Port of Sydney Prospectus 2015

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Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS CONTENTS:5 Section 1 - Introducing the Port of Sydney, a “Super-Harbour”10 Section 2 - Port of Sydney Open for Business13 Section 3 - Intermodal Links20 Section 4 - Exceptional Services26 Section 5 - The Port of Sydney Today32 Section 5 - Development Opportunities 3

INTRODUCTION:The compelling, competitive economicssupporting commercial development at thePort of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada4 CANADAThe U.S. - Canada Border SUPERIOR LAKE DULUTH LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN HURON TORONTO LA U.S. DETROIT ERIE LAKE CHICAGO

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS Great Lakes distances to Port of Sydney: DULUTH-SUPERIOR 1894 NAUTICAL MILES CHICAGO 1812 NAUTICAL MILES DETROIT 1263 NAUTICAL MILES TORONTO 1026 NAUTICAL MILES MONTREAL 735 NAUTICAL MILES QUEBEC 596 NAUTICAL MILES CAPE BRETON ISLAND 5 SCO TIA QUEBEC NOVA HALIFAX MONTREAL NAKE ONTARIO A E PORTLAND A T L A N T I C O C NEW YORK

The Port of Sydney ispositioned for success“The Port of Sydney will be the last “It’s a strategic port - it’s close to themajor new port to be developed offshore oil and gas in Newfoundland,on the eastern seaboard of North it’s close to the St. Lawrence Seaway,America in our lifetime.” Europe and North American trade zones, strategically, veryJim Hunt, Cardno well-located so we truly believe there’s huge opportunity here...” Bob Deveaux, Canadian Maritime Engineering6 City of Sydney

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSOn doing business at the Port of “(Port of Sydney) is deep enough forSydney: “It’s a great area to invest these super-ships and they can getin. There’s a lot of potential for our here faster and cheaper than any othercompany to grow. They figured out harbour on the East Coast. If Sydney’sthe bigger plan, the bigger picture, all-in intermodal costs can be provedin how to attract companies like us competitive, or even a touch cheaper,to invest in the area.” then we have the makings of a super-harbour.”Tony Kennedy, Canadian Maritime Engineering Barry Sheehy, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Oct 29, 2014 7

SECTION: ONEKey StrengthsThe Port of Sydney is located on the east coast of Canada. The Port’schannel and sheltered inner harbour can handle the world’s largestvessels and the Port is positioned on direct shipping routes to Europe,The U.S., South America and Asia.The Port of Sydney is the first port-of-call in North Port of SydneyAmerica for vessels transiting the Suez Canal. With sea,road, rail and air transportation, our multimodal Great Circle Routeoptions allow for shipping and receiving flexibility. The Port of Sydney is the “Gateway to the Great Lakes”. The St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season is late March to late December. Sydney is a year-round ice-free port8 (C-CORE ice study). * 1 in 4 year chance of delay of up to 7 days – less significant than other major weather events in competitive ports.* Only 13 out of 1,826 days (or .71%) had ice conditions that could considered to present operational problems.Turning Basin16.5m Chart Datum

