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: The Port of Montreal’s environmental leadership is confirmed. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

Pages 2 and 3: Montreal, cruise port.Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

Pages 4 and 5: More than a century of cruises. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

Pages 6 and 7: Announcing major projects at the Port. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

Pages 8 and 9: Highlights at the Port. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

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The MPA distinguishes itself at Green Marine On May 19, Green Marine made public for the fi rst time the individual results of its 44 member companies, all participants in its environmental program. Of these members, 15 ports were evaluated on four priority issues: greenhouse gas emissions; cargo residues; confl icts of use; and environmental leadership.

The Port of Montreal distinguished itself by achieving the best results for each issue of all the ports and port authorities on the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes. On a fi ve level scale, the Port reached level 5 (excellence) for its environmental policy on confl icts of use, level 4 for its reduction of greenhouse gases and environmental leadership, and level 2 for its management of cargo residues. It should be noted that every

level reached above level 1 indicates better performance than required under current environmental regulations.

Founded in January 2008, Green Marine is the St. Lawrence – Great Lakes maritime industry’s partnership for a sustainable future, undertaken by 44 members in Canada and the United States that joined forces to implement a voluntary environmental program the full length of this major shipping corridor, thereby strengthening their environmental performance through a continuous improvement process.

The full report on participants’ progress can be downloaded from the Green Marine website at www.green-marine.org.

Happy reading!

2009 RESULTS – PORTS

Green-house Gases

Cargo Residues

Confl ictsof Use

Environ-mental Leader-

ship

Hamilton Port Authority 3 na 2 2

Montreal Port Authority 4 2 5 4

Québec Port Authority 1 na 2 2

Saguenay Port Authority 2 na na 2

Sept-Îles Port Authority 3 na 2 3

Thunder Bay Port Authority 1 na na 3

Toronto Port Authority 1 1 1 2

Trois-Rivières Port Authority 2 na 2 3

Windsor Port Authority 2 na na 2

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority 1 na na 2

Duluth Seaway Port Authority 2 na 2 1

Oshawa Port Authority 1 na 2 1

Port of Milwaukee 1 na 1 na

Société du port de Valleyfi eld 2 na na 2

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority 1 na na 1

Source: Green Marine – www.green-marine.org.

LogbookVol. 2, No. 2, September 2010

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For cruise goers, Montreal provides a spectacular start to their trip up the St. Lawrence. Passing under Jacques Cartier Bridge, their ship sails the length of the Old Port before docking at Alexandra Pier in the heart of Old Montreal, just minutes from downtown. Their view from the ship of the city and Mount Royal is outstanding.

Montreal is recognized by cruise lines and the international press for the quality of services provided to ships and passengers as well as the calibre of welcome passengers enjoy. For a second consecutive year, the Port of Montreal has received the Best Turnaround Port Operations award from the prestigious magazine Dream World Cruise Destinations. This award recognizes the ports that stood out in 2009 for the excellence of their cruise infrastructures, such as berths and the terminal or passenger handling facility, as well as the quality of their passenger and ship services, such as security, customs, baggage handling, cleaning, supplying and stevedoring.

CRUISE

Montreal, cruise port

Every year, Iberville Passenger Terminal at the Port of Montreal sees tens of thousands of passengers come and go. That’s because Montreal is such a popular cruise destination.

Alexandra Pier can accommodate two cruise ships at the same time. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

International market 83%

• New England circuit 75%

• Transatlantic circuit 7%

• Great Lakes circuit 1%

Domestic market 17%

• Montreal – Magdalen Islands 17%

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The Port of Montreal also received the 2009 Best Turnaround Destination award which recognizes the cruise destinations that offer passengers a superior quality welcome, as expressed in excellent transfer service to airports and train stations, a broad array of hotels and wide-ranging tourism appeal.

2010, a vintage yearAgain this year, the season promises to be busy with 27 international cruises and 13 cruises between Montreal and the Magdalen Islands.

Overview

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Located at the foot of Alexandra Pier, Mariners’ House is open to all seafarers who seek a peaceful environment during their stopover at the Port.

It was back in 1862 that a Protestant religious group opened the Montreal Sailors’ Institute (MSI) for the material, social, moral and spiritual welfare of seafarers temporarily in the Port of Montreal.

In 1893, the Catholic Sailors’ Club (CSC) was opened to provide a similar welcome to Roman Catholic seafarers.

