The Port of Halifax in Canada, which is projected as the gateway to North America from India and South-East Asia, is trying to spread its wings in India, according to Exim News Service.
In this connection, officials of the Port of Halifax recently held a meeting here to elaborate on their future plans in India.
Talking to Exim India, Mr Homi Katgara of Jeena & Co., which represents Halifax Port Authority in India, said, "Our goal is to make Port of Halifax a premium port of choice for the India trade lane. We equate it to what Vancouver has now become to the China trade lane for Canadian trade."
Elaborating on its operations in India, Mr Katgara said, "we have been participating at various fora and logistics exhibitions and have also successfully led two delegations in conjunction with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to Halifax."
The port had also signed a sister port agreement with Chennai Port two years ago and earlier this year a delegation from Chennai Port visited Halifax for three days, he pointed out.
The year 2011 will see exciting business exchanges between India and Canada. The Port of Halifax will take some concrete steps which would translate into actual increase in trade volumes between the two countries.
Regarding the advantages of the Port of Halifax, Ms Alison Winsor of Halifax Port Authority, said, "The port is the new Atlantic gateway, it provides a vital competitive edge in the supply chain for many of today’s retailers, importers, exporters and business owners."
The Port of Halifax could handle 2.5 million TEUs with minimal expansion and efficiency and upgrades. It offers services of three-fourth of the world’s top 15 shipping lines, has a favourable US currency exchange rate, on-dock-direct-to-rail discharge facility, 24/7 service terminals, temperature-controlled warehousing and terminals to service bulk, break-bulk, ro-ro and project cargo, Ms Winsor outlined.
Halifax via the Suez Canal is one full day closer to South-East Asia than other North American East Coast ports. The port offers an efficient rail connection to key markets, unparalleled transload and warehousing resources, expanded cold storage infrastructure, freight forwarding, low dwell time and several other advantages to its customers.
The port has two modern container terminals and is one of the very few ports on the East Coast of North America capable of handling fully laden post-Panamax vessels.
In this connection, officials of the Port of Halifax recently held a meeting here to elaborate on their future plans in India.
Talking to Exim India, Mr Homi Katgara of Jeena & Co., which represents Halifax Port Authority in India, said, "Our goal is to make Port of Halifax a premium port of choice for the India trade lane. We equate it to what Vancouver has now become to the China trade lane for Canadian trade."
Elaborating on its operations in India, Mr Katgara said, "we have been participating at various fora and logistics exhibitions and have also successfully led two delegations in conjunction with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to Halifax."
The port had also signed a sister port agreement with Chennai Port two years ago and earlier this year a delegation from Chennai Port visited Halifax for three days, he pointed out.
The year 2011 will see exciting business exchanges between India and Canada. The Port of Halifax will take some concrete steps which would translate into actual increase in trade volumes between the two countries.
Regarding the advantages of the Port of Halifax, Ms Alison Winsor of Halifax Port Authority, said, "The port is the new Atlantic gateway, it provides a vital competitive edge in the supply chain for many of today’s retailers, importers, exporters and business owners."
The Port of Halifax could handle 2.5 million TEUs with minimal expansion and efficiency and upgrades. It offers services of three-fourth of the world’s top 15 shipping lines, has a favourable US currency exchange rate, on-dock-direct-to-rail discharge facility, 24/7 service terminals, temperature-controlled warehousing and terminals to service bulk, break-bulk, ro-ro and project cargo, Ms Winsor outlined.
Halifax via the Suez Canal is one full day closer to South-East Asia than other North American East Coast ports. The port offers an efficient rail connection to key markets, unparalleled transload and warehousing resources, expanded cold storage infrastructure, freight forwarding, low dwell time and several other advantages to its customers.
The port has two modern container terminals and is one of the very few ports on the East Coast of North America capable of handling fully laden post-Panamax vessels.