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSStrategically Located International distances to Port of SydneyThe Port of Sydney is positioned between American and SUEZ 4518 NAUTICAL MILESEuropean markets and supported by free trade agreements.Canada’s inclusion in the North American Free Trade DUBAI 7322 NAUTICAL MILESAgreement (NAFTA) provides access to 440 millionconsumers living in Canada, The U.S. and Mexico. PANAMA CANAL 2481 NAUTICAL MILESThe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ROTTERDAM 2628 NAUTICAL MILES(CETA) between Canada and the European Union willsignificantly boost trade and investment ties between HAMBURG 2752 NAUTICAL MILESthe two partners and create jobs and opportunities.The agreement provides access to the European Union’s ANTWERP 2633 NAUTICAL MILES508 million consumers and its lucrative 28-countrymarket that currently generates $17 trillion in annual GIBRALTAR 2522 NAUTICAL MILESeconomic activity. NEW YORK- 807 NAUTICAL MILES NEW JERSEY NORFOLK 988 NAUTICAL MILES Source: sea-distances.org Faster Transit: FROM ASIA: Sydney is 844 nautical miles closer to Suez and Dubai than Norfolk. 9 FROM EUROPE: Sydney is 946 nautical miles closer to Rotterdam than Norfolk.The Northwest PassageThe Northwest Passage has received a great deal of The retreat of Arctic ice opens a waterway that someinternational news coverage lately with the discovery of experts have estimated could account for a quarter of thethe lost Franklin expedition ship the HMS Erebus. cargo traffic between Europe and Asia by 2030.From Reuters, Sept 27, 2013: An ice-strengthened sea As Canada’s northernmost deepwater port, Sydney isfreighter has become the first bulk carrier to traverse the ideally located as a transshipment base for voyages viaNorthwest Passage through Canada’s Arctic waters, the Northwest Passage.heralding a new era of commercial activity in the Arctic…The passage has been marked as a potentialgame-changing route since explorers, mainly British,mapped it out in the 19th century.Moving cargo through the Northwest Passage cuts 4,000kilometres off a trip from Europe to Asia, compared withthe Panama Canal. Northwest Passage

SECTION: TWO Port of Sydney: Open for Business The Port of Sydney has a unique business model that sees all major participants including terminal operators, shipping lines, construction partners, rail partners, trucking partners, maritime services, and even other ports, as potential equity holders in the new Port. This represents a new and long overdue paradigm. Up to now, economic interests along the transportation continuum have been broken into separate pieces, each trying to gain competitive advantage at the expense of the whole. The Port of Sydney offers an opportunity to rethink and redesign the end-to-end intermodal transportation system in the northern half of North America.10 Attributes: The Port of Sydney offers a protected ice-free harbour with unrestricted access. No bridges. Sheltered: headlands are 10 km from berth. A northside and southside sandbar are natural breakwaters creating a calm inner harbour. Deepwater harbour: 16.5m chart datum

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSLand Available The metropolitan Sydney area offers a full range of business services and support. Downtown Sydney offers aThe Port has in excess of 1,000 acres of brownfield/ number of Class A and B commercial buildings for firmsgreenfield land available for immediate development. looking to establish or expand. There are many other realAn additional 1,200 acres of land are available at estate options in urban Sydney and surroundingdeepwater for future development. communities.Three fully-serviced business parks, all with harbour,highway and rail access, are adjacent to the harbour. North Sydney WaterfrontNorth Sydney 11 Sydport Harbourside Sydney Westmount0 0.5 1 2 3 Kilometers

SECTION: THREE Intermodal: Road There are three controlled-access 100-series highways TRURO, 300 KM / 187 MILES converging at the Sydney area: Highway 104, Highway 105 Nova Scotia, Canada 476 KM / 290 MILES Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 125, totaling 211 km 1,446 KM / 900 MILES (131 mi) of roadway. MONCTON 1,322 KM / 821 MILES New Brunswick, Canada A full-range of trucking services provide an alternative to rail and ship transport. The Port of Sydney is the gateway MONTREAL, for all trucked cargo to and from Newfoundland. Quebec, Canada The trucking industry is complementary to rail capacity. BOSTON, All business parks have all-weather roads with no Massachusetts, The U.S. seasonal restrictions.12

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSIntermodal: RailThe Port of Sydney is connected to the rest of Canada andThe U.S. by a 394 km (245 mi) railway operated by theCape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway,offering double stacking container capability.A key strength of the Port of Sydney is as atransshipment hub. Recognizing that a significantportion of container and bulk traffic can be moved by rail,the Port of Sydney represents the beginning point of NorthAmerican continental rail service. High efficiencies canbe achieved by moving the largest ships into the Port ofSydney and moving cargo by smaller vessel or rail to otherpoints in North America. Rail service is provided at certainfacilities in the Port of Sydney and at all of the adjacentindustrial parks. There is a modern 50,000 square foot railservicing facility in Sydney. 13Rail distances to Port ofSydney based onmost expedient connections:Sydney to Truro short lineis 394 km / 245 mi.via CN Network:TRURO MONTREAL 108 TRANSIT HOURSTRURO DETROIT 144 TRANSIT HOURSTRURO CHICAGO 169 TRANSIT HOURSTRURO MEMPHIS 164 TRANSIT HOURSSource: CN Transit Calculator

