breakbulk+special project cargo

The ice-free port of Sheet Harbour is only 80 kms from the Great Circle Route between North America and Europe.

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Port of Sheet Harbour

T he Port of Sheet Harbour is ideally located

along the Eastern Seaboard of Nova Scotia.

This deep water port, with its capability to handle

multiple confi gurations of breakbulk and special project cargo, makes this terminal an ideal choice for your

transportation requirements.

Sheet Harbour is uniquely positioned with excellent access

to all major highways in Nova Scotia reaching all major industrial

centres. Its close proximity to highway 224 provides direct access

to the Trans-Canada highway and highway 374 reaches directly

into Antigonish and Cape Breton. This strategic location means

your cargo can be delivered anywhere in North America,

by truck or vessel.

Terminal specifi cations include a 152-metre wharf, with

a minimum draft of 10 metres. This facility has the capability

of handling vessels up to 214 metres (draft permitting).

The terminal includes a MARSEC-secured, 12-acre common

user laydown area located directly adjacent to the wharf.

Terminal equipment is available through common user

stevedoring services.

This facility can handle:

• Aggregates and Dry Bulk Projects

• Scrap Metal, Neobulk Marshalling & Load out

• Fabrication Modules, including construction equipment

and heavy lift project cargo

• Pipes and Tubulars

• Power Generation, Boilers & Transformers

• Wind Turbines and much more

Capacity, low cost, access to skilled labour, ground transportation,

and proximity to key industrial centres within Atlantic Canada

make the Port of Sheet Harbour an attractive option

for international exporters and importers.

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Great Circle to Europe

Sheet Harbour is an ideal choice for your breakbulk and special project cargo.

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Truck Transit Times from Sheet Harbour

Destination km Miles Hours

Halifax 114 71 1:15

Moncton, NB 263 163 3:45

Sydney, NS 332 206 4:45

Saint John, NB 418 260 6:00

Fredericton, NB 431 268 6:15

Portland, ME 1016 631 13:15

Quebec City 1177 731 16:00

Boston 1216 756 16:30

Montreal 1425 885 19:25

New York 1570 976 21:25

Philadelphia 1693 1052 23:10

Washington, DC 1906 1184 26:05

Toronto 1964 1220 26:50

Pittsburgh 2149 1335 29:30

Cleveland 2231 1386 30:25

Detroit 2334 1450 31:45

Chicago 2705 1681 36:50

Ocean Transit Times

Destination Days

Le Havre 6.0

Antwerp 6.0

Rotterdam 6.0

Bremerhaven 7.0

Kingston, Jamaica 8.5

For more information, please contact:

Patrick Bohan Director, Supply Chain Solutions Business Developmentpbohan@portofhalifax.ca 902.426.8138

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Sheet Harbour Site Specifi cs

152 M WHARF

10 M MINIMUM DRAFT

214 M VESSELS ACCOMMODATED

12-ACRE LAYDOWN AREA

MARSEC SECURE FACILITY

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