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Port of Halifax Quick Facts

One of the deepest and largest natural harbours in the world
Ice-free year-round and minimal tides
Economic impact of over $1.5 billion
Employment impact of over 15,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs
Strategically located on the Great Circle Route
Most easterly North American full-service container port
First inbound, last outbound port to North America from Europe and the Med./Suez
Serving major lines on transatlantic, Suez and pendulum routings including: Europe, Middle East, Southeast Asia/Indian Subcontinent and the Far East
Serving more mainline global container services to more continents than any other Canadian Port
Post-Panamax vessels as large as 5,888 TEU currently call Halifax
Two container terminals:
1. Fairview Cove Container Terminal (Operated by Cerescorp Limited) -
  70 acres, 6 cranes (3 Super post-Panamax)/2 berths
2. South End Container Terminal (Operated by Halterm Limited) -
  72 acres, 6 cranes (2 Super post-Panamax)/3 berths
CN provides daily double-stack train departures to Montreal, Toronto and Chicago
Only major seaport in Canada with policing services

1752 - North America's oldest operating salt water ferry service began service
1758 - North America's first naval dockyard opened
1837 - North America's first yacht squadron opened - The Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
1970 - Halifax's South End Container Terminal opened - Canada's first common-user container terminal
1998 - Halifax was the first east coast North American port to welcome a post-Panamax vessel, the Regina Maersk

For a more complete history of the Port of Halifax, click here.

To view cargo and cruise statistics for the Port of Halifax, click here.


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