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6 A fabulous year, with lots more good news to come!
8 Proud of its past, looking forward to its future
12 Port focused on sustainable development
14 For Port of Sept-Îles, it’s almost all about iron ore
17 Alouette making a valuable contribution
to the economy and the community
19 Sept-Îles aims to increase its share
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BY THEO VAN DE KLETERSTEEG
Port of Sept-Îles:
A fabulous year, with lots more g
C
OULD IT GET ANY BETTER? YOU
BET, AND THAT’S WHAT PIERRE
GAGNON AND HIS TEAM ARE
PLANNING TO SHOW YOU IN FUTURE
YEARS. AFTER A GREAT PERFORMANCE
IN 2010 WHEN VOLUMES ROSE BY 26.4
PER CENT, 2011 WITNESSED MODEST
GROWTH OF 3.7 PER CENT TO 26.0 MIL
LION TONNES. WHILE THESE VOLUMES
ARE WELL BELOW LEVELS THAT PORT
MANAGEMENT HAD FORECAST IN
2009, THE INTERVENING TIME HAS
ENABLED THE PORT TO BEEF UP ITS
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PREPARATION
FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF ACTIVITY IN
THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION, SOME
PROJECTS WHOSE IMPLEMENTATION
SCHEDULES WERE SOMEWHAT SPECU
LATIVE IN 2009, HAVE NOW FIRMED UP,
AND ARE CLOSER TO REALITY.
In 2011, shipments of iron ore totalled
22.9 million tonnes, representing 88 per
cent of total volumes shipped. For 2012,
indications are that iron ore shipments will
add up to just under 30 million tonnes,
leading Pierre Gagnon, Sept-Îles Port
Authority (SIPA) President and CEO, to fore-
cast total tonnage of 32 million for 2012.
Currently Canada’s sixth largest port by
tonnage, an increase to 32 million tonnes
would probably propel Port of Sept-Îles to
second place after Vancouver.“It would be
a noteworthy accomplishment, but in real-
ity the iron ore market may very well pro-
pel us to the number one position by
2020”, Mr. Gagnon said.
Strategically, the Port Authority
secured its position as a significant enabler
of future growth by expansions of the
Pointe-Noire and La Relance terminals. The
Pointe-Noire Terminal is used primarily by
Cliffs Natural Resources, which uses the ter-
minal to load iron ore pellets manufac-
tured at its pelletizing plant at Pointe-Noire
from iron ore mined at its mine site in
Wabush, Labrador (Wabush Mines). In
addition, the terminal is used to ship iron
ore from Cliff’s Bloom Lake mine site. Fol-
lowing completion of the Pointe-Noire ter-
minal expansion, iron ore volumes shipped
from that terminal increased by 44 per cent
to 9.1 million tonnes.
Five iron ore mining companies have
signed up with SIPA for the use of its
recently announced Multi-User Terminal,
to be located near its existing Pointe-Noire
Terminal, to ship iron ore. At present, SIPA
is in the initial stages of expanding Port
capacity by about 50 million tonnes
through Phase I of a projected multi-phase
expansion that will eventually see the
capacity of the Multi-User Terminal
increase by more than 100 million tonnes.
Along with a vast increase in capacity of its
Photos:Sept-ÎlesPortAuthority
John F. Kearney, Labrador Iron Mines Limited; Peter Penashue, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs;
Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructures and Communities and Minister of the Economic
Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Québec; Carol Soucy, Port of Sept-Îles; Pierre D.
Gagnon, Port of Sept-Îles; Rajesh Sharma,Tata Steel Minerals Canada Limited; Bernard Potvin, Alderon
Resource Corp.; Ernest Dempsey, New Millennium Iron Corp. and Jeff Hussey, Champion Minerals, at
the press conference announcing the government’s investment in the Multi-User Terminal.

August 6, 2012 • Canadian Sailings • 7
e good news to come!
Pointe-Noire facilities, the new Multi-User
Terminal will be able to accommodate
large Cape Size vessels with a capacity of
up to 300,000 tonnes. The present $220
million expansion project is expected to be
completed by the spring of 2014, and will
be 100 per cent owned by SIPA. Fifty per
cent of the capital cost of phase I of the
expansion ($110 million) will be paid for by
five end users as prepayments against
future wharfage fees, on a pro-rata basis to
“reserved shipping capacity”(For example,
Labrador Iron Mines has committed to pay
$12.8 million to reserve an annual shipping
capacity of five million tonnes). The
remaining $110 million will be funded by
the federal government as a non-
repayable grant of $55 million, and by the
Port Authority. The Port Authority antici-
pates that close to 1,000 jobs will be creat-
ed during the two-year construction
phase, in addition to 150-200 indirect jobs
in support of various rail transport, storage
and port handling activities. Partners in the
project are New Millennium Iron Corp. (15
million tonnes), Labrador Iron Mines (5 mil-
lion tonnes), Champion Minerals (10 mil-
lion tonnes), Alderon Iron Ore Corp (8 mil-
lion tonnes), and Tata Steel Minerals.
La Relance Terminal, not far from the
Pointe-Noire Terminal, is used primarily by
Aluminerie Alouette, the largest and most
efficient aluminum smelter on the Ameri-
can continent, to receive alumina and
other bulk materials to be transformed or
used in its production process, and to
export its output of about 575,000 tonnes
annually. Alouette is owned by five share-
holders, of which Rio Tinto Canada is the
largest (40 per cent). The company
announced in 2011 that it had been grant-
ed access to an additional resource of 500
MegaWatts of electrical power, enabling it
to embark on an expansion to increase
capacity from 575,000 tonnes to 900,000
tonnes annually.
Financially, the Port Authority put in
an impressive performance: revenues
amounted to $12.9 million, an increase
over 2010 of more than 40 per cent. Before
a one-time gain of $7.3 million, the Port
Authority’s comprehensive income for
2011 was $4.5 million, compared to a com-
prehensive profit of $2.0 million in 2010.
Preparing for rapid expansion, the Port
Authority spent 22.6 million on capital
expenditures in 2011 (net of grants of
Could it get any better?
You bet, and that’s what Pierre Gagnon
and his team are planning to show you in future years.
La Relance Terminal is used primarily by Aluminerie Alouette.

$15.2 million), on the heels of capital
expenditures of $39.7 million in 2010 (net
of grants of $32.9 million).
In close cooperation with the City and
community groups, the Port also success-
fully hosted the annual conference of the
Association of Canadian Port Authorities in
August of 2011, which was attended by
more than 200 delegates. Port manage-
ment was justifiably proud of its success,
and the cooperation of the community to
make all delegates feel welcome. More-
over, in November the Port Authority
became the first in North America to get all
of its partners – terminals and users – to
sign on to the Green Marine environmental
stewardship program.
Notwithstanding its highly prospec-
tive growth opportunities, in a business
environment that is practically tied to only
one commodity, Port management will
undoubtedly find it challenging to walk
the tightrope between risk and reward,
managing for sustainability, as global eco-
nomic conditions change and the demand
for steel, and therefore, for iron ore,
changes. Transshipping in the Baie de Sept-Îles.

