b'APRIL 2024NORTHEAST PORTS 29(COMPETITIONcontinuedtheContrecoeurproject,Paulequipmentwillhaveexpanded from page 24) BirdbecameChiefCommer- PSA Halifax capacity from 1.1 operator. cialOfficerwithamandatetoto 1.4 million TEUs.LastFebruary,theMon- advance a unified vision of com- Full-year figures just released trealPortAuthority(MPA)mercial and territorial develop- show containerized volume drop-announcedthatithasenteredment for the Port of Montreal. Hepingto546,000TEUs.We intoanagreementwithCon- will be closely supported in hiswelcomed more than 100 Ultra-trecoeurTerminalConstructorsmission by Guillaume Brossard,Class vessels, and saw a return in GeneralPartnership(CTCGP),Vice-President,Development,cruise visits, but like other Cana-formedbyfirmsPomerleau(aMarketingandInternationaldian ports and ports around the majorCanadianconstructionRelations, and his current team.world,wecontinuetonavigate firm) and Aecon, that will assistBird will also be supported bytheeffectsofinflation,general the MPA in the design of the in- BenoitViens,SeniorDirector,consumerandeconomicweak-water works for its ContrecurRealEstateandEnvironment,ness and geopolitical challenges expansion project through a pro- andhisteams,alongwithathat impact containerized cargo, gressive design-build approach. Senior Project Director who willsaid Paul MacIsaac, Senior Vice-Under the collaborative DBbe appointed to pilot the Con- President, Port of Halifax.approach, the contractor (in thistrecur project.case,CTCGP)andthemasterP orTs AinTj ohnbuilder(theMPA)willworkP orT ofh AlifAx Amongstthetopfiveof closely together throughout theThedeep-waterPortofCanadian ports in total volume, projects development phase toHalifaxcrossedthe600,000handling some 27 million tons finalize the design and arrive atTEU annual throughput thresh- (chiefly oil products), Port Saint an estimated schedule and costold for the first time in 2022. AJohnhasinrecentyearsseen for the project works. totalof601,700 TEUsmovedits container throughput benefit The agreement was the firstthrough Halifaxs containerizedfrom total investments of about major initiative piloted by Julecargoterminals,PSAHalifaxC$500 million in infrastructure Gascon, who become the portsAtlantic Hub, and PSA Halifaxand supply chain upgrades alongPSA Halifax has added two new post-Panamax cranes to its Atlantic Hub.new president and CEO on Feb- Fairview Cove. withthegrowingpresenceof ruary 12. We look forward toCapital expenditures includedsuchglobalcarriersasHapag- PortchiefexecutiveCraigminaloperatorDPWorldhas deliveringonthisambitious$7 million in government fundingLloyd and Mediterranean Ship- BellEstabrookshaspredictedinvested in two new post-Pana-visionforthefutureofCana- to build a $15 million marine con- ping Company and the launchinggrowthbetween150,000andmax cranesbringing the total dassupplychains,andbettertainer examination facility aimedofaninternationalintermodal200,000 TEUs in 2024. to four at the port. serving our businesses and ouratmarkedlyreducinginspectionservice by what isknown todayThisupwardmomentumIn many ways, Port Saint community, she said. turnaround times. as Canadian Pacific Kansas Cityhas followed the recent comple- John and our region are entering Shortly afterwards, GasconLast November, PSA Hali- railway (CPKC). tionofthe Westside Terminalsaboldnewera,hasaffirmed announcedcorporatechangesfaxunloadedtwonewmega-The Bay of Fundy port andModernizationProjectenhanc- Estabrooks. With our partners to, in its words, allow the orga- ship cranes for its Atlantic Hubits partners exceeded the mile- ingcapacityto325,000TEUsweve created a new global gate-nization to achieve its strategicterminalinthesouthendofstone of 100,000 TEUs of con- and attracting significant privateway in Saint John and in New ambitions and solidify relation- the port. They will be added totainer cargo in 2022. This wasinvestment in the process. Brunswick.ships with clients and partners inthefiveexistingport-Panamaxsurpassed by a large margin inImprovementsincludeaIn essence, Port Saint John the ecosystem, as well as enablecranesthereby permitting the2023, with total box throughput345-meterberth,theadditionisinthemidstofaconcerted the Port of Montreal to play itsterminaltohandlethelargestreaching 153,000 TEUs, makingofnewrefrigeratedtowers,campaign to bolster its position key role at the hub of CanadascontainervesselsdeployedonPort Saint John the sole Cana- dredgingofthemainchannelasanAtlanticmaritimegate-supply chain. the North American east coast.dianporttoincreaseitscon- to be deeper and wider and anway to Central Canada, the U.S. PreviouslyquarterbackingBytheendof2024,thenewtainer cargo last year. expanded intermodal yard.Ter- Northeast and Midwest.North Americas Most Respected Steamship Agencywww.moranshipping.com18 Company-Owned Oces from Coast to Coast Providing Complete Steamship Agency and MTSACompliance Services to the Marime Industry MORANR E N E W A B L E SFull Range of Servicesfor Oshore Wind includingSteamship Agency, U.S.Government Compliance,Procurement & MoreMoran is ISO 9001:2015 Certied and a Proud Memberof the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (ASBA)and the Chamber of Shipping of America'