The two associations amalgamated in 1968 to become Mariners’ House of Montreal. Visiting seafarers fi nd a friendly, home-away-from-home atmosphere where they can go online, exchange foreign currency, pray, write home and get information on tourist activities in Montreal.

Mariners’ House is also a place where seafarers can take part in recreational activities. There are pool tables, ping pong tables, a DVD/video lounge, a karaoke system, and books, magazines and newspapers from around the world. In winter, Mariners’ House provides free warm clothing for crew members who arrive unprepared for the cold. Every Christmas Eve, there is a party to ensure that visiting seafarers share in the holiday season’s celebrations.

Run by General Manager Carolyn Osborne, Mariners’ House welcomes about 13,000 seafarers ever year! To meet its goals, it is constantly on the lookout for gifts in kind (books, magazines, games, warm clothing) and monetary donations. For more information on how to help Mariners’ House, visit its website, at: http://www.marinershouse.ca/

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...Cruise, continued from page 2

One of the highlights will be the arrival on September 23 and October 13 of the Aida Luna, the largest cruise ship ever welcomed at the Port of Montreal. This ship from the German cruise line Aida Cruises is 252 metres long and can accommodate up to 2,500 passengers and crew.

The last week of September will be especially lively at the Iberville Passenger Terminal, with no fewer than seven cruise ships docking there. That translates into about 6,000 visitors boarding and unboarding. When several cruise ships are at the Port of Montreal at the same time, both sides of Alexandra Pier will be used as well as all the available surrounding piers.

Information on the arrivals and departures of

cruise ships can be found on the Montreal Port

Authority website, at: www.port-montreal.com

Off-season, Iberville Passenger Terminal is often used as a location for various fi lm shoots. For example, several scenes of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Brad Pitt, The Whole Nine Yards with Bruce Willis, The Bone Collector with Denzel Washington, Grande Ourse with Marc Messier and the TV series Les Invincibles were all shot there.

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A sector in developmentThe cruise sector has signifi cant growth potential. For now, the busiest time of the cruise season is early autumn, when nature changes colour. But many ideas are being discussed with Tourisme Montréal, the City of Montreal, the Old Port of Montreal Corporation and Aéroports de Montréal to attract more cruises during Montreal’s summer festivals, for example, cruises with jazz, comedy or circus themes. To be continued...

The Aida Aura is a regular at the Port of Montreal during cruise season. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

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Montreal, a top cruise destination for more than 100 years

Passengers aboard the Duchess of Bedford in 1928. Photo: MPA Records Management Department

The fi rst permanent docks, built starting in 1840 at the foot of Place Jacques-Cartier, welcomed steamboats and their passengers.

Four piers were constructed between 1845 and 1903 and were extended over time to handle both the increase in Port operations, particularly in the grain sector, and an ever growing number of vessels. Three of these piers are now managed by the Old Port: Victoria, Jacques-Cartier and King Edward. The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) still owns Alexandra Pier, where cruise ships dock and Iberville Passenger Terminal is located.

1845 - 1846 Construction of Victoria Pier, where the Clock Tower is located. Victoria Pier now serves as the anchorage point for the Bateau-Mouche and small pleasure craft.

1854Construction of Jacques-Cartier Pier. The quay was redeveloped for recreational and tourism purposes.

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1899 - 1901 Construction of Alexandra Pier, which houses the Iberville Passenger Terminal.

1901 - 1903 Construction of King Edward Pier, now home to the Montreal Science Centre, which opened in spring 2000.

In the 1920s, in addition to being the largest port in the world thanks to its grain exports, the Port of Montreal was one of the most popular ports of call, famous for its passenger ships. The beauty of the St. Lawrence has always been an asset for attracting passenger ships to the Port. Passenger service to and from Montreal was available in several classes; the two most popular were business and tourist. The creation of a tourist class caught on so widely with travelers who wanted to visit Europe at a

budget rate that many even came from rival ports such as New York and Boston to set sail to Europe from Montreal. In 1928, 1,222 passenger ships departed from Montreal, averaging 40 departures per week during the navigation season.