BY BRIAN DUNN
S
EPTÎLES IS ONE OFTHE OLDEST SETTLEMENTS IN CANA
DA,ORIGINALLY POPULATED BYTHE MONTAGNAIS INNU
PEOPLE. LOCATED ON THE NORTH SHORE OF THE GULF
OF SAINT LAWRENCE SOME 960 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
MONTREAL, IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE NORTHERNMOST TOWNS
IN QUEBEC OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SIZE,WITH A POPULATION OF
ABOUT 32,000. THE FIRST EUROPEANS IN THE AREA WERE
BASQUE FISHERMEN WHO CAME ANNUALLY FROM EUROPE
FOR WHALING AND COD FISHING. FRENCH EXPLORER
JACQUES CARTIER SET FOOT IN THE AREA IN 1535, AND
NAMED IT SEPTÎLES BECAUSE IT IS FRONTED BY A SEVEN
ISLAND ARCHIPELAGO. EARLY EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ACTIVI
TY WAS BASED ON FISHING AND THE FUR TRADE. THE VILLAGE
WAS INCORPORATED AS A CITY IN 1951.
Sept-Îles started to grow during the construction of the 575
kilometres Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway between
1950 and 1954, linking it to the Northern town of Schefferville,
Quebec. The railway was built by Iron Ore Company of Canada
(IOC), presently majority-owned by Rio Tinto, to transport iron ore
mined near Schefferville to domestic and international clients
from Port of Sept-Îles, now sixth in Canada in terms of annual ton-
nage. Schefferville grew from 2,000 inhabitants in 1951 to 14,000
by 1961 and 31,000 in 1981. Partly as a result of weak internation-
al prices for iron ore, the mine was no longer economically viable
by the early eighties, and was closed. Schefferville eventually
became little more than a ghost town, and Sept Iles suffered
badly from the reduction in mining activities.
The local community, the government of Quebec and Cana-
da Ports worked together on a re-development plan, which
resulted in the construction of a new deep-water terminal (La
Relance) at Pointe Noire in an effort to attract new industry to the
area. These efforts produced positive results when Aluminerie
Alouette was created by international industrialists and Canadian
investors, and badly needed new jobs accompanied the con-
struction and operation of the new Aluminerie Alouette alu-
minum processing plant (See separate story). Construction for
Phase I began in September 1989 and operations started in 1992.
Construction of Phase II began in 2003.
Sept-Îles was initially known for its port, because the first
settlers were attracted by its huge circular bay whose entrances
were hidden by the islands which acted as a refuge in bad weath-
er. In 1904, the first private dock was built by the Gulf Pulp and
Paper Company at Pointe-Noire which served as the railway ter-
minal linking it to its pulp and paper mill in Clarke City, 30 kilo-
metres West of Sept-Îles. The first public dock, today called
"Vieux Quai," was built in 1908, prompted by a lack of road
access. It was destroyed by a storm in 1914, rebuilt in 1916 and
restored and extended in 1932 and in 1982.
The first industrial dock was built in 1950 by IOC at the same
time the federal government had the Pointe-aux-Basques dock
built, which was the extension of an adjacent private dock. In the
early sixties, another dock, Mgr Blanche dock, was added to the
port to handle general cargo. In 1961, Imperial Oil built a dock to
unload petroleum products which the federal government
acquired in 1977 and renamed it "Quai des Pétroliers."
Sept-Îles proud of its past and l

The first major docking installations in the Pointe-Noire sec-
tor were built by Wabush Mines Company in 1962, acquired by
the Canada Ports Corporation in 1998 and now referred to as the
Pointe Noire Terminal. In 1982, Canada Ports built "La Relance"
terminal, and in 1989, Aluminerie Alouette became its principal
user. In 1992 a railcar ferry terminal was built next to the La
Relance dock. Last year, the Port Authority announced plans for
the construction of a multi-user dock at a cost of $220 million, to
be completed over a period of 18 to 24 months. Located at
Pointe-Noire, the dock will be built on the site of the old Gulf Pulp
and Paper dock. Built on piles, the dock will be 450 metres long
with two berths.
Major Port users are IOC, Aluminerie Alouette and Cliffs Nat-
ural Resources Inc. IOC and Cliffs both import limestone, coke
breeze, dolomite and bentonite and both export iron ore and iron
pellets which represents 98 per cent of all shipments from Sept-
Îles. Alouette imports petroleum coke, alumina, pitch resin, and
exports aluminum ingots.
With a population of some 6,600, Port Cartier, located 63
kilometres Southwest of Sept-Îles, serves Quebec Cartier Mining
Co., another major producer of iron ore and now part of Luxem-
bourg-based ArcelorMittal, the largest steel producer in the
world. The town was named after the company. Quebec Cartier
was founded in 1958 by United States Steel Co. The first open pit
mine was located in Lac-Jeanine, Quebec. The company built the
town of Gagnon in 1963 to accommodate workers and families
near the mine site. Eighteen years later, the company extended its
operations seventy miles north to Fire Lake. In 1973, it started
operating in Mont Wright, where it created the town of Fermont.
At its Mont Wright plant, the company operates an open pit mine
and a crusher/concentrator facility capable of producing 18 mil-
lion tonnes of iron ore concentrates annually. Production is
shipped via its privately-owned railway to Port Cartier for export.
The company also operates a pellet plant at Port Cartier with an
annual production capacity of some nine million tonnes. Falling
metals markets forced Quebec Cartier to shut down its Fire Lake
and Lac Jeanine plants in the mid-eighties. The town of Gagnon
was closed and its population moved to Fermont and Port Carti-
er. Nearly bankrupt in 2002 due to falling prices for iron ore and
increasing production costs, Quebec Cartier's financial situation
has since improved. And the future of Port Cartier also looks
bright with last year’s announcement by Arcelor Mittal of an
investment of over $2 billion to expand its Mont Wright mining
operations and increase production of iron ore concentrate from
14 million tonnes to 24 million tonnes by the end of 2013. Since
that announcement, ArcelorMittal has stated it is considering
increasing capacity further, to 30 million tonnes, and doubling
the capacity of its pellet plant to 18.5 million tonnes.
d looking forward to its future
Mock-up of the new Multi-User Terminal.
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BY BRIAN DUNN
Port of Sept-Îles focused
on sustainable development
P
ORT OF SEPTÎLES HAS HAD A POLICY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ACHIEVING STEADY GROWTH,
AVOIDING“BOOM AND BUST”CYCLES,AND POSITIONING IT AS“BEST IN CLASS”
AMONG ITS PEERS IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A“GREEN”ENVIRONMENT.
The Port’s vision consists of five elements:
• Reduce its environmental impact
through optimal management of ener-
gy, water and waste and the protection
of biodiversity;
• A vision of the future shared with its
employees and the community at large,
focused on quality of life;
• As much as practically possible, to focus
Port growth activities based on princi-
ples sustaining jobs and regional devel-
opment;
• Respect for the work-life balance, per-
sonal development and growth of its
employees and the local population;
• Continuous achievement of the highest
international standards in sustainable
development.
As part of its vision, Sept-Îles wants
to become one of the largest bulk trans-
portation ports in North America by 2020,
while being recognized for its leadership
in sustainable development. This will par-
tially be achieved by strengthening ties
with its customers, partners and the com-
munity to ensure that the Port’s develop-
ments will take place within the context
of plans by its partners and objectives
expressed by the community. “When it
comes to sustainable development, Port
of Sept-Îles is not a follower,” said Pierre
Gagnon, President and CEO. “We are in
fact a recognized leader, as reflected in
numerous ways since we gained our sta-
tus as a Port Authority back in 1999.”
In terms of green initiatives, Sept-
Îles Port Authority has carried out envi-
ronmental audits every five years in col-
laboration with its tenants since 1999.
The audits include annual follow-ups that
identify actions needed to ensure all
users and partners of the Port attain or
surpass current standards for environ-
mental compliance. At least $1.8 million
has been invested over the last 12 years
on projects directly related to environ-
mental initiatives.
The investment has paid off as wit-
nessed by several successful projects.
More than 1,500 square metres of kelp
Front row, left to right: Serge Charest,Tessier Sept-Îles (Groupe
Desgagnés); Odette Whittom, Porlier Express; Manon D’Auteuil,
Port of Sept-Îles; Frédéric Maloney, Cliffs Natural Resources –
Eastern Canada, Pointe-Noire division; and Captain Martin Bezeau,
Ocean Group. Back row, left to right: Jean-François Grenier, the City
of Sept-Îles; Steeve Valcourt, Aluminerie Alouette;Y. Denis Gagnon,
Porlier Express; François Latendresse, Esso; Pascale Gauthier, Iron
Ore Company of Canada; and Mathieu Fortin, Logistec Stevedoring.

