, improve the safety and efficiency of Port operations and aid search and rescue operations in the harbour approaches. The Atlantic Pilotage Authority and Halifax Port Authority have committed to fund the operation and maintenance costs, estimated at $120,000 a year, for 10 years.
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After consultations with the public and market vendors changes have come about. The “living wall” or wall of plants has been dismantled and replaced with a new central entrance and exit door. HPA spokesman Farguson said the wall was too difficult to maintain. He said the new entry has provided more focus coming into the market plus, while improving visitor traffic flow.
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The Grain Elevator is a year-round operation, with multiple intermodal links. “We can receive by rail, truck, vessel or container and ship by those same methods,” says Jeff Brownlie, the Grain Elevator’s manager of finance and administration. “Nobody has the vessel connections east of the St. Lawrence or the access to the ocean and to rail like we do.”
With Class 1 rail links, service of in-bound and out-bound vessels, and its storage capacity (135,000 tonnes) the Grain Elevator offers the Port unique advantages.
“In January or February, when getting grain is more challenging because of ice on the St. Lawrence seaway, Halifax is wide open,” Bohan says. “You can fill up Panamax-sized bulkers here.”
Commodities can be loaded into 20-foot containers. “If there is an inventory of soy beans and somebody wants to trade a few units, they can load it and trade it by the container,” says Bohan. “Containerizing food products is a unique asset for the Port.”
For 2014, Brownlie says milling wheat and wood pellets will be the Grain Elevator’s main commodities. “We’d like to see an increase in soy beans and barley, too, which we get from local farmers in Nova Scotia and P.E.I.” he says. “I’d love to do corn from Quebec and Ontario.” For soybeans and barley, the Grain Elevator normally tops off partially loaded vessels from Hamilton, Ontario. “There’s no restriction on what type of boats that can land and load here,” says Brownlie.
The Grain Elevator has six grain towers on Pier 28 that can process 833 tonnes of grain per hour (or 1,200 tonnes per hour using a self-unloader). It offers three conveyances: in-bound, where a ship fills up with grain from the elevator’s silos; out-bound where separate towers take the inventory out of the silos and into vessels for export.
The third conveyance is the dedicated pipeline to P&H Milling. “Not everyone understands that we have a working flour mill on the doorstep of the Port,” Bohan says. “It’s actually even more important to the Port today because of concern about food supply chains.” Brownlie says this aspect of the elevator is becoming more appreciated. “The importance of our asset has come to the forefront now that there’s 7 billion mouths to feed,” he says. “Canada is big potatoes in the world of agriculture and our facility is certainly part of that.”
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and there’s a lot of product still on the Prairies,” Bohan says. He participated in a recent Port delegation to Saskatchewan where he touted the Grain Elevator’s benefits to farmers and other agriculture stakeholders. “Everyone is looking at the West Coast but it’s important to remind people that Atlantic Canada has a large elevator complex that’s open year-round,” he says. He adds that he’ll also be promoting the elevator this summer to attract more business for special crops, including soy beans, lentils, peas and beans.
Brownlie predicts that more Prairie farmers will see Halifax as a viable alternative to more congested ports. “It’s much easier to ship from Halifax to a destination like North Africa or northern South America,” he says. “People will find that to pound everything out to Vancouver won’t work.
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Handling wood pellets is another capa-bility the Grain Elevator is focusing on this year. In February, it handled a 25,000-tonne shipment of wood pellets bound for Ghent, Belgium for Scotia Atlantic Biomass Company Ltd. The Middle Musquodoboit company employs 25 people, producing high-energy wood pellets from chips and other wood biomass.
Having handled wood pellets for Scotia Atlantic Biomass’s predecessor, Englina Canada Inc. (a separate company that went into receivership in 2011), Brownlie is eager to resume the work. “I’m glad they’re back,” he says. “We have a lot of experience with wood pellets and have been handling them
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Julie Millington is operations manager and interim general manager with Scotia Atlantic Biomass Company. Scotia Atlantic’s parent company is Viridis Energy Inc., a British Columbia-based alternative energy company. Viridis runs a second pellet plant, Okanogan Pellet Company, in Kelowna, B.C. that produces higher-grade pellets used for home heating.
The pellets from the Scotia Atlantic plant are shipped overseas to power companies. “There’s a huge market in Europe—more demand than we could ever produce because they power a lot through wood pellets,” says Millington.
Millington aims to ramp-up production at Scotia Atlantic. “I’d like us to be able to load a 30,000-tonne ship every three months. If we can increase production and increase quality, we can expand the markets to other buyers.”
To cut shipping costs, she’d like to increase the local market for pellets in North America. “North America is not as quick to catch on,” she says. “I’d like to see more government support, programs and education to get businesses and households converted and to show people how much they can save by reducing their reliance on the electricity grid.”
With an increased local market for pellets, Millington says the company could have two production streams—one for the overseas European market and one for the local North American market. “We could aggregate from other producers to ship even more pellets,” she adds.
For now, Scotia Atlantic’s main hurdle is sourcing raw materials—ideally dry saw dust
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The company’s next pellet shipment is scheduled for June. “All of the different organizations that worked with us for our first shipment were fantastic,” Millington says. “With the Grain Elevator, as we produce, we can load the pellets down there and onto ships…We’re excited to be here in the Port of Halifax. The more successful we are here, the more we know we can be successful. Our target is expansion.”
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