Joyce Carter, Vice President Finance, CFO and CSO, Halifax International Airport Authority was unanimously reappointed as Chairperson of the Halifax Gateway Council. Carter thanked the Board for its ongoing support, noting “it is a privilege to represent the Halifax Gateway.”
Carter noted that this past year has been one of unprecedented cooperation among stakeholders. ”By operating under a single banner, the Halifax Gateway efficiently delivers a multimodal transportation system that moves thousands of people and tons of cargo every day.”
Halifax Gateway Highlights for the past year include:
• $28 million being invested in the main runway extension program at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. This investment is provided by the Government of Canada, the Province of Nova Scotia, and Halifax International Airport Authority.
• $35 million being invested in the lengthening of the South End Container terminal allowing for the berthing of two super post-Panamax ships simultaneously. This investment is cost-shared by the Halifax Port Authority and the Government of Canada.
• $73 million being invested in Richmond Terminals for the upgrade and expansion of the facility to provide additional capacity for breakbulk and project cargos. This investment is cost-shared by the Halifax Port Authority and the Government of Canada.
• Record passengers were processed through Halifax Stanfield International Airport (approximately 3.6 million).
• 29,000 metric tonnes of air cargo processed at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport
• 9.5 million metric tonnes of port cargo.
• CN’s Autoport processes 190,000 vehicle shipments.
• Over 240,000 cruise passengers.
• Halterm Container Terminal Ltd. Announces plans to purchase two new super post-Panamax cranes.
• Two new tenants secured in the Halifax Logistics Park, Nova Cold Storage and Cherubini Group of Companies, bringing the total to eight.
• Halifax Gateway wins 1st place marketing award for its awareness building collateral.
The Greater Halifax Partnership, the lead economic development organization for Halifax, provides day-to-day management of the HGC. Nancy Phillips, the Partnership’s Director of Business Development, is also the Executive Director of the Halifax Gateway Council.