Pierre Gagnon,
President and CEO,
Sept-Îles Port Authority
When it comes to sustainable development, Port of
Sept-Îles is not a follower, we are in fact a recognized
leader, as reflected in numerous ways since we gained
our status as a Port Authority back in 1999.”
forest, for example, has been created in
the Bay of Sept-Îles, while a cruise ship
dock was built in a planned manner that
ensured marine mammals in the bay
would not be affected. And a rail trans-
shipment centre was commissioned in
2008, reducing greenhouse gas emissions
by more than 20,000 tonnes per year by
reducing truck traffic on Route 138, the
region’s major highway.
In addition, Port of Sept-Îles became
the first North American Port Authority to
have all of its (user and terminal) stake-
holders join the Green Marine’s environ-
mental program. The program is a volun-
tary initiative that brings together more
than 140 Canadian and American mem-
bers, including ports, terminals, ship own-
ers, shipyards and heavy users of port
facilities. Green Marine aims to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, manage waste
and control cargo involving all types of
pollutants, including noise, dust, odours
and even light.
These initiatives have been recog-
nized through several major awards,
including Les Phénix de l'environnement
in 2005 with the ITUM Band Council, the
most prestigious award of its kind in Que-
bec, the 2010 Freight Transportation
Award from l’Association québecoise du
transport et des routes with CN Rail and
the 2010 St. Lawrence Award from the St.
Lawrence Economic Development Council.
The port also gives back to its com-
munity: last year, it donated nearly
$140,000 to over 80 local organizations,
primarily engaged in education, health,
culture, sports and humanitarian causes.

For Port of Sept-Îles,
it’s almost all about iron ore
F
OR PORT OF SEPTÎLES, IRON ORE
ISTHE ELEPHANT INTHE ROOM. IN
2010, 22.3 MILLION TONNES OF
IRON ORE WERE SHIPPED THROUGH
THE PORT. OF THIS VOLUME, 20.0 MIL
LION TONNES WERE SHIPPED BY THE
PORT’S TRADITIONAL IRON ORE CUS
TOMERS IRON ORE COMPANY OF
CANADA AND WABUSH MINES, WHILE
2.4 MILLION TONNES WERE SHIPPED BY
CONSOLIDATED THOMPSON IRON ORE
MINES AS INITIAL SHIPMENTS FROM ITS
BILLION TONNE DEPOSIT AT BLOOM
LAKE, QUEBEC. BY 2011, TOTAL IRON
ORE SHIPMENTS THROUGH THE PORT
INCREASED MARGINALLY TO 22.9 MIL
LION TONNES: SHIPMENTS BY THE
PORT’S TRADITIONAL CUSTOMERS FELL
BY 2.5 MILLIONTONNES, BUTWERE OFF
SET BY INCREASING SHIPMENTS BY
CONSOLIDATED THOMPSON.
Consolidated Thompson was
acquired in 2011 by Cliffs Natural
Resources, which also owns 100 per cent
of Wabush Mines, one of the Port’s “tradi-
tional” customers. In 2011, exports of iron
ore (as lump products, concentrates and
pellets) represented 88 per cent of the
Port’s tonnage volumes. Just over 50 per
cent of iron ore exports were destined for
Asia (mostly China), while 20 per cent was
destined for Europe, and 27 per cent for
buyers in North and South America. Ship-
ments of iron ore for domestic consump-
tion represented about 5 per cent of total
iron ore shipments.
Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC),
the largest Canadian producer of iron ore,
operates a mine, concentrator and pelletiz-
ing plant in Labrador City, Labrador, and
private port facilities just East of the City of
Sept-Îles. IOC also owns and operates a rail-
way from the mine site to its port. This rail-
way is a common carrier, which is used not
only by IOC, but also by Cliffs Natural
Resources and others. IOC, which expects
to ship 18.2 million tonnes in 2012, has a
present capacity of 23.3 million tonnes,
which is being expanded to 26 million
tonnes by 2013. The company is studying
the feasibility of expanding its output to 50
million tonnes by 2016, and is considering
pathways for further expansions beyond
50 million tonnes. IOC is owned by Rio
Tinto (58.7 per cent), Mitsubishi Corpora-
tion (26.2 per cent) and Labrador Iron Ore
Royalty Corporation (15.1 per cent).
Cliffs Natural Resources owns 100 per
cent of the Wabush mine and concentrator
in Wabush, Labrador, as well as a pellet
plant at Pointe-Noire, across the Bay from
Sept-Îles. The mine has a rated capacity of
5.6 million tonnes. Cliffs also owns 75 per
cent of the Bloom Lake Mine in Fermont,
Quebec, with a present rated capacity of
8.0 million tonnes. Cliffs recently
announced that it intends to produce a
higher grade iron ore concentrate product
at Bloom Lake.
Labrador Iron Mines (LIM) is the“new
kid on the block”, having recently com-
menced commercial production from a
mine site near Schefferville, Quebec,
which was previously owned by IOC. LIM
has concluded transportation agree-
ments with Tshiuetin Rail Transportation,
The Pointe-Noire Terminal services
Cliffs Natural Resources.
BY THEO VAN DE KLETERSTEEG

Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway (owned by IOC) and
Western Labrador Rail Services to have iron ore shipped from the
mine site to the port. IOC represents LIM in contract negotiations
with foreign buyers, and will ship product on behalf of LIM from
its terminal. LIM expects to ship 2 million tonnes of ore in 2012,
and intends to increase its capacity to 5 million tonnes as of 2015.
Adding up the volumes expected to be shipped by the three
producing iron ore companies, 2012 shipments could total 29.4
million tonnes, representing an increase of 28 per cent over 2011.
In addition to Cliffs, IOC and LIM, a number of other compa-
nies have announced plans to mine iron ore in the 1,000 kilometre-
long LabradorTrough straddling Quebec and Labrador, and export
their production through the port of Sept-Îles. Such companies
include Adriana Resources, Alderon Iron Ore Corp., Cap-Ex Ven-
tures, Century Iron Mines, Champion Minerals, and New Millenium
Iron Corp. If the projects announced by these companies and the
expansion plans announced by IOC were to come on stream as
planned, iron ore shipments through the Port of Sept Iles would
exceed 200 million tonnes by 2018, a truly astonishing volume.
In addition to the above mining projects, Wuhan Iron and
Steel Group of China (WISCO), a company that has direct and
indirect interests in several of the above companies, is said to be
considering construction of a $1 billion pellet plant at Pointe-
Noire. It has also expressed interest in being a partner in the con-
struction of a second railway from Schefferville to Sept-Îles. Fur-
thermore, Russian steelmaker Severstal is reportedly studying
construction of a $1 billion iron ore briquette plant at Pointe-
Noire. Last, but not least, Mine Arnaud has filed an environmen-
tal impact study with the government of Quebec to construct a
$500 million plant 15 kilometres from Sept-Îles to extract a mil-
lion tonnes of apatite annually from eight million tonnes of rock.
Apatite is a mineral composed of phosphate that can be concen-
trated up to 40 per cent and used in the production of fertilizer.
Mine Arnaud expects to receive all the necessary approvals by
the summer of 2013, after which it will commence construction.
Mine Arnaud will embark on this project with partners Investisse-
ment Quebec and Yara International ASA of Norway. Following
extraction and concentration in Arnaud’s mill, the product will be
shipped to Norway for further processing.
It is clear that the Port’s ambitious growth plans are tied to a
substantial extent to the fortunes of Canada’s iron ore mining
industry. However, for the projects to be implemented, numer-
ous conditions need to fall into place, chief among which is con-
tinued strong world demand (and particularly Chinese demand)
for iron ore, and prices that will not fall below $100 per tonne.
Furthermore, with possibly close to twenty billion dollars
required to construct the mines and the necessary infrastructure,
investors need to be confident that they will be able to earn a rea-
sonable investment on their risky investments. Moreover, the
necessary infrastructure must be put in place to accommodate
the growth. While Port of Sept-Îles appears to be ahead of the
curve in identifying and accommodating demand, mining towns
must be built to accommodate the thousands of new workers,
and to provide services to them. Furthermore, with the capacity
of IOC’s Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway limited to 80
million tonnes, and with IOC considering increasing its mining
capacity to beyond 50 million tonnes, it may not be long before
the railway’s capacity to serve all the newcomers will be exhaust-
ed. Last, but not least, the Eastern Canadian iron ore mining
industry must keep its eyes focused on cost competitiveness, and
the actions of its international competitors. On July 25, Cliffs Nat-
ural Resources noted that while costs at all of its North American
iron ore operations had increased, those at Wabush and Bloom
Lake had increased the most: with cash costs of $107.14 per
tonne, and amortization at $16.31 per tonne, Cliffs’net sales mar-
gin per tonne had declined to only $4.94 per tonne during the
three months ended June 30. As for international competition,
we should note that the combined iron ore output of global
giants Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Vale exceed 850 million tonnes
annually, and that global iron ore production is estimated some-
where in excess of 1.5 billion tonnes annually.
It is clear that the Port’s
ambitious growth plans are tied
to a substantial extent to the
fortunes of Canada’s iron ore
mining industry.

16

Alouette making a valuable
contribution to the economy
and the community
The idea of building an aluminum
smelter in Sept-Îles dates back to the sev-
enties when construction of Hydro-
Québec’s massive James Bay hydroelectric
development created a temporary surplus
of electrical power.The project was further
advanced in 1985 after a new deepwater
terminal (“La Relance”) was built at Pointe-
Noire in response to a need to diversify the
economic activity of the region.
In 1987, SGF, a provincial investment
agency, was successful in putting togeth-
er an international consortium to build an
aluminum smelter in Sept-Îles. The
investors were attracted by Sept-Îles’
deepwater port, qualified manpower and
availability of abundant and low-cost
electrical power. Aluminerie Alouette was
established in 1989 under the partnership
of the SGF, Austria Metall, Hoogovens of
I
T’S NO SECRET THE SEPTÎLES REGION AND ITS PORT LIVES OR DIES BY THE
FORTUNES OF THE MINING INDUSTRY. ONE OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE
AREA IS ALUMINERIE ALOUETTE, WHICH LAST OCTOBER CONFIRMED PLANS
FOR A $2BILLION EXPANSION OF ITS FACILITY IN POINTENOIRE ACROSS THE BAY
FROM SEPTÎLES. THE INVESTMENT HINGED ON ALOUETTE GAINING ACCESS TO A
500MEGAWATT BLOCK OF POWER AT THE LOW RATE FOR VERY LARGE INDUSTRI
AL USERS, SINCE POWER ACCOUNTS FOR 30 PER CENT OF ITS PRODUCTION COSTS.
THE ALUMINUM SMELTER IS THE LARGEST AND MOST EFFICIENT ON THE NORTH
AMERICAN CONTINENT. ITS PRESENT CAPACITY OF 600,000 TONNES IS PLANNED
TO INCREASE TO 900,000 TONNES WITH UNDER THE COMPANY’S PHASE III EXPAN
SION. THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE WILL, ON AVERAGE, SUPPORT ABOUT 1,000
JOBS A YEAR FOR THE DURATION OF THE WORK.
Holland, Kobe Steel Ltd. and Marubeni of
Japan and VAW of Germany. The smelter
produced its first ingots in June, 1992.
Since then, Hoogovens, Kobe and VAW
have cashed out. Alouette is currently 40
per cent owned by Rio Tinto Alcan with
the balance split between Investissement
Québec and four other shareholders.
Alumina used in the production of
aluminum is brought in from the U.S.,
Australia and Brazil. Almost 50 per cent of
the aluminum ingots from the smelter are
barged from Pointe-Noire to the Great
Lakes, where they are transferred to rail-
cars and trucks for delivery to rolling mills
in North America. The balance is shipped
to Europe and Japan.
With the completion of Phase II a few
years ago, the plant now includes two
electrolysis facilities each a kilometre in
length, two anode producing plants and a
casthouse producing 1,500 tonnes a day
of aluminum ingots and sows. Employ-
ment has increased from 560 to 1,000
BY BRIAN DUNN
Aluminerie Alouette confirmed
plans for a $2-billion expansion
of its facility in Pointe-Noire.