The idea of building a “proper” passenger terminal dates back to 1948. However, it was not until 1965 that the decision was made to convert certain hangars into terminals reserved for passengers, at a cost of approximately $1.7 million. This produced two stations: Louis Joliet Passenger Terminal on King Edward Pier and Iberville Passenger Terminal on Alexandra Pier. Both terminals were opened shortly before Expo 67 and were each graced for that historic occasion by a

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The passenger ship The Duchess of Bedford about 1940.Photo: MPA Records Management Department

In Iberville Passenger Terminal, a set of furniture from 1967 that is the envy of collectors. Displayed behind it, a sculputre by Jordi Bonnet.Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

The Lake Manitoba docked at the fi rst passenger-handling facility at the Port of Montreal.Photo: MPA Records Management Department

monumental work commissioned from the internationally renowned sculptor Jordi Bonnet.

The Louis Joliet Passenger Terminal no longer exists. In its place are the IMAX Theatre and the Montreal Science Centre. Jordi Bonnet’s sculpture was transferred to Wing 2 of the Port of Montreal Building, home of the Montreal Port Authority’s offi ces.

For its part, Iberville Passenger Terminal continues to welcome the modern luxury cruise liners that carry the thousands of vacationers who depart from or call into Montreal year after year.

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Two major projects at the Port

Increase in the electrical network’s capacityOn February 18, the Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) and MP of Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, the Honourable Denis Lebel, announced that the Government of Canada was awarding a grant of up to $4.7 million to carry out improvements to the Port’s electrical network.

These projects notably include the expansion of an existing electrical substation, the addition of a new substation, installation of condensers and the addition of a real-time data acquisition system to ensure optimal network management.

The Port’s electrical network consumes more than 63 million kWh per year, of which the four container terminals account for 49%. The last increase in the Port’s electrical capacity dates back to 1997, when a substation in Montreal East went into service. Since then, the container market has risen more than 69%.

The Montreal Port Authority will assume the remaining project costs, estimated at $9.3 million.

Extension of Pier 76 at Cast TerminalOn June 4, the Honourable Denis Lebel announced that the Government of Canada would award another grant of up to $5.1 million to extend Pier 76 at Cast Terminal by 45 metres.

Once completed, Cast Terminal, operated by Montreal Gateway Terminals (MGT), will be able to accommodate two container ships, each 280 to 300 metres long, at the same time. This means that all three of the main container terminals at the Port of Montreal (Termont, Racine and Cast) will be able to accommodate two ships simultaneously.

The Montreal Port Authority will assume the remaining project costs, estimated at $10.2 million.

From left to right: Kevin M. Doherty, President and Chief Executive Offi cer of Montreal Gateway Terminals, the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) and Member of Parliament for Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, and Sylvie Vachon, President and Chief Executive Offi cer of the MPA in front of the pier to be extended at Cast Terminal. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

• The Port of Montreal ranks fi rst in marine traffi c between Northern Europe and the North American East Coast with 32% market share, and ranks second behind the Port of New York for traffi c with the Mediterranean with 25% market share.

• The Port of Montreal is the leading port on the North Atlantic serving the U.S. Midwest market on the North Atlantic. It holds 41% of the market share, well ahead of the Port of New York and the Port of Norfolk.

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Hunt Refrigeration celebrates 25 years

at the PortThis year Hunt Refrigeration is celebrating its 25th year at the Port of

Montreal. Installed in 1985, over the years this specialist in commercial refrigerating equipment has become a leader in the fi eld of full-service

container inspection and care as well as climate-controlled storage.Maisonneuve Terminal is boosting its handling capacity for refrigerated containers. Photo: Jean-Paul Lejeune

More refrigerated containers at Maisonneuve Terminal This summer, construction of a bank of electrical outlets for refrigerated containers began at Maisonneuve Terminal (Section 68 of the Port of Montreal). The Initial goal of this new bank is to physically install 240 electrical outlets throughout fi ve steel structures. A sixth structure with 48 electrical outlets will be built later. The refrigerated container park will be divided into two separate areas, one for shipping and one for import. These structures will replace the 68 electrical outlets now being used, as well as the diesel-powered installations that house them.

The project engineering was overseen by the MPA’s Engineering Department. However, the construction contracts are 100% awarded, funded and managed by Termont Montréal Inc. The company received a grant under Transports Québec’s Programme d’Aide visant la Réduction ou l’Évitement des émissions de Gaz à Effet de Serre (PAREGES), a program to help reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of intermodal freight transport projects.

By replacing the present diesel-powered installations, this project will make it possible to decrease GHG emissions by 2,000 tonnes per year on average. Work should be completed by December.

