Photo: McKeil Marine McKeil Marine tug Tony MacKay Labrador Spirit loading aggregate at the Martin Mariette quarry.


he takes a position in an article published in the Halifax Chronicle Herald for running a pipeline to Canso. As reported in the article a major


spill near the Irving Canaport termi- nal in Saint John, N.B., would result in crude being washed up and down the entire bay coastline twice daily by tides of up to 21 metres. A 480-kilometre extension con-


sisting of 762-millimetre (30-inch) pipe would add less than 10 per cent to the cost of the west-east oil pipeline and could deliver more than 600,000 bbls/d of upgraded bitumen to Canso for export. The Chronicle Herald has report-


ed that the Indian firm H-Energy of Mumbai recently secured an option to buy land for an LNG plant and export terminal at Canso. A business case based on lower


marine shipping costs, reduced marine accident risk, viability of the Dartmouth refinery, improved crude export efficiency and reduced potential for environmental damage should easily justify the cost of ex- tending an Energy East pipeline to Canso Straight. These reasons favour the Strait


of Canso Superport as the main Atlantic Canada port for the ex- port of Western Canadian crude to South America, Europe, Africa, and western Asia through Suez, using Suezmax tankers and VLCC/ULCC tankers around Cape Horn. Saint John’s Canaport is bet-


ter situated and better suited to ship crude, refined products and petro-chemicals to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, the Gulf Coast and Latin America through Panama, using smaller Panamax and Suezmax tank- ers because VLCCs are too large to dock at most Gulf Coast ports.


Martin Mariette Quarry Martin Mariette Materials Canada


Ltd. Quarry has enjoyed a history of prosperity and is poised for a bright future. Marine Matters interviewed John


Grech, V.P. Business Development, Transportation with McKeil Ma- rine Limited for some insights into their cargo moves from the Martin Mariette quarry at Aulds Cove, Mul- grave, N.S. In 2013, McKeil moved more


than 250,000 tonnes of aggregate aboard the Labrador Spirit for a


range of customers. Ten plus differ- ent load and discharge ports were in the schedule throughout the course of the season that saw over two dozen aggregate trips.


Melford Terminal In May 2007 Melford Interna-


tional Terminal Inc. announced their plans to develop a privately-funded deep-water container terminal and logistics park in Melford, Guysbor- ough County, Nova Scotia. Richie Mann is the Vice-President


Marketing. Richie brings years of diverse transportation-related expe- rience to Melford. Mann’s transportation and indus-


try background includes periods as Nova Scotia’s Minister of Transpor- tation and Public Works as well as Minister of Economic Development with responsibility for Tourism and the Nova Scotia Marketing Agency. In both portfolios he maintained provincial responsibility for port- related matters. Lack of response to questions re-


garding current status suggests that efforts have stalled.


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