non-unionized workers, making Alouette the largest employer in
Sept-Îles. Phase III will add a third series of electrolysis cells and
an additional 300 jobs.
There are other benefits the region will enjoy. An agreement
with Hydro-Québec calls for the implementation of a new uni-
versity pavilion, a $10 million investment by Alouette. In addition,
Alouette will create an industrial chair on carbon research with
the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Beyond the 300 new
smelter jobs, Alouette has made a commitment to create 1,000
other jobs through developing partnerships with equipment
manufacturers and suppliers, continuing efforts related to alu-
minum transformation activities, supporting the development of
new raw materials in Quebec and developing businesses with
the First Nations communities. A similar agreement was signed in
2002 for the Phase II project, which called for the creation of
1,010 jobs by 2012 which Alouette has already exceeded by help-
ing in the creation of 1,617 jobs by December 31, 2010. Other
planned investments include Alouette’s participation in the Que-
bec Economic Development Fund, a contribution of up to $75
million. The company did more than its part for the environment
in 2011 by surpassing its greenhouse gas emission reduction
objectives (1.78 tonnes of CO2/tonne of aluminum). In addition,
the smelter reduced its fluoride emissions for a ninth consecutive
year to 0.31 kg/tonne of aluminum (2007 global levels ranged
between 0.5 kg to 4.0 kg/tonne) Furthermore, Alouette’s energy
consumption of 12,750 kWh/tonne of aluminum ranks among the
lowest in the world. Alouette produced a record 582,004 tonnes
of aluminum in 2011, and aims to achieve rated output of 600,000
tonnes in 2012, the year of its 20th anniversary..
An advantage Alouette has over most of its competitors in
China and India is its location in North America for product distri-
bution and proximity to Europe for the same reason. Also, despite
lower labour costs in India and China, Alouette’s input costs are
lower, thus providing it with a competitive advantage.
In June, Alouette won a prize in the“Aluminum Smelter Excel-
lence” category at the American Metal Market awards in New York
for its work in health and safety, production, energy efficiency,
environmental performance and for the company’s impact on its
community. In 2011 Alouette’s employees produced aluminum
during 334 consecutive days without any recordable injuries.
An advantage Alouette has
over most of its competitors in
China and India is its location
in North America.

Sept-Îles aims to increase
its share of the cruise market
S
EPTÎLES IS WELCOMING THREE CRUISE SHIPS ON SEP
TEMBER 22, SEPTEMBER 27 AND OCTOBER 2. THE MS
MAASDAM OF HOLLAND AMERICA STOPPED FOR THE
DAY ON MAY 8. “WE HAVE WELCOMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS
MINI SHOWS FEATURING LOCAL ARTISTS AND OTHER TYPES
OF ENTERTAINMENT, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF SHORE
EXCURSIONS FOCUSING ON THE INNU EXPERIENCE,” SAID
MARIO SÉVIGNY OF DESTINATION SEPTÎLES NAKAUINANU,
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT’S
CRUISE BUSINESS.
Located at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Sept-Îles is
an important deepwater port for the sprawling iron ore and alu-
minum industries. The history of Sept-Îles is closely linked to the
rich natural resources of the surrounding territory, while this cradle
of the Innu First Nations community has welcomed countless trap-
pers, fishermen, and forestry and mining companies for centuries.
The traditional Virée des îles (Tour of the Islands) is
enhanced by an interpretation of the region’s history, economy,
culture and social life. Whale and other marine mammal watch-
ing is a popular activity, as is a trip to the bird sanctuary on
Corossol Island. Biology excursions focusing on crustaceans and
molluscs are also offered. There are morning and evening cruises,
diving, snorkelling, scuba diving, kayak rentals and a three-hour
guided excursion three times a day.
Nearby Grande Basque Island is a recreational and tourist cen-
tre offering close to ten kilometres of walking trails, six beautiful
beaches, as well as interpretation activities, guided tours and the-
matic activities including mycology, ornithology, and geology.
In terms of cultural activities, the Vieux poste de Sept-Îles
(trading post) dates to around 1676 when it was managed by a
French commercial society, of which the famous explorer Louis Jol-
liet was a member. The site’s buildings were rebuilt in 1967. The
general store, observation tower, chapel, home and the grounds
offer a varied interpretive program consisting of shows, exhibits,
archaeology, history and Innu culture.
Port of Sept-Îles, the City of Sept-Îles, and the Innu Takuaikan
Uashat mak Mani-Utenam Band Council have organized Destina-
tion Sept-Îles Nakauinanu to promote the establishment and
growth of tourist attractions, and to promote Sept-Îles as a cruise
destination.
Cruise Terminal at the port of Sept-Îles.

