Melford Time has Come

Guysborough, Nova Scotia - Melford International Terminals Inc. announced its intention to build an East Coast Gateway Container Terminal at Melford, Guysborough County. The development will be located within the 14,500 acre Melford Industrial Park. The developers, Trident Holdings Inc., have brought together global partners, including Terminal Operator, SSA Marine; Logistics Specialists, CenterPoint Properties; and Rail America.  

“The Guysborough County Regional Development Authority has been working with the developers for the past three years,” said GCRDA Chairman Rennie Beaver. “It is great to see the project reach a point where the developers feel comfortable in sharing their progress with the community and all of Nova Scotia.”

“This is a very unique project that capitalizes on the physical assets of the Strait of Canso and changing global shipping trends to place private sector capital investment in our community," said GCRDA Special Projects Manager Gordon MacDonald.

"What makes this even more rewarding is that this project has been brought from the conceptual stage, to a project with international partners, by a group of three Nova Scotia entrepreneurs. By working with the Municipality this project brings us closer to realizing the potential that the 14,500 acre Melford Industrial Park holds for Guysborough County, the Strait of Canso region