Bruce Wood
Strategic location
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PORT OF HAMILTON FEATURE
October 12, 2009
Officials from the Hamilton Port Authority recently visited Halifax to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Halifax Port Authority aimed at advancing the development of short-sea shipping service opportunities.
“We recognize that the strategic location of both ports provides a cost effective and efficient gateway for maritime commerce flowing into and out of the Great Lakes region and the St. Lawrence Seaway,” said Hamilton Port Authority president and CEO Bruce Wood. “By promoting short-sea shipping opportunities with Halifax, customers in the heart of North America could access the many connections that the Port of Halifax can provide to markets worldwide.”
As part of the MOU, the two ports will further evaluate the business case for short-sea shipping, identify potential customers and service operators, and plan for marketing of joint opportunities.
Mr. Wood, along with HPA vice-president Ian Hamilton and three members of the port authority’s board of directors, toured facilities in Halifax and discussed the growth opportunities available resulting from the formalization of this new connection.
“As part of business development for the Port of Halifax, we are exploring the potential for short-sea shipping links with Hamilton in a more formalized way through this agreement signed between our two ports,” said Halifax Port Authority president and CEO Karen Oldfield.
The Halifax Port Authority and the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation signed an MOU in September 2007, and the Halifax Port Authority became a member of Highway H2O in December 2008.
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