DHL Express Canada puts global logistics
expertise to work for Free The Children
and Me to We
D
HL Canada announced a
global partnership with
Free The Children, an inter-
national charity and
educational partner, and
Me to We, an innovative social enter-
prise that exists to support the work
of its charitable partner, Free The
Children, including donating half of
its net profit. Through the unique
partnership, DHL will provide free
shipping services, storage and sup-
port for several of Free The Children
and Me to We’s programs.
In the 17 years since its founda-
tion, Free The Children has grown
into the world’s largest network of
children helping children through
education, with more than 3,500
schools involved in programming
domestically, as well as development
work that has brought holistic and
sustainable infrastructure to coun-
tries overseas. To date, Free The
Children has shipped more than $16
million worth of medical supplies to
needy countries around the world.
The new DHL Express partnership
will alleviate shipping costs, enabling
Free The Children to reinvest these
savings into services for communi-
ties in need and other charity
programs and initiatives.
DHL will also ship medical sup-
plies that Free The Children receives
as donations to various international
countries it works in, in particular to
its Baraka healthcare centre in the
Maasai Mara region of Kenya. Fur-
ther, to aid Free The Children with
preparations for its signature national
youth empowerment event, We Day,
DHL will assist with cross-Canada
shipments of supplies on a yearly
basis, transporting items including
gift bags, books and signage, décor
and print media.
“It is our philosophy that good
partners make good people, and a
partnership with Free The Children
aligns with DHL’s mission to be a
socially conscious company,” said
Greg Hewitt, President of DHL
Express (Canada), Ltd. “This partner-
ship enables us to help an important
charity that makes a significant impact
on children and families across the
globe, and we are proud to be part of
this great enterprise in furthering
social change and supporting the
spirit of entrepreneurship – something
this company was also started on.”
“We are extremely grateful to
DHL Express Canada for supporting
our work in such a momentous way,
and are thankful to have access to
such extensive global business
knowledge,” said Craig Kielburger,
co-founder of Free The Children and
Me to We. “As a not-for-profit organi-
zation we strive to keep our costs as
low as possible, so that every penny
donated by our supporters can be
used to benefit the communities we
work with. We foresee this partner-
ship not only allowing us to better
service the countries we already
operate in, but to expand our work to
other countries in need.”
The partnership will also support
Me to We’s Artisans program. With
the goal of bringing an alternative
income source to women in Free The
Children communities, the Artisans
program gives more than 550 Maasai
mamas a market for their traditional
beadwork, while allowing them to
support their families and gain
access to financial literacy training.
Me to We currently ships 150 kilo-
grams of products from Nairobi,
Kenya to Toronto, Canada every two
weeks. DHL will assist with shipping
the products to corporate and individ-
ual customers in Canada, absorbing
the cost of shipping the items,
enabling the mamas to make more
money and helping them connect to a
greater market.
DHL Canada is integrating sup-
port for the new partnership and the
charity into its employee engagement
strategy, and launching a multi-
faceted program which makes it easy
for employees and their families to
directly participate in Free The Chil-
dren initiatives. In return for their
dedication and support, Free The
Children will start programs for the
children of DHL employees, allowing
them to benefit from the local and
international leadership experiences
offered through the charity. There will
be five youth academy scholarships
available for employee children and
opportunities for youth volunteer trips
to Kenya, as well as family work-
shops and a We Day volunteer
program.
The Baraka Health
Clinic in Kenya.
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Seaspan selects IFS Applications to
support $8 billion in shipbuilding work
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Applications as its shipbuild-
ing materials requirements
planning (MRP) solution. IFS
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because it provides a powerful proj-
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control cost and schedule in real-time,
enhancing Seaspanʼs ability to effi-
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This capability will help Seaspan
deliver on the recently awarded $8 bil-
lion federal government shipbuilding
program to build non-combat vessels
for the Canadian Coast Guard and
Royal Canadian Navy.
“IFSʼ successful track record with
other shipyards allowed us to make
this selection with confidence,” Sea-
span Shipyards President Brian Carter
said. “They also have a partnership
with our existing CAD software sup-
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continuity between design and engi-
neering processes that are so essen-
tial to efficient shipbuilding processes.”
“Seaspan is exactly the type of
enterprise that ought to seriously
consider IFS Applications,” IFS North
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environment that needs a project-
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Seaspan also performs maintenance
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B
elledune Port Authority (BPA) recently hosted a
special terminal-naming ceremony outside its
offices where the new roll-on/roll-off barge
marine terminal was officially named the ‘Ray-
burn Doucett Terminal’. “It is the honour of BPA’s
Board of Directors to officially name the Rayburn Doucett
Terminal which serves to recognize the long-standing
career of this public servant and businessman,” stated
Harry H. Williamson, Past Chairman of BPA’s Board of
Directors, “Rayburn’s contributions and continued support
to the local communities spans over three decades. We
are very thankful for his contribution over the years and it
is with great pride that we honour him today and for years
to come with the naming of the roll-on roll-off/Barge termi-
nal at Port of Belledune.”
In June 2009, federal and provincial governments as
well as BPA announced $61.2 million in an infrastructure
improvement and upgrade project at Port of Belledune;
construction of the Rayburn Doucett Terminal was part of
the project, which was completed in 2011.
Rayburn Doucett expressed profound gratitude to the
Board of Directors and staff of Belledune Port Authority for
this honour. “The support and guidance given by the past
and present members of the Board of Directors and staff
have played a key role in the development of the Port over
the years, and I am humbled that the honour is bestowed
on me today.” In his note of thanks, Rayburn Doucett
remarked, “The naming ceremony carries a very special
meaning as this new infrastructure is an important factor in
the future of Port of Belledune and marks a significant
milestone in part of the Port of Belledune history.”

Total year-to-date traffic through the St. Lawrence
Seaway amounted to 13.2 million tonnes, compared to
13.0 million tonnes on a year-to-date basis in 2011. Grain
tonnages declined steeply from 2.7 to 2.3 million tonnes,
while iron ore shipments were up substantially, from 3.0 to
3.8 million tonnes.
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U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters (“lakers”) carried 9.9
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and the month’s five-year average.
While iron ore cargoes for the steel industry slipped
3.1 per cent compared to a year ago, June year-to-date
tonnage carried of 18.9 million tonnes was well above the
five-year average of 16.4 million tonnes. Aggregate and
fluxstone for construction and steelmaking rose 13.1 per
cent, but coal for power generation and steel production
fell 16 per cent, in part because of a lengthy weather-
related outage at Superior Midwest Energy Terminal in
Superior, Wisconsin.
June year-to-date U.S.-flag cargoes stand at 34.3 mil-
lion tons, an increase of 3.5 per cent ahead of the 5-year
average (of 33.2 million tonnes) for the first half of the year.
June cargo shipments through
St. Lawrence Seaway virtually
unchanged from 2011
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Canadian grain shipments were just about unchanged
from year-ago levels. However, U.S. grain shipments were
substantially below year-ago levels as a result of lower
supplies (2011 floodings, 2012 drought) and more export
shipments being barged down the Mississippi river.
Iron ore shipments rose because of rising demand for
steel as a result of rising demand for North American pro-
duced automobiles, and because of strong demand for
steel pipe to support drilling for liquids-rich shale gas and
shale oil.
While the loss of momentum on the Great Lakes and
the Seaway is somewhat discouraging, the consensus
among economists is that while the U.S. recovery is expe-
riencing a slowdown, it remains intact. While the recovery
is weak, a foundation for stronger growth is being built
through the shedding of household debt (reduced from
133 per cent of disposable income in 2007 to 114 per cent
today), and a greater contribution to GDP from exports.
Shale oil production is helping to reduce the trade deficit.
Abundant shale gas supplies are encouraging large
industrial users accustomed to sourcing feedstocks from
Middle Eastern countries to expand production capacity in
the U.S.