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The May 3, 2010 issue of The Journal of Commerce presents the top 25 container ports in North America. Not surprisingly, the Port of Los Angeles ranks fi rst with 16.2% market share. The Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest, ranks 4th with 6.2% market share. Montreal consolidates its position as Canada’s second largest container port and ranks an impressive 9th place for all of North America (Canada, the United States and Mexico). The basis of the ranking was the number of full containers imported and exported in each port during 2009.

The Port of Montreal, North America’s 9th largest container port

RANK

1 Los Angeles

2 Long Beach

3 New York – New Jersey

4 Vancouver

5 Georgia Ports

6 Oakland

7 Virginia Ports

8 Houston

9 MONTREAL

10 Seattle

11 South Carolina Ports

12 Tacoma

13 Manzanillo

14 Jacksonville

15 Miami

16 Port Everglades

17 Delaware river Ports

18 Veracruz

19 Lazaro Cardenas

20 Baltimore

21 Altamira

22 Halifax

23 New Orleans

24 Prince Rupert

25 North Carolina Ports

American Ports

Canadian Ports

Mexican Ports

Source: The Journal of Commerce, May 3, 2010The Port of Montreal is ranked one of North America’s Top 10 container ports. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

Montreal, host of the 5th Annual Canada Maritime Conference On September 14 and 15, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) will be the host of honour of the 5th Annual Canada Maritime Conference. This conference, organized by the prestigious American magazine The Journal of Commerce, brings together all the major stakeholders of the Canadian shipping industry, and will be held for the fi rst time in Eastern Canada.

The conference will deal with various global shipping issues from a Canadian perspective. Five main topics will be addressed:

• Canadian Ports – Gateways to the World • The Bulk Cargo Market – Canada’s Well-kept Secret• Canada’s Rail Network – The Intermodal Imperative• Port Development and Infrastructure Investment • Cross-border Cargo – Free Flow or Firewall?

For any further information: www.joc.com/events

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A multiple generator GenSet locomotive of the same type as that purchased by the MPA. Photo: Port of Montreal - Archives

unload 160,000 freight cars annually at the Port of Montreal.

The MPA has six locomotives scheduled to be progressively replaced by green locomotives, and three railroad slugs.

A fi rst green locomotive ordered by the MPA

Commemoration of Sir John Kennedy

On March 5, the Honourable W. David Angus, Senator,

unveiled a plaque commemorating the key role

played by Sir John Kennedy in the Port of Montreal’s

development.

Chief Engineer of the Harbour Commission

(forerunner of the Montreal Port Authority) from

1875 to 1907, Sir John Kennedy created a world-

class port that contributed to the development of

the Montreal region. He oversaw the dredging of the

St. Lawrence between Quebec City and Montreal to

facilitate access to larger ocean freighters and the

reconstruction of the Port to his design.

One of the most illustrious civil engineers of his

time, admired as much for his ideals as for his

achievements, this founding member of the Canadian

Society for Civil Engineering helped Canada’s

engineering profession emerge.

Portrait of Sir John Kennedy, Chief Engineer of the Harbour Commission and President of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 1892. Photo : (CSCE Transactions, Vol. 6, 1892)

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has signed an agreement with R.J. Corman Railpower to pur-chase a next generation locomotive, one more respectful of the environment, whose technology was developed in Canada. This purchase was made with federal assistance under Transport Canada’s ecoFREIGHT program.

Multiple generator GenSet locomotives make it possible to reduce diesel consumption thanks to a power-regulating device that can start up one, two or all three generators, depending on the size of the task at hand. Better yet, when the locomotive remains stationary for more than fi ve minutes, the on-board computer puts the loco-motive into standby mode, shutting off all the generators so that no emissions are produced while the locomotive is stationary. This system helps reduce fuel consumption by 30% and cuts greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50%.

The MPA operates its own rail network, which represents 100 km of track, making it possible to bring rail cars directly dockside, and to load or

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Logbook is a periodic newsletter published for The Friends

of the Port of Montreal by the Department of Communications at the Montreal Port Authority. No author ization is needed to reproduce in whole or in part the articles published in this newsletter. Logbook is on our website www.port-montreal.com.

Editorial and publishing team: Yves Gilson, Jean-Paul Lejeune, Hélène Mailhot. Design: Eldorado design communications.

If you have any questions or comments, please write to [email protected] or call the Department of Communications at 514-283-7050.

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