Port Of Halifax

• All ashore: Cruise season coming to an end for Maritime ports

  Following two years of cancellations, ports across the region recorded strong rebounds, with boatloads of optimism for the 2023 cruise ship season.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022
  
• First deployment for American aircraft carrier includes visit to Halifax this weekend

  One of the world's largest aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is scheduled to visit Halifax this weekend as part of its first deployment.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2022
  
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• Oasis of the Seas, world’s 4th-largest cruise ship, sails into Halifax

  Dozens of people gathered to see Oasis of the Seas arrive in Halifax Tuesday morning, the largest cruise call the city's port has seen to date.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2022
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• Ottawa announces COVID-19 rules for return of cruise ships to Canadian ports

  The federal government is announcing strict COVID-19 rules for the return of cruise ships to Canadian ports next month for the 2022 season.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2022
• Cautious optimism surrounds return of cruise ships to Atlantic region

  The owner of a Saint John, N.B., luggage and apparel shop is optimistic about the return of cruise ships to the city, but cautions it likely won't pay off for her until the fall.

  Economy

  Feb 23, 2022
• Almost 100 kilograms of opium seized at Port of Halifax from 2 busts

  The narcotics were found during two seizures, when officers searched shipping containers that arrived in Halifax from the United Arab Emirates.

  Crime

  Feb 10, 2022
• More than 200 vehicles worth $11 million recovered from ‘prolific auto-theft ring’: Peel police

  Twenty-four people have been charged in connection with the investigation and a total of 321 charges have been laid, police said.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2022
• Port of Halifax might not have backlog of ships, but supply chain pressures challenging

  Chris Richards, owner of Sea Harvest Seafood, says freight rates for some imported shipping containers have skyrocketed from about $4,500 US to $24,000 US or more.

  Consumer

  Nov 10, 2021
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• Atlantic tourism operator eye return of cruise ships in 2022

  Tourism operators in Atlantic Canada are rejoicing at the news that after two years lost to the COVID pandemic, cruise ships are scheduled to return to the region in 2022.

  Economy

  Jul 16, 2021
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• Halifax breaks record by welcoming largest container ship to ever call on North America’s east coast

  With a length that's equivalent to nearly three-and-a-half football fields, the Marco Polo will be hard to miss at the port. 

  Canada

  May 17, 2021