SECTION: THREEIntermodal: AirJ.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport lies just 15 minutes from the The J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport offersSydney downtown business district. Sydney’s airport offers Free WIFI in Air Terminal Building, car rental agencies,direct connections to Halifax and Toronto, with connecting complimentary computer kiosks in the main hospitalityflights to other major North American and international area and Canada Boarder Services - CANPASS. The Airportdestinations. has two ILS equipped runways: one is 7070 x 200 asphalt and the second is 6000 x 200 asphalt.Sydney is a 50-minute short haul flight from HalifaxInternational Airport which offers direct flights to NorthAmerican and European destinations. Air Canada has fiveflights daily between Sydney and Halifax, with connectionsto major centers in Canada, the United States, and Europe.Sydney offers a daily direct flight to Pearson InternationalAirport in Toronto with Air Canada. Flight time is2 hours and 20 minutes.14 WestJet offers seasonal flights (Sydney-Toronto direct) May through October.AIR CANADA DAILY:Sydney TorontoAIR CANADA 5 TIMES DAILY:Sydney HalifaxWESTJET DAILY:Sydney HalifaxWESTJET SEASONAL:Sydney Toronto(May - October)

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSIntermodal: FerryConnected by the Trans-Canada highway, the MarineAtlantic ferry links pedestrian, automobile and cargotraffic from Newfoundland and Labrador via NorthSydney to the rest of Canada.Marine Atlantic provides ferry services on two routes. Thefirst is a year-round 96 nautical mile daily ferry servicebetween Port aux Basques, Newfoundland andLabrador and North Sydney, Nova Scotia.The second is a 280 nautical mile tri-weekly ferry service Marine Atlantic Ferrybetween Argentia, Newfoundland & Labrador and NorthSydney, Nova Scotia. This service operates from mid-Juneuntil late September.A new $20 million terminal at North Sydney offers 15improved services for commercial and passenger traffic.

SECTION: THREE A Destination Harbour Cruise Dock Statistics The cruise ship industry has become a key part of Cape Breton’s tourism sector with over 75 ships per year Berthage 1: 275 metres (900 feet) docking in the Port of Sydney at the Joan Harriss Cruise Berthage 2: 305 metres (1000 feet) Pavillion. Deck elevation of 3 metres (12 feet) Maximum depth of 12 metres, alongside depth of Services available at dock include fresh water, bunker 12 metres (39 feet) and diesel fuel, gas and lubricants, minor repairs, port Turning basin diameter of 800 metres (2650 feet) operations personnel/security, stevedoring, gray/black Tidal range 0.9 metres to 1.5 metres water/sludge removal, Canada Customs and Pilotage Services.16 Sydney Marine Terminal

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSRecreational Travel lift capacity at Dobson Yacht Club:The Port of Sydney features two yacht clubs atNorth Sydney and Westmount. Weight: 20 tons (18 tonnes) Length: 50 feet (15 metres)Northern Yacht Club in North Sydney has robust junior Beam: 15 feet (4.5 metres)sailors and disabled sailors programs. Dobson Yacht Club Draft: 8 feet (2.4 metres)sits on the western shore of the south arm of Sydneyharbour, directly opposite the Sydney downtown area. Larger vessels can be handled by cranes rentedThe Club is a major social centre on the Westmount shore from local contractors.of the harbour. The Club has over 500 feet of dockageand massive breakwaters form a well-protected basin whichcan hold an additional 50 boats at floating finger-piers.Available depth at low water is nine feet. Dobson YachtClub’s extensive grounds can store more than 110 boats. 17Sydney Harbour

SECTION: FOUR Exceptional Services: Energy The Sydney area is the energy hub for Nova Scotia, Harbourside Park is supplied by a 12.47KV feeder with a producing more than 80 per cent of the province’s remaining capacity of 1 ½ MVA, to potentially 5 MVA electricity. Two thermal generating stations produce a with additional distribution facilities. This site also has combined 791 MW. There is also a 200 MW hydroelectric existing infrastructure for a 138KV source from 2S - facility at Wreck Cove and several wind farms. Victoria Junction and a 230kV line tap supplied via 2S – Victoria Junction and 88S – Lingan. Business parks at the Port of Sydney have ready access to the largest capacity of electricity supply in Nova Scotia. Northside Industrial Park is supplied by a 25 KV Harbourside Industrial Park has access to the electricity distribution feeder with a remaining capacity of 11MVA. grid that formerly supplied a steel plant with high voltage Additional capacity could be made available by the transmission lines at 138,000V and 230,000V which are construction of a 1km transmission line from the currently de-energized but still terminate either within 3S-Gannon Road substation. or very near Harbourside Park. Muskrat Falls and Maritime Link Project 18 Muskrat Falls Generation Regional EnergyONTARIO Development · 824 MW capacity · Two dams, one powerhouse LABRADOR · 60km reservoir · Ownership: 100% Nalcor Churchill Muskrat ATLANTIC OCEAN Falls Falls St. John’s QUEBEC NEWFOUNDLAND Soldiers Pond Maritime Link Bottom Brook · 500 MW capacity · Includes 170 km undersea link from Cape Ray Granite Labrador-Island Transmission Link Canal Cape Ray, NL to Cape Breton, NS P.E.I. · 900 MW capacity Point Aconi · Muskrat Falls to Soldiers Pond near Holyrood · Ownership: 100% Emera for 35 years Woodbine · 1,100 km, including 30 km under the Strait of Belle Isle · Ownership: Nalcor & Emera NEW BRUNSWICK NOVA SCOTIA ME Halifax Legend VT Labrador–Island Transmission Link NH Maritime Transmission Link AC Transmission Line from NY Muskrat Falls to Churchill Falls Existing Infrastructure Subsea Component of Link

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSSydport Industrial Park is fed from a 12.47KV The Port of Sydney area has a renewable energy sectordistribution feeder with 2.9 MVA remaining capacity. including an excellent wind regime, fast flowing tides, anThis Park, along with the adjacent greenfield site, has abundance of land for biomass and an abundance of coalthe potential for more transmission line capacity by for geothermal and methane applications. CETA (Canada)having a 7 km, 138KV line tap built into the site. regulations encourage cleaner energy sources and the Port of Sydney is positioned to have a significant supply of newThe Maritime Link is a new 500 MW, +/-200 to 250kV hydroelectric power.high voltage direct current (HVDC) hydroelectric transmissionsystem that will span from Newfoundland to Cape BretonIsland through an undersea connection. First power fromthis $6.2 billion megaproject is expected in 2017.Water 19Industries interested in developing a private water supply The Cape Breton Regional Municipality Water Utility is ain any of our industrial parks have the option to tap into universally metered Utility and manages the public waterthe largest aquifer in Nova Scotia. supply for 30,000 residential, institutional and industrial customers. The Utility is “Committed to Quality” andThe underlying geology of the area contains one of the provides safe and reliable service to all its customers.largest fractured bedrock groundwater supplies in Canada.The aquifer, referred to as the Sydney Coalfield aquifer,is identified as the largest Class 1 aquifer in Nova Scotiawith 1.8 billion metric tons of proven insitu reserves. Suchwater extraction is licensed by the Nova Scotia Departmentof Environment.Labour Force Sydney and the metropolitan area surrounding it, with a population of 100,000, is the second largest municipalityWith 58,000 people in the workforce, Cape Breton has in the Maritimes.the second largest pool of workers to draw from in theprovince of Nova Scotia. The workforce is well educatedwith 27 per cent of the workforce holding a universitycertificate, diploma or degree. More than 14 per cent ofthe workforce has an apprenticeship, trade certificateor diploma, well above national and provincial rates.

SECTION: FOUREducation & TrainingFlexible training and course development are available atCape Breton University (CBU) and Nova Scotia CommunityCollege (NSCC) campuses. Skills development andtraining upgrades are easily accessible and a number ofprivate training schools are also located in the region withniche programs geared directly to industry requirements.The Canadian Coast Guard College (CCGC) is located onSydney Harbour. The CCGC offers unique learningopportunities for Officer Cadets and other CanadianPublic Service employees involved in marine safety andenvironmental protection. The College also offersseveral training paths such as Search & Rescue,Environmental Response, and Marine Maintenanceand Equipment Training (MMET) to those alreadyemployed within the Canadian Coast Guard, the20 Department of Fisheries and Oceans and other Cape Breton University Public Service departments.Canadian Coast Guard College

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSCompetitive CostsCompetitive labour rates characterize the Port of Sydney $42.500workforce. The chart outlines the employment income per $37.500earner for Cape Breton in comparison to other regions in $32.500Nova Scotia and Canada as a whole. $27.500 $22.500 $17.500 Canada Halifax Nova Scotia Cape Breton Neighbourhood Income and Demographics, Statistics Canada 21 Local Metal Fabrication

SECTION: FOURCost of Doing BusinessSydney is one of the best locations in North America from Sydney, Nova Scotia was found to be one of mosta business-cost perspective. This cost advantage was cost-competitive regions of Canada when compared toconfirmed by the KPMG Competitive Alternatives 2013 – other major centres. The table below displays Sydney’sSpecial Report which looked at the costs for 17 different index ranking compared to Canada’s major centres.industries across over 100 jurisdictions in North America,Europe, Asia and Australia. According to the report,Canada is the cost-leader with business with costs fivepercent lower than the U.S.102 10022 98969492908886 Sydney Halifax Montreal Canadian Toronto United Average States Baseline (Note: Cost Index representing business costs percentage relative to the U.S. baseline of 100.0. The U.S. baseline represents the average of business costs in the four largest U.S. cities: New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth).

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSLow Business Tax EnvironmentThe KPMG Competitive Alternatives 2013 – Special Reportalso included a detailed analysis of corporate taxationaround the world. The KPMG Total Tax Index includescorporate income taxes, capital, sales taxes as well asmiscellaneous local business taxes. It also includesstatutory payroll costs.Total Tax Index (TTI) Comparison US Average = 100 Local Business - Sydney Paris FR 166.9 Milan, IT Tokyo, JP 23 Frankfurt, GE Seattle, US 133.2 Boston, US 127.3 London, UK 116.0 Monterrey, MX Toronto, ON 95.4 Montreal, QC 90.0 Vancouver, BC 75.0Atlantic Canada 69.4 51.6 0.0 55.6 54.5 45.4 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 140.0 160.0 180.0

SECTION: FOURBuilding Trades Council Information TRADE CLASSIFICATION HOURLY RATE EFFECTIVE: JULY 1, 2016 (Canadian Dollars) Bricklayer - Commercial $31.59 Bricklayer - Industrial $40.75 Bricklayer Journeyman $39.40 Cement Mason Journeyman $33.68 Carpenter - Commercial $40.11 Carpenter - Industrial $35.96 Electrical - Commercial $38.77 Electrical - Industrial $36.68 Insulator - Commercial $40.73 Insulator - Industrial $32.85 Ironworker Rebar - Commercial $37.99 Ironworker Rebar - Industrial $34.8024 $39.48 Ironworker Structural - Commercial $28.60 Ironworker Structural - Industrial $32.72 Labourer - Commercial $34.76 Labourer - Industrial $39.57 Millwright - Commercial Millwright - Industrial $32.32 Operating Engineer - Commercial $31.90 Group A $31.29 Group 1 $30.98 Group 2 Group 3 $38.88 Operating Engineer - Industrial $38.46 Group 1 $37.41 Group 2 $37.20 Group 3 $36.96 Group 4 $31.63 Group 5 $38.12 Painter - Commercial $40.32 Painter - Industrial Pipefitter - Industrial $36.52 Plumber - Commercial $32.23 Journeyman - Plumber Water & Sewer - Plumber

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS * 3,500 TOTAL UNION MEMBERSTRADE CLASSIFICATION HOURLY RATE EFFECTIVE: JULY 1, 2016 (Canadian Dollars)Roofer - Commercial $31.30Sheet Metal & Roofer - Industrial $39.50 Journeyman Sheet Metal Workers $39.50 Oil Furnace Serviceman - Sheet Metal Worker $32.57Sheet Metal - Commercial $44.51Teamster - Industrial $29.47Tile - Commercial $33.09Tile - Industrial 25The Aucoin Group

