Technical Data
Port Specifications
- UNLOCODE
- CAHAL
- Port Type
- Container
- Terminals
- 10
- Berth Count
- 44
- Max Draught
- 18.9 m
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
Conditions
Current Weather
Overview
About This Port
The Port of Halifax comprises various port facilities in Halifax Harbour in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It covers 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) of land, and looks after 150 km2 (58 sq mi) of water.
Location
Coordinates
44.6488°N, 63.5752°W
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Port Congestion
30-Day Berth Occupancy Trend
Waiting Vessels Trend
Port-call activity
Arrivals, time in port and cargo operations detected from AIS — the position-inferred congestion signal, with the full dwell distribution rather than a single average.
- in port
- in port
- · 12 h
- · 28 h
- · 24 h
- · 28 h
- · 21 h
Expected arrivals
6 inboundVessels underway broadcasting a destination that resolves to this port, closest first. Distance is the real sea route (around land and through canals); the computed ETA is at the vessel’s passage speed. The crew’s own reported ETA is shown alongside for comparison.
| Vessel | Type | Distance | Speed | ETA (computed) | Crew ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOX ENDURANCE | Container Ship | 482 nm | 11.2 kn | 2 Jul | 2 Jul |
| OCEANEX SANDERLING | Ro-Ro or Container Carrier | 518 nm | 15.9 kn | 1 Jul | 30 Jun |
| TCZEW | Bulk Carrier | 2168 nm | 11.4 kn | 8 Jul | 3 Jul |
| BBC EAGLE | Heavy Lift Vessel | 2209 nm | 11.2 kn | 8 Jul | 6 Jul |
| WOLFSBURG | Vehicles Carrier | 2210 nm | 15.1 kn | 6 Jul | 4 Jul |
| MORNING LAURA | Vehicles Carrier | 2324 nm | 17.5 kn | 5 Jul | 2 Jul |
Network
Connectivity & hub role
How central Halifax sits in the sea-route network we cover — a connectivity score across navigable distances. A higher score means the port is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports, the maritime signature of a hub.
Directly routable to 179 other covered ports.
- USNew York-New Jersey565 nm
- USPhiladelphia733 nm
- USNorfolk769 nm
- USAlexandria858 nm
- CAPort of Montreal988 nm
- USCharleston1,090 nm
- USPort of Savannah1,145 nm
- USMiami1,404 nm
Method. A connectivity score across our own route network: a port reads higher when it is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports. The score is rescaled 0–100 within the snapshot, so the single most-connected port reads 100. Distances are Suez / Panama / Malacca-aware navigable sea miles.
Coverage. The route network spans the 180 largest commercial ports, so this ranks hubs within that covered network, not against every port on earth. The number is deterministic — no confidence grade is invented. Computed Jun 30, 2026.
Risk & quality
Port risk & quality
A coverage-weighted blend of recorded Port-State-Control detentions, marine casualties and live congestion at Halifax. Higher means more risk exposure for a ship calling here — it is a count of recorded events, not a judgement of the port's management.
Built from 67% of the three signals.
Method. Each signal is normalised to 0–10 against an empirical cap, then blended weighting safety (detentions 0.40, casualties 0.35) above operational congestion (0.25). A port is scored only on the signals it has data for, and the weights renormalise — a missing signal is never credited as a safe 0.
Coverage. PSC and casualty data here is regional (US, UK, Canada), so most ports show only congestion and carry a low-confidence flag. Detention/casualty counts come from a country-scoped name match (≈60% of US detentions resolve); unmatched records are dropped, not force-fit.
Detention and casualty signals are screened against open port-state-control and marine-casualty records, combined with our own AIS-derived congestion. Updated Jun 23, 2026.
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