PORT OF HALIFAX

PSA Halifax enhances handling capabilities with new mega STS cranes

PSA Halifax unloaded two brand new mega Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for its Atlantic Hub terminal on the south end of the Canadian port.

These new ultra-large cranes will be added to the five existing super-post-panamax cranes at the terminal, thus allowing PSA Halifax to handle the largest container vessels deployed along the North American East Coast.

This new equipment will also play an important role in expanding PSA Halifax’s capacity from 1.1 to 1.4 million TEUs by the end of the next year.

Th...

https://container-news.com/psa-halifax-enhances-handling-capabilities-with-new-mega-sts-cranes/

Hamburg, Halifax and Valencia ports join forces to create first port innovation hub network

The innovation hubs of the Port of Hamburg (homePORT), the Port of Halifax (The PIER), and the Port of Valencia (Opentop) announced on 26 October that they have begun work on the design and implementation of the first network of port innovation hubs.

This new effort was announced during the Port Entrepreneurship International Congress, which was hosted by Opentop and conducted as part of the Valencia Digital Summit.

“For any innovation hub, it is of utmost importance to share with other hubs our...

https://container-news.com/hamburg-halifax-and-valencia-ports-join-forces-to-create-first-port-innovation-hub-network/

Ports of Hamburg, Halifax, and Valencia establish network of port innovation centers

The Ports of Hamburg, Halifax, and Valencia started making progress on the design and implementation of the first network of port innovation centers.

This new initiative was unveiled during the Port Entrepreneurship International Congress, which was presented as part of the Valencia Digital Summit by Opentop.

The purpose is to create a global network of port innovators. This initiative aims to embrace innovation adoption in the global port system by connecting communities of innovation centers,...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-hamburg-halifax-and-valencia-establish-network-of-port-innovation-centers/

Port of Halifax publishes report on building workforce capacity for net-zero future

The workforce development team at the Port of Halifax in Canada has released its report on green skills for a net-zero economy.

This is part of the Port of Halifax’s continuous efforts to cultivate a skilled and diverse workforce, which includes Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs, hackathons, seminars, and other activities.

The study is based on contributions from the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency and The PIER’s innovation ecosystem.

“Building future capacity for an industry that is...

https://container-news.com/port-of-halifax-publishes-report-on-building-workforce-capacity-for-net-zero-future/

Port of Halifax celebrates longstanding relationship with Holland America Line

The Port of Halifax will host a shoreside ceremony on 28 August, 2023, to celebrate the longstanding relationship with Holland America Line.

More specifically, the celebration will honour the 150th Anniversary of Holland America Line and 30 years of Holland America Line cruise ship calls at the port of Halifax.

A welcome celebration will feature ceremonial drumming by the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre and a farewell performance by the 78th Highlanders.

Following a blessing by Mi’kmaw Elder...

https://container-news.com/port-of-halifax-celebrates-longstanding-relationship-with-holland-america-line/

Ports of Halifax and Hamburg sign agreement to develop “Open Innovation Platform”

The two port authorities of Hamburg and Halifax have officially inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up a joint maritime innovation network platform.

The PIER, a global centre of excellence for research and collaboration in port innovation, planning, and strategy in Halifax, Canada and homePORT, an innovation campus located in the port of Hamburg in Germany are “very similar”, according to the two port authorities.

According to the statement, the goals of The PIER and homePORT are...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-halifax-and-hamburg-sign-agreement-to-develop-open-innovation-platform/

Port of Halifax exceeds 600,000 TEUs in record year

The Port of Halifax has crossed the 600,000 TEU annual container throughput threshold in 2022 for the first time in history.

In particular, 601,700 TEUs have been moved through PSA Halifax Atlantic Hub and PSA Halifax Fairview Cove, the two box terminals of the Canadian port.

“In 2022, PSA Halifax, CN and the Halifax Port Authority worked together in a collaborative, meaningful way, and the increased throughput volume is a positive outcome of that collaboration,” said Captain Allan Gray,...

https://container-news.com/port-of-halifax-exceeds-600000-teus-in-record-year/

Port of Halifax enjoyed banner year in 2022

The Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada, is touting a new record of “crossing the 600,000 [twenty-foot equivalent units] annual throughput threshold for the first time.” 

Halifax, along with the Port of Saint John in New Brunswick, is jockeying with other eastern coastal ports along North America to process more volumes. Halifax has access to eastern Canada and the U.S. Midwest through Canadian railway CN (NYSE: CNI), including the cities of Montreal, Toronto and Chicago.

Halifax Port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-halifax-enjoyed-banner-year-in-2022

Atlantic Canada ports: Saint John exceeds 2021 volumes, Halifax goes green

Port Saint John has already exceeded 2021 volumes 

At the end of September, Port Saint John had already exceeded the volumes that it handled in 2021, and that growth could balloon in the coming years as more terminal capacity comes online, port officials said.

The port, located in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, has handled about 100,000 twenty-foot equivalent units since the start of 2022, “which is more throughput than Port Saint John has ever experienced on an annual basis,” the port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/atlantic-canada-ports-saint-john-exceeds-2021-volumes-halifax-goes-green

Ports of Hamburg and Halifax ink MoU to decarbonise shipping corridor

The Halifax Port Authority and Hamburg Port Authority have announced their collaboration to decarbonise the shipping corridor between Halifax, on Canada’s east coast, and Hamburg, along Germany’s northwest coast.

The leaders of the two port authorities, Jens Meier, CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority, and Captain Allan Gray, president and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Hamburg on 29 September.

Jens Meier, CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority, and...

https://container-news.com/ports-of-hamburg-and-halifax-ink-mou-to-decarbonise-shipping-corridor/

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