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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
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Halifax’s advantages add-up
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 other ECNA ports• 1 day dwell advantage (minimum) over other ECNA ports• 2 days faster to Midwest than other ECNA ports
Montreal – 33 hours
Toronto - 46 hours
Chicago - 74 hours
Memphis - 94 hours
Detroit - 65 hours
CN train time to key markets(available for customer pick-up)
Many of the world’s top container lines call the Port of Halifax
40% of the North American populationcan be reached in 72 hours
Serving Over 150 Countries on Every Continent
2011 Containerized Cargo Profile
Velocity and reliability
Reefer cargo
Halifax Logistics Park
Halifax import models in use
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1. Rail to Toronto DC 2. Road to Toronto DC 3. Transload – Rail to Toronto DC 4. Transload – Road to Toronto DC 5. Direct to store (DC by-pass) in the Maritimes - Vessel Discharge - Rail or Road line-haul - Local Dray - Available for pick-up/delivery
www.HalifaxGetsItThere.com
Halifax -- Fast inland transit times 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 for all-water Asian routings
Direct line-haul calls from 15 shipping lines
CN double-stack service to Chicago in 74 hours
Faster factory-to-DC transit times (transit/discharge/dwell)