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How it will founding member Sylvie Vachon end is our choice 75 MSC Mediterranean Shipping’s new CEO 83 IN MEMORIAM: Brian O’Neill Gallery The contents of this publication are protected by copyright laws and may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the written permission of the publisher. March 22, 2021 • Canadian Sailings • 5 ports recap 2021.qxp 2021-03-22 10:32 AM Page 6 Make the connection. Integrated infrastructure and digital applications that keep you in the know and freight on the move. portvancouver.com ports recap 2021.qxp 2021-03-22 11:07 AM Page 7 CANADIAN PORTS & TERMINALSCANADIAN PORTS & TERMINALS Canada Port Authorities pass the COVID stress test, look to the future BY WENDY ZATYLNY What a year it has been. Epic. One for the books. And one that tested all of us, individuals and institutions Montreal alike. The good news: collectively, we rose to the occasion, in ways that we probably couldn’t have conceived of before all of this started. Almost a year to the date of writing this piece, the ACPA team went home on a Fri- day, saying we would see each other on Monday and would figure out next steps. On Sunday afternoon, I emailed them to say that we would be working from home for the fore- seeable future. We haven’t really seen each other in person since then. Every one of you reading this article has had virtually the same experience. The ef- fects have been far-reaching, as al- most every piece of our daily lives has dian Port Authorities (CPAs) did just quickly by building on their commit- been re-engineered. What was true that to continue operations, move ment to innovation. The port of Hali- for people and households also holds cargo, employ people, and support fax, for instance, launched its true for institutions, as government, “Fastlane” initiative to help identify communities in a sustainable, safe commerce, trade, and supply chains and fast track the delivery of critical had to pivot quickly to adapt to this and innovative manner, all with re- COVID-19-related cargo such as new reality. markably little disruption. PPEs. With similar technologies in Throughout the pandemic, Cana- From the onset, CPAs adapted place at other ports, CPAs success- fully continued to do their part to keep food, pharmaceuticals and other everyday necessities flowing to Canadian homes. This positive response was thanks, in part, to good planning. CPAs have spent years investing in new tech- nologies and improving operations to develop a national ports network that is fully integrated into an inter-modal supply chain that spans every conti- nent and reaches into every Canadian home. But there is more to port activities than just moving goods. CPAs also re- sponded to the human side of the pandemic, acting quickly to help those most affected in their commu- nities. For example, with the cruise in- Vancouver dustry on hiatus, Port of Quebec realigned tasks for some of its em- March 22, 2021 • Canadian Sailings • 7 ports recap 2021.qxp 2021-03-22 11:08 AM Page 8 8 • Canadian Sailings • March 22, 2021 ports recap 2021.qxp 2021-03-22 11:09 AM Page 9 CANADIAN PORTS & TERMINALS ployees towards other areas of oper- ation, as well as community involve- Oshawa ment during COVID-19. When it offered assistance to local organiza- tions in Québec City, many re- sponded to the call, which led to Port employees providing support to a community centre by delivering meals to families living in low-income housing. In Windsor, the Port Authority pur- chased locally-produced face masks for all of its port workers. In Saint John, physical space was donated to an emergency food program to carry out its work. Similar activities took place at every Port Authority in Canada, as they looked for ways to help their communities weather the storm. This commitment to communi- directly —through the tonnage they movers of cargo, Canada’s ports are ties began long before the pandemic, move, the people they employ and and will continue long after it has part of a global logistics movement to their role connecting Canada to ended. apply new technologies such as artifi- global supply chains. An OECD study cial intelligence and internet of things As we begin to emerge from that has shown that for every additional to move cargo and people in a scary, epic year and start to look to million tonnes of cargo moved at a the future, the COVID-19 recovery port, 300 jobs are created in the port’s greener, safer and more efficient man- represents a unique opportunity to hinterland.