SECTION: FOUR Quality of Life Sydney and area offer an unmatched quality of life. The low cost of living in the region acts as a magnet for employee recruitment and supports a high level of employee retention. Employee turnover rates in Nova Scotia are among the lowest in North America. The Cape Breton Regional Municipality has the lowest crime severity index of comparably sized eastern Canadian municipalities. Cape Breton Island continues to receive international Healthpark - Cape Breton Regional Hospital acclaim, having been voted #1 Top Island Destination in the Continental U.S. and Canada and #3 in the world by Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Readers’ Survey. Sydney offers major hotels, world-class recreation and a major regional hospital.26 Downtown Sydney Cabot Links Golf Course Wentworth Park, Sydney

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS 27Cape Breton Highlands National Park

SECTION: FIVE The Port of Sydney Today The Port of Sydney has vast lay down areas, over 2,200 acres, ready for development. Bulk commodities like coal and aggregate and agricultural products like canola, soy, barley, and grain all present bulk commodity opportunities. The Port of Sydney is the largest port development opportunity in eastern North America. Three fully serviced business parks offer harbour, highway and rail access. BUSINESS PARKS TOTAL AREA UNDEVELOPED Queen Mary 2 anchored in Sydney Harbour Northside Business Park 346 ACRES 243 ACRES Sydport Industrial Park 237 ACRES 94 ACRES Harbourside Commercial Park 540 ACRES 238 ACRES Greenfield site 280 ACRES 280 ACRES28 Cruise Ship docked at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion Sydney Harbour

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSHarbourside Commercial ParkHarbourside Commercial Park is owned and operated by The loadout system consists of a radial shiploader with 29the Province of Nova Scotia. It is located adjacent to slewing, shuttling and luffing movements as well as adowntown Sydney. The 540-acre park offers access to rail loop incorporating a rail coal unloading trestleport and rail facilities (internal and external) and features coupled to a reclaim system. The shiploader incorporatesmanufacturing, warehousing and service firms. Over half an 1828-mm wild belt conveyor system and has a designof the serviced land is currently available for development. capacity of 3,000 MTPH of coal weighing 850 kg per cubic metres.Atlantic Canada Bulk Terminal operated by ProvincialEnergy Ventures provides efficient transfer of Power supply at this site is heavy industrial.commodities such as coal, scrap steel and aggregate tocustomers in North America and Europe. Situated on 110 Harbourside Commercial Park has two sources of wateracres with direct waterfront access to Sydney Harbour, supply. Fully treated potable water is supplied from thethe terminal provides year-round operation. The Bulk Sydney Water Treatment Plant. There is additionalTerminal is ISPS Certified and features 1,170 feet of capacity in the system to provide water services to newcontinuous wharf space with a wide, spacious dockside to business and industrial developments. The Sydney systemensure safety and security. A multi-use 45-tonne gantry sources it water from deep wells and treats and distributescrane is available for discharging or loading a variety of water that meets and exceeds Canadian Drinkingproducts. The maximum draft at the facility is 11.5 m (38 ft). Water Guidelines.Features: There is also a Process Water supply in Harbourside ParkRail service directly to docks supplied from the Grand Lake system. The water is notWarehouse facilities considered potable, but is perfect for industrial usage and110 acres available for storage and transfer activities is less expensive than fully treated potable water. There is very high capacity available from the GrandAlso situated next to Harbourside Park is Logistec’s bulk Lake system. Wastewater services are also in placecoal operation. with additional capacity.The 180-metre long, 15-metre deep Sydney InternationalPier is the site of Logistec’s specialized coal handlingterminal which is used to receive and store coal andpetroleum coke off-loaded by self-unloading vessels.The facility has 180m+ mooring dolphins, 240,000 MTof storage and direct access to North American railservice via the Sydney Coal Railway (SCR).

SECTION: FIVENorthside Business ParkThe Northside Business Park is comprised of approximately networks. A spur line connects the Park to the Cape Breton345 acres 250 of which are serviced. This Park is in an and Central Nova Scotia railway.excellent location to serve the northside region of thePort of Sydney.The Park has very good accessibility to the Trans-Canada North Sydneynetwork. It lies 0.3 kilometres from the Trans-CanadaHighway 105 via two direct links (Memorial Drive and TobinRoad). Tobin Road’s intersection with Highway 105 is justover one kilometre from the only TCH intersection withHighway 125. Memorial Drive is less than one kilometrefrom North Sydney’s waterfront and, more specifically,the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal linking Newfoundlandand Labrador with the rest of Canada’s transportation30 Sydport Industrial ParkSydport Industrial Park is privately owned and operated. Sydport Industrial Park is supplied fully treatedLocated on Sydney Harbour across from the city of Sydney, potable water by the CBRM Water Utility. All existingSydport spans 600 acres of land, of which 240 are buildings have metered water services and are suppliedcurrently serviced. by the Sydney Water Treatment Plant. The Municipality’s Water Utility has additional capacity to supply newThe existing Sydport wharf consists businesses and industries in this park. Wastewaterof a main jetty, an inner quay, and an outer quay that services are also in place with additional capacity.together comprise 1,274 m (4,180 feet) of berthing space.Water depths range from 6.1 – 11 m (20 to 38 feet) at low Sydport has full rail service connectivity from thetide. The Park is fully serviced with roads and power and waterfront and through the park.half serviced with sewer and water. Sydport Industrial Park

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSCruise and CargoLocated adjacent to downtown Sydney, the Sydney The existing cruise berth is subject to a planned expansionMarine Terminal handles cruise ships, small and large to allow for the berthing of a second vessel.project cargo, break bulk, bulk, and fuel. Maximum draftof the harbour channel is 16.5m chart datum. WDG and An approximate 300 m length pile-supported dock wouldharbour anchor is 13.7 m L.W. WDG. Tide Varies 0.9 to 1.4 be extended at an angle from the north end of the existingm. Dock length is 275 metres and depth at main dock is wharf. In this arrangement, two 900 ft cruise ships would12 metres. The Marine Terminal is International Ship and be accommodated at the terminal.Port Facility Security certified.The Sydney Marine Terminal is a destination for more than 3175 cruise ships each year. Sydney has one of the premieremulti-use cruise terminal facilities in Atlantic Canada.At the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavillion, passengers are greetedby an iconic fiddle statue; a symbol of Cape BretonIsland`s cultural heritage. The modern cruise pavillionis also a multi-use venue for meetings, concertperformances, conventions and tradeshows. Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion

SECTION: FIVE Rail Refits and Maintenance Fee Structure Sydney boasts one of eastern Canada’s best rail refit and The Port of Sydney has the most cost effective fee maintenance facilities. structure, and least restrictive governance model, of any port in North America. The federal government constructed an integrated railway locomotive shop and rail car repair complex at Victoria Port authority fees, harbour dues, port maintenance Junction in Sydney in 1983. The facility is currently owned fees, property taxes and other associated costs are by Nova Scotia Power Inc. The three-building facility has all in development stages. At this earliest stage of the 12 lines leading into over 50,000 square feet of interior development of this exceptional Port asset, the governance repair and maintenance areas. model and fees are open to terms favourable to all parties.32 Rail Centre

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSPermit ease Accreditations 33The development permit process through the Cape Breton The Port of Sydney is a member and represents NovaRegional Municipality has taken steps to improve speed Scotia on the board with the North Atlantic Portsand ease for developers. Association (NAPA) and is a member and is a representative on the board on the IndependentNavigation Marine Ports Association of Canada (IMPAC).Recently dredged to 16.5 metres, Sydney’s harbour isbarrier free with newly placed aids to navigation The Port of Sydney is compliant with Transport Canada’s(July 2015). Marine Transportation Security Regulations (MTSR) as a cruise terminal and other facility.ServicesSydney Harbour is a compulsory pilotage waterway Support industrieswhich is managed by the Atlantic Pilotage Authority. The Port of Sydney already has an established base ofMarine services include longshoremen, ship repair, marine supply, repair and support industries.crane operation and tug service. Transportation logistics, offshore oil and gas support services, marine and industrial supply retailers andCanada Border Services wholesalers, divers, custom metal fabrication, craneThe Port of Sydney is conditionally approved as a services - all are available at the Port of Sydney.Telephone Reporting Site/ Marine (TRS/M) toaccommodate international recreational boaters Labour organizations such as the Internationalduring the hours of 08:00 to 16:00, Monday to Longshoremen’s Association and stevedoring servicesFriday with the exception of holidays. are in place at the Port of Sydney. Local Metal Fabrication