CN and CP reported earnings
for the three months ended June 30
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F
or the second quarter of 2012, CN reported rev-
enues of $2,543 million, up by 12.5 per cent
compared to the same period of 2011. Net income
was $631 million, up 17.3 per cent, and represent-
ing 24.8 per cent of revenues, an astonishing
achievement.
For the same time period, CP reported revenues of
$1,366 million, up by 8.0 per cent compared to the same
period of 2011. Net income was $103 million, which repre-
sented a decline of 19.5 per cent compared to 2011.
Except for grains and fertilizers, CN registered solid
traffic increases in every commodity group during the
second quarter, which all recorded double-digit gains in
revenue tonne-miles. Overall, revenue tonne-miles
increased by eight per cent. CN credited the gains to con-
tinued economic growth, market share gains, and a labour
disruption at CP. Given its solid performance during the
second quarter, and it assumption that economic growth
will continue as before, CN has revised its financial outlook
for 2012. It now anticipates to deliver up to a 15 per cent
increase in adjusted diluted earnings per share over
adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.84 in 2011.
At CP, revenue tonne-miles recorded strong growth in
industrial and consumer goods, as well as automotive, but
declined in forest products, coal and grains. Overall, rev-
enue tonne-miles increased by one per cent over the
second quarter of 2011.
It is evident that CP has been making strides in making
productivity improvements during the latest period: average
train weights and lengths have increased, train speed has
increased, terminal dwell time was down, and car miles per
day were up substantially. While these improvements bode
well for improved performance in the future, employee pro-
ductivity was impacted negatively by the mismatch between
the number of employees needed and the number of
employees on the payroll, thus resulting in a seven per cent
reduction in employee productivity.
CN CP
2012 2011 Increase 2012 2011 Increase
(%) (%)
Revenues $ 2,543 $ 2,260 12.52 $ 1,366 $ 1,265 7.98
Less: operating expenses $ 1,558 $ 1,386 12.41 $ 1,127 $ 1,034 8.99
Operating income $ 985 $ 874 12.70 $ 239 $ 231 3.46
Operating income as % of revenues 38.73 38.67 17.50 8.26
Other income and (expenses) - $ 77 -$ 75 2.67 -$ 88 -$ 58 51.72
Net income before income taxes $ 908 $ 799 13.64 $ 151 $ 173 - 12.72
Less: income taxes $ 277 $ 261 6.13 $ 48 $ 45 6.67
Net income $ 631 $ 538 17.29 $ 103 $ 128 - 19.53
Net income as % of revenues 24.81 23.81 7.54 0.12
Cash ﬂow from operations $ 1,211 $ 899 $ 326 $ 213
Note: CP reports in $Can, CN reports in US$
Results for the three months ended June 30, 2012
(in millions of US$ GAAP)

ILA and USMX announce progress
in July contract negotiations
T
he International Longshore-
men's Association, AFL-CIO,
(ILA) and the United States
Maritime Alliance, Ltd.
(USMX) reported that they
have made significant progress in
their negotiations, resolving a
number of key issues toward reach-
ing agreement on a new contract.
Concluding three days of sched-
uled negotiations, the two sides
announced an agreement in principle
on issues involving the introduction of
new technology and automation and
maintenance and repair of chassis
within marine terminals and at off-
pier facilities at the East and Gulf
Coast ports. The two sides agreed
the ILA would fill any new jobs cre-
ated by technology, and to establish a
process under which any ILA workers
displaced by technology will be eligi-
ble for limited pay guarantees. The
agreement on chassis addresses ILA
concerns about job losses from
ocean carriers’ shift of chassis fleets
to leasing companies not covered by
the union’s contract. Major leasing
companies that already have taken
over carrier chassis have promised to
continue to hire ILA labour and
respect the union’s existing work
jurisdiction. The new agreement
would require future acquirers of
chassis to pledge in purchase agree-
ments to continue to hire ILA labour
that now performs the work. An esti-
mated one-third of international
intermodal chassis are still owned by
ocean carriers.
"We had a productive session in
Florida," ILA President Harold J.
Daggett and USMX Chairman and
CEO James A. Capo said in a joint
statement. "We’re pleased that we
were able to resolve some important
issues and look forward to continuing
bargaining to reach agreement on
the remaining issues in the current
negotiations."
"The East and Gulf Coasts ports
are crucial to the health of the
nation’s economy and we take seri-
ously our responsibility to reach an
agreement without any disruption in
the supply chain and operation of the
14 ports,” they said.
Since 1977, the two sides have
successfully negotiated nine new
Master Contracts without any disrup-
tions in operations. The current
contract, which expires September 30,
took effect in 2004 and was extended
for two years in 2010. Current negotia-
tions are aimed at concluding another
six-year deal. Many shippers have
said that if talks did not show
progress, they would make plans to
begin accelerating shipments or
diverting cargo to the West Coast.
USMX represents employers of
the East and Gulf Coast longshore
industry, including 24 container car-
rier members, including the 10
largest carriers worldwide, and every
major marine terminal operator and
port association on the East and Gulf
Coasts.
The ILA represents 15,000 mem-
bers working at Atlantic and Gulf
Coast ports from Maine to Texas.
Letter to the Editor
I refer to the article by Keith Norbury on the burden of freight
forwarders meeting increased security rules. Under the article's
sub-heading of "New System promises less paper, faster service"
there is reference to the eManifest beneﬁts also applying to the
B13A Shipper's Export Declaration.
There needs to be a point of clariﬁcation made, as the paper B13A
is no longer in use, as of April 1, 2012. Export Declarations must
be made electronically under the Canadian Automated Export
Declaration (CAED) software that is available free from CBSA for a
pc application. Alternatively, by G7 reporting, or Summary
Reporting, all methods being electronic.
Otherwise, a very insightful article and an informative reading
exercise.
With compliments,
Jeffrey Gazen
Professor, International Transportation and Customs Program
Seneca College
Toronto, ON

