Halifax Port Authority

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The Halifax Port Authority (HPA) is a port authority operating as a not-for-profit Crown corporation of the Government of Canada. HPA has responsibility for all federally owned waterfront properties on Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.

The HPA was created on March 1, 1999 and succeeds the Halifax Port Corporation (HPC). Halifax was one of the first of 18 national ports in Canada which implemented this administrative change as required by the Canada Marine Act which passed on June 11, 1998. HPC was previously the successor to the National Harbours Board, which operated all federally owned ports in Canada.

HPA reports to the Minister of Transport and has a Board of Directors typically consisting of local business and community figures. In the past, the appointment process to the boards of Canada's port authorities has been criticized as they have frequently been used for political patronage.

[edit] Facilities

HPA port facilities include:

South End Container Terminal - Piers 36-42 (currently operated by Halterm Limited)
Ocean Terminals - Piers 23-34
Seawall - Piers 20-22, Cruise Ship Pavilion and Pier 21 museum
Richmond Terminals - Piers 9 and 9A
Richmond Offshore Terminals - Piers 9B-9D (multi-user supply base for offshore oil and gas exploration/production)
Fairview Cove Container Terminal - (currently operated by Cerescorp)
National Gypsum Wharf - (currently operated by National Gypsum to serve Wrights Cove gypsum terminal)
Woodside Atlantic Wharf - (vessel lay up and repair, servicing oil rigs)
Imperial Oil Wharves - (currently operated by Imperial Oil to serve Dartmouth refinery)
Autoport - (currently operated by CN Rail)