PORT-RAIL INTERFACE AND CONTAINER SYSTEMS AT THE PORT OF HALIFAX

Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a major container port serving the East Coast of Canada. Vessels traveling the Great Circle Route from Europe to the East Coast of the U.S. pass within a few hours sailing time of Halifax, so there is no delay to vessels that stop off at the port. On-dock transfer of containers from the vessel to the rail car involves direct transfer from the wharf to the rail car. Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railroads have dedicated container car fleets which serve the Port of Halifax. This paper describes the Halterm terminal in the Port of Halifax which has three ship-side cranes and four rail transfer tracks.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Circular No. 332, Ports, Waterways, Intermodal Terminals, and International Trade Transportation Issues: Proceedings of the 12th Annual Summer Conference, July 7-10, 1987, Norfolk, Virginia. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Authors:
  • SMITH, D P
• Publication Date: 1988-4

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 19-20
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 332
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Intermodal facilities; Ports; Railroad transportation
• Identifier Terms: Port of Halifax
• Old TRIS Terms: On-dock container transfer
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; Railroads; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486090
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM