Shipping Service: Halifax, Virginia
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The expanded G6 Alliance service continues to bring additional large cargo vessels through the Port of Halifax, most recently on September 8 with the docking of the 8,063-TEU OOCL Southampton at Fairview Cove Container Terminal.
The G6 Alliance carriers are APL, Hapag-Lloyd, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, NYK and OOCL. Their Asia Suez Express (AEX) service links Southeast Asia and the North America East Coast via the Suez Canal. An outbound call out of Halifax has been added to the rotation, which also includes the ports of Laem Chabang (Thailand), Singapore, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Damietta (Egypt), Cagliari (Italy), New York, Savannah, Norfolk and Jebel Ali (UAE).
"OOCL has a long history of commitment to the port of Halifax and built strong partnerships with the stakeholders in the community," said President Grace Liang of OOCL Canada. "We are proud that OOCL Southampton will begin serving the community through our AZX service, providing a vital link to world trade."
"The terminal operator and other key port partners have been working hard to make this a reality," said Karen Oldfield, president and CEO, Halifax Port Authority. "The arrival of larger vessels at the Port of Halifax is very positive. In addition to the terminal operator and the carrier, this is good news for logistics providers, port users and for the larger community due to the increased potential for economic growth."
Since 2004, more than C$250 million has been invested in port infrastructure to ensure Halifax is ready to handle larger vessels. With more than 16 meters draft at each containerized cargo terminal as well as extended piers and post-Panamax cranes, the port authority says Halifax can triple capacity with no significant changes to existing infrastructure.
Halifax’s Fairview Cove Container Terminal hosts weekly east- and westbound calls by the G6 Alliance’s Asia Suez Express service between Southeast Asia and East Coast North America. The 70-acre facility operated by Ceres Halifax features 2,165 feet/660 meters of dock space, 55-foot/16.8-meter depths, 12,000 feet/3,658 meters of on-dock, double-stack rail, and six ship-to-shore gantry cranes, three of them post-Panamaxers. Photo/Halifax Port Authority
Virginia: CMA CGM Begins Offering Bill of Lading to Port of Richmond
The Port of Virginia on September 10 announced a cooperative effort with French container shipping line CMA CGM that will enhance service at the Port of Richmond, a James River barge terminal located on Interstate 95, approximately 90 miles upstream from the port authority’s Hampton Roads maritime terminals.
The ocean carrier is offering a Richmond bill of lading to the shipping public, both importers and exporters. Any shipper tendering cargo to or from CMA CGM at the Port of Richmond will have access to multiple ports worldwide served by the ocean carrier.
"The Port of Richmond is growing and holds potential for CMA CGM and the other large ocean carriers that offer bills of lading to this strategically located terminal," said John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director of the Virginia Port Authority. "This announcement bolsters our continuing work to expand the business at the Port of Richmond, provides value to our customers and fosters the economic development of the surrounding community."
A container-on-barge service operates between Richmond and Hampton Roads. The terminal is owned by the city of Richmond and managed by the Virginia Port Authority under a lease agreement signed in 2011.
The 121-acre, rail-served terminal in the Virginia state capital of Richmond offers more than 1,500 feet of marginal wharf with 22 feet of draft and 300,000-plus square feet of on-terminal warehouse space.
Photo/Port of Virginia
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