SECTION: SIX Development Opportunities34 “Maersk Majestic” by Davepark - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSContainer Transshipment Terminal Project elements: • A new wharf - 1,600 m long; allowing for 4 berths, serviced by 8 large ship-to-shore gantry cranes; • A berth depth of 16.5 m • 500 acres of new container terminal storage area • A intermodal transfer facility - rail and road; • Administrative buildings; • Off-site rail and road improvements to the site.Cargo containers, Port of Singapore - Photo: Athewma Berths: 35 Two berths in Phase 1 (a total length of 750 m – 850 m),A partly developed 500+ acre brownfield site on Sydney with expansion capability to at least four berths, resultingharbour offers unrestricted availability and the best port in a total wharf length of 1,500 m to 1,600 m.development opportunity in eastern North America. Backland Terminal:The site is owned by the local municipal government, 25-acre minimum per berth for container storage, and sothe Cape Breton Regional Municipality. It is ready to with four berths, the container storage area would requirenegotiate a long-term concession to qualified developers a minimum of 100 acres.and/or operators. On-Dock “Intermodal Container Transfer facility”The deepwater channel and berth area are backed by (ICTF):a total of 1,800 acres of fully developable, already The containers can be easily and efficiently transferredpermitted, commercial lands with rail and highway access. from the vessels to a rail car loading area adjacent to theConstruction of a state-of-the-art container terminal container storage area.could be built in phases on this site, with the first twoberths constructed in Phase 1 and the full four-berth Direct Rail Service to/from Marine Terminal:complex being completed with a second phase. Capacity to service 3,000-3,500 m (10,000 to 12,000 ft) long unit trains. Because of the length of the unit trainsDesign Capacity of New Terminal: that would be created at such a terminal, this ideal750,000 TEUs per year in Phase 1 and 1,500,000 TEUs location and route allows for minimum disruption to localin Phase 2. street traffic. Waterfrontage Specs: Sea draft of 16.5 metres can accommodate the world’s biggest container vessels. Unlimited air draft in a bridge and obstruction free harbour.

SECTION: SIX Bulk and Break Bulk Cargoes The Port of Sydney offers the largest undeveloped lay down areas with rail and highway access in North America. Bulk and breakbulk facility development are complementary to container terminal development. Bulk and breakbulk opportunities are available in agriculture, minerals, aggregates, fuels.36

Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSTransshipment OpportunitySydney is the best positioned transshipment hub on the A container, cargo, or bulk goods landed in SydneyEast Coast with easy sea access to all ports on the eastern can be in Chicago two days faster than from New York.seaboard, the St. Lawrence River and Seaway, the Great Transshipment eastward would go to the European Union,Lakes and the high Arctic. Mediterranean, the Middle East, North Africa and through Suez to central and east Asia.Rail and road infrastructure provide access to East Coastand Central United States as well as Central Canada. 37 GOOSE BAY CAPE BRETON ISLAND CANADA SCO TIA QUEBEC NOVA HALIFAX MONTREAL N SUPERIOR A E LAKE A TDULUTH LAKE PORTLAND L NEWYORK A LAKE MICHIGAN HURON TORONTO LAKE ONTARIO N T I C O CTHE U.S. DETROIT ERIE LAKE CHICAGO

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Port of Sydney POSITIONED FOR SUCCESSContact Information Find us on Facebook Sydney Ports Corp.Port of Sydney60 Esplanade, Sydney, Nova Scotia Follow us on TwitterCanada B1P 1A1 @PortsSydneyTel: 902-564-0800Fax: 902-564-0911Email: [email protected] 39

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