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A presentation on the Halifax Gateway given in May 2011
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Gateway Cargo Facilities
PORT OF HALIFAXServing over 150 countries on every continent
Port of HalifaxCanada’s Atlantic Gateway
• Deepest container berths on the East Coast of North America
• Infrastructure to handle the world's largest vessels
• Direct calls with more continents than any other Canadian Port
• Quick inland service to the Midwest
11 of the world’s top 15 container lines call the Port of Halifax
Reach Central Canada up to 5 days faster
Strategic Import Markets• North Europe & Med• Southeast Asia via Suez• Pearl River Delta• Latin America
• 2 day discharge advantage from European/Med/Asian ports than ECNA ports
• 1 day dwell advantage (minimum) over other ECNA ports• 2 days faster to Central Canada than other ECNA ports
Port of Halifax’s inland market40% of the North American population can be reached in 72 hours
North America’s First Inbound Port GatewayFastest scheduled transit times to Halifax:
• 2 days faster than New York• Same-vessel service – no transshipment• Scheduled reliability between terminals & rail • Defined KPIs – 1st Canadian port to provide clear performance metrics for terminals & rail service for cargo owners
Halifax – Worth A Closer Look
• Deepest container berths on the East Coast (55
feet)
• Uncongested and seamless link to on-dock rail
• Capacity & infrastructure to handle the largest
vessels
• Excellent alternative port for all-water Asian
routings
• Direct line-haul calls from 20 shipping lines
• CN double-stack service to Toronto in 46 hours
• Faster factory-to-DC transit times
(transit/discharge/dwell)
Shortest route from the Atlantic coast to the U.S. midwest
Two days to Toronto, three days to Chicago
20,000 route-miles serving ports on three coasts
On-dock, double-stack rail service to over 43% of the North American population
Halifax is the preferred gateway for food shippers
Complete Transportation Solutions
20 Intermodal Terminal
The only rail connection to
3 coasts
“We have people with a deep DNA of innovation at CN. It’s our people that make the difference.”
Claude Mongeau, President and CEO
Roughly 5800 containers and chassis
More than 1000 drivers covering Canada and the US
State-of-the-art technology
Recovery capability
Top tier safety performance
Leader in the SmartWay fuel conservation program
Our First Mile/Last Mile
Connects to Ports on all North American coasts
Co-location with CN Intermodal terminal significantly reduces dray and handling cost
Logistics Parks
Significant environmental benefits
280truck loads on a single intermodal train
440miles = 1 gallon of fuel
6xless GHGs than heavy trucks
VancouverSigned July 23
Prince RupertSigned Sept 17
MontrealSigned Sept 24
HalifaxSigned April 29