NSCSA
NATIONAL SHIPPING COMPANY OF SAUDI ARABIA
VESSEL VOY CLOSING SAILING SAILING SAILING
TOR/MTL NEW YORK SAINT JOHN HALIFAX
S. ABHA 157 Aug 03 Aug 09 – Aug 11
S. HOFUF 152 Aug 22 Aug 26 – Aug 28
S. DIRIYAH 155 Sep 22 Sep 28 – Sep 30
DIRECT
Ro/Ro, B/Bulk & CNTR
Service to:
Jeddah, Dammam, Dubai,
Karachi, Mumbai
Additional FCL Service
to other Middle East destinations.
LCL TO CUBA
SINCE
1951PROTOS SHIPPING LIMITED
Please visit our website at www.protos.ca for updated schedules & services
HEAD OFFICE TORONTO
TEL: (416) 621-4381
FAX: (416) 626-1311
MONTREAL
TEL: (514) 866-7799
FAX: (514) 866-7077
HALIFAX
TEL: (902) 421-1211
FAX: (902) 425-4336
VANCOUVER AGENT:
ACGI SHIPPING LTD.
TEL: (604) 683-4221
FAX: (604) 688-3401CUBA CUBA/MEFLI LINES
VESSEL VOY. MTL/
TOR. HALIFAX HAVANA V. CRUZ ALTAMIRA RIO HAINA P. CABELLO CRISTOBAL
MARWAN 8 Jul 27 Jul 30 Aug 06 Aug 20 Aug 22 Aug 16 Aug 27 Aug 18
RENATE SCHULTE 16 Aug 02 Aug 05 Aug 11 Aug 25 Aug 27 Aug 21 Sep 01 Aug 23
TEVAL 56 Aug 11 Aug 14 Aug 20 Sep 03 Aug 25 Aug 30 Aug 10 Sep 01
Algoma Central Corporation places fifth
in 2011 Marine Money Rankings
A
lgoma Central Corporation,
the largest Canadian ship-
owner and operator of
domestic Great Lakes ves-
sels, announced recently
that it placed fifth in Marine Money
Magazine's 2011 Rankings of Publicly
Traded Shipping Companies.
Marine Money Magazine has
produced its annual ranking of public
marine shipping companies since
1991. The 2011 list includes 84 com-
panies engaged in all aspects of
marine shipping. The annual Marine
Money Rankings, which are designed
to measure companies' ability to
improve operating efficiency and to
create shareholder value, are based
on a wide range of financial meas-
ures including total return to
shareholders, return on equity, return
on assets, total asset turnover, and
price to book ratio. Algoma placed
32nd on this list for 2010.
"Algoma had an outstanding and
game-changing year in 2011" says
Greg Wight, President and CEO of
Algoma Central Corporation. "Moving
up 27 spots in the prestigious Marine
Money rankings and our inclusion in
its top ten list is reflective of the hard
work of all of our shipboard and
shoreside employees."
A copy of the Marine Money arti-
cle can be found on the company's
website at www.algonet.com.
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August 13
CANADIAN MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS
Annual CMC Scholarship Classic Golf Tournament
Rattlesnake Point Golf Club, Milton, Ontario
contact: 905-672-3466, Lorie Crisp
lorie.crisp@cme-mec.ca
website: www.cme-mec.ca
August 19-22
ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN PORT AUTHORITIES
Annual General Meeting and Conference
Sheraton Hotel, Hamilton, Ontario
contact: 905-525-4336, Sharon Clark
sclark@hamiltonport.ca
website: www.acpa.hamiltonport.ca
August 21
ST. LAWRENCE SHIPOPERATORS
Annual Golf Tournament
Levis Golf Club, Levis, Quebec
contact: 418-648-4378, ext. 102, Ariane Charette
ariane.charette@portquebec.ca
website: www.armateurs-du-st-laurent.org
August 22
GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE AUTHORITY
Annual Public Meeting
Saint-Sulpice Hotel, Montreal, Quebec
contact: 613-933-2991, ext. 206, Christine Doherty
cdoherty@glpa-apgl.com
website: www.glpa-apgl.com
August 22
A.N. DERINGER
Duty Free Programs Webinar
contact: 802-524-8110
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website: www.anderinger.com
August 23
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
Trucking Outlook for 2012 Peak Season Webcast
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
contact: 516-589-0229, Mina Patel
mpatel@joc.com
website: www.joc.com/webcasts
August 23
TORONTO TRANSPORTATION CLUB
Fall Golf Tournament
The Rock Golf Course, Muskoka, Ontario
contact: 416-886-5450, Denise Cardy
sec_treasurer@torontotransportationclub.com
website: www.torontotransportationclub.com
September 5-6
JOURNAL OF COMMERCE EVENTS
Inland Port Logistics Conference
Marriott Oak Brook Hills Resort, Oak Brook, Illinois
contact: 973-776-8657
events@joc.com
website: www.jocevents.com
September 5-8
ATLANTIC PROVINCES TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
National Driving Championships
Moncton, New Brunswick
contact: 506-855-2782, Danielle Hébert
dhebert@apta.ca
website: www.apta.ca
September 6
TRANSNET NATIONAL PORTS AUTHORITY
Intermodal Africa 2012
International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa
contact: 011 60 87 426 022
enquires@transportevents.com
website: www.transportevents.com
September 10
THE VAN HORNE INSTITUTE
Logistics Scholarship Golf Tournament Fundraiser
D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club, Okotoks, Alberta
contact: 403-220-8455, Gail Pellerin
vanhorne@ucalgary.ca
website: www.vanhorne.info
September 11
BRITISH COLUMBIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
Best Ball Golf Tournament
Meadow Gardens Golf Club, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
contact: 604-888-5319, ext. 215, Sandra Stashuk
sandras@bctrucking.com
website: www.bctrucking.com
September 10-12
DMG EVENTS
Oil Sands Trade Show and Conference
Suncor Community Leisure Centre, Fort McMurray, Alberta
contact: 403-209-3562, Wes Scott
wesscott@dmgevents.com
website: www.globalpetroleumshow.com
September 12
MARINERS’ HOUSE OF MONTREAL
‘Festa Italiana’ Luncheon
Iberville Maritime Terminal, Port of Montreal, Quebec
Contact: 514-849-3234, Carolyn Osborne
manager@marinershouse.ca
website: marinershouse.ca
September 13
ALBERTA MOTOR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
Southern Golf Fund Raiser
Silverwing Golf Course, Calgary, Alberta
contact: 403-214-3438, Peter Vaudry
peterv1@amta.ca
website: www.amta.ca
September 13
CIFFA
Central Region Golf Tournament
Redcrest Cardinal Golf Club, Newmarket, Ontario
contact: 905-673-1999, Bob Burns
burns@carson.ca
website: www.ciffa.com

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