Consolidated Fastfrate Celebrates its Grand Opening
September 19, 2007
Consolidated Fastfrate’s new $10 million, 65,000 square foot transload facility celebrates its grand opening today in Burnside. This impressive new facility will unload and sort import cargo for major retailers and allows the transport of goods by truck or rail to store shelves across Eastern and Central Canada.
Fastfrate will unload and sort some 500 containers a week, leaving marine containers free to be used for export. This distribution and warehouse facility is a valuable and welcomed addition to the Port of Halifax.
The Halifax Port Authority is a government business enterprise mandated by the Federal Ministry of Transport. The HPA leads in the development of the Port of Halifax, serving as a catalyst for the local, regional and national economies and has a mandate to be financially viable. The Port of Halifax has a total annual income impact of almost $700 million and an employment impact of over 15,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs.
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For more information please contact:
Michele Peveril, Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Halifax Port Authority
Tel: (902) 426-1060
E-mail: mpeveril@portofhalifax.ca
