Standing on newly paved asphalt with a container ship in the background, Port of Halifax officials and invited guests cut a ribbon to celebrate the $38-million expansion of the city's south-end container pier Friday. Allan Gray, president and CEO of the Port of Halifax, told reporters after a brief photo opportunity. By expanding the existing pier to 800 metres long, crane operators can now load and offload the largest container ships in the world, two at a time. The pandemic has cost the port container business and eliminated revenues from cruise ship traffic. Cruise industry direct spending associated with the Port of Halifax was $74.3 million in 2018.

Source: CBC News October 23, 2020 18:45 UTC