sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-28 7:02 AM Page 1 Canadian Trwww.canadiansailings.caansportation & Sailings Trade Logistics June 27, 2016 sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 10:40 AM Page 2 6+,33,1*6,03/,),(' SPECIAL CARGO ICON/BADGE sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 10:40 AM Page 3 sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 10:40 AM Page 4 sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 2:01 PM Page 5 CONTENTS JUne 27, 2016 1390 chemin Saint-André Rivière Beaudette, Québec, Canada, H9S 5J9, www.canadiansailings.ca Port of Windsor 7 Port of Windsor a key enabler of the local economy Publisher & Editor Joyce Hammock 11 Morterm Ltd – Port of Windsor’s full-service marine terminal Tel.: (514) 556-3042 13 Windsor-Essex, Ontario Canada –The epicenter of international logistics in North America Associate Editor Theo van de Kletersteeg 15 Sterling Fuels attributes its success to strong partnerships Tel.: (450) 269-2007 16 Southwestern Sales looking forward to many more decades of Production Coordinator superior customer service France Normandeau, [email protected] Tel.: (438) 238-6800 All editorial contents for the above Port of Windsor section were provided by Windsor Port Authority. 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June 27, 2016 • Canadian Sailings • 5 sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 10:40 AM Page 6 sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 10:41 AM Page 7 Port of Windsor a key enabler of the local economy By David Cree fter banner years in both 2012 Coco Paving Inc, LafargeHolcim, and 2013, the Port returned to Miller Paving Limited, St. Mary’s Ce- Amore historic cargo levels in ment (CBM), and Southwestern Sales 2014, with total throughput declining Corporation Limited East and West to 5.4 million tonnes. Traffic volumes docks. The Port Authority is project- rebounded by 3.85 per cent in 2015 ing that volumes of construction ag- to reach 5.6 million tonnes, which was gregates should taper off in 2016 well above both the five and ten year with the completion of the customs averages. At this early point in the plaza, but should rebound thereafter 2016 year, cargoes are on pace to with the start of construction of the match the volumes handled in 2015. new Gordie Howe International The increase in 2015 was due al- Bridge in 2017 and numerous other most exclusively to a surge in ship- large infrastructure and road projects ments of stone and construction which are planned for the area. aggregates. The increase in demand The other major commodity han- was driven by the start of construction dled within the port is salt, which is of the 100 acre customs and truck mined and shipped through the K+S plaza which will serve the new Gordie Windsor Salt mine. After a very Howe International Bridge. In previ- strong season in 2014 due to the se- DAVID CREE ous years, the port had experienced vere winter of 2013-2014, salt vol- President and CEO similar surges in shipments of con- umes dropped somewhat in 2015 to Windsor Port Authority struction aggregates which were re- 2,152,000 tonnes, but this was still quired to build the Hon. Herb Gray somewhat above the ten year aver- Parkway between Highway 401 and age for this commodity. undergone significant expansion and the new customs plaza. Stone and The Sterling Fuels dock, which is upgrades in recent years. The facility construction aggregates are handled owned by the Port Authority and op- handles predominantly liquid asphalt at six local terminals, operated by erated by McAsphalt Industries, has for the local construction industry and various classes of petroleum products for ship refueling. The results of the Foreign vessel calls in Windsor average expansion program were clearly seen between 35 to 50 ships per year. in 2013 and 2014 with petroleum shipments increasing by 13.6 and 25.6 per cent respectively. Unfortu- nately, the terminal experienced a de- cline in 2015 to just over 260,000 tonnes. This was due in no small part to a very volatile oil market, the fluc- tuating Canadian dollar and a decline in road construction activity within the region. ADM is one of the world’s largest grain traders and has operated the Windsor Grain Terminal for over 25 years. Like the oil business, grain ship- ments are subject to numerous do- mestic and international factors including global growing conditions, currency fluctuations, freight rates, and domestic and foreign demand. ADM has been able to successfully navigate these conditions and has ex- June 27, 2016 • Canadian Sailings • 7 sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 10:41 AM Page 8 sailings1079.qxp 2016-06-27 10:41 AM Page 9 and enduring partnerships with the Moving aggregate in the Port of Windsor Windsor Police Service. That partner- ship was expanded two years ago with the joint purchase of a new state- of-the-art patrol vessel which was christened Defender. That vessel proved so well-suited for patrol duties on the Detroit River that the Port Au- thority and Police Services agreed to supplement its capacity this year with a new, smaller sister ship named Pro- tector. These replace two outdated vessels which had been in operation for over 20 years and will make the Detroit River a safer place for the boating public. The Port Authority is continuing its commitment to responsible environ- mental stewardship of the Detroit River and to the development of sig- nificant new fish habitat and spawn- perienced significant growth in recent years. Unfortunately, 2015 was a very Windsor Port Authority and the disappointing year with total grain Windsor Mission to Seafarers give shipments dropping by over 26 per out popcorn, cupcakes and cent to 567,000 tonnes. However, this balloons at the September was still at the approximate ten year Sandwich Festival. average for the terminal and at this early stage in the season, all signs point to improved volumes in 2016. General cargo, which is handled through Morterm Ltd, has tradition- ally consisted primarily of domestic and imported steel. These cargoes have been augmented in recent years by imported wind turbine parts, vari- ous other heavy lifts, and sugar des- tined for local food processing industries. Very strong volumes of im- ported steel drove an impressive gain of over 60 per cent in this category in 2014 and volumes declined only mar- ginally in 2015 to 217,000 tonnes. The Port Authority has always rec- ognized that the Detroit River, situ- ated as it is, on an international boundary between two major cities, poses very unique safety and security issues. With a new international bridge scheduled for construction and numerous other critical border in- stallations in the area (including an existing bridge, tunnel, pipelines and hydro lines) there has been increasing concern about terrorist activity since 9-11.