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Port of HalifaxCanada’s Atlantic Gateway

• Deepest container berths on the East Coast of North America

• Infrastructure to handle the world's largest vessels

• Direct calls with more continents than any other Canadian Port

• Quick inland service to the Midwest

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Halifax’s advantages add-up

Strategic Import Markets• North Europe & Med• Southeast Asia via Suez• Pearl River Delta• Latin America

• 2 day discharge advantage from European/Med/Asian ports than other ECNA ports• 1 day dwell advantage (minimum) over other ECNA ports• 2 days faster to Midwest than other ECNA ports

Montreal – 33 hours

Toronto - 46 hours

Chicago - 74 hours

Memphis - 94 hours

Detroit - 65 hours

CN train time to key markets(available for customer pick-up)

Many of the world’s top container lines call the Port of Halifax

40% of the North American populationcan be reached in 72 hours

Serving Over 150 Countries on Every Continent

2011 Containerized Cargo Profile

Velocity and reliability

Reefer cargo

Halifax Logistics Park

Halifax import models in use

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1. Rail to Toronto DC 2. Road to Toronto DC 3. Transload – Rail to Toronto DC 4. Transload – Road to Toronto DC 5. Direct to store (DC by-pass) in the Maritimes - Vessel Discharge - Rail or Road line-haul - Local Dray - Available for pick-up/delivery

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Halifax -- Fast inland transit times Deepest container berths on the East Coast (55 feet)

Uncongested and seamless link to on-dock rail

Capacity & infrastructure to handle the largest vessels

Excellent alternative for all-water Asian routings

Direct line-haul calls from 15 shipping lines

CN double-stack service to Chicago in 74 hours

Faster factory-to-DC transit times (transit/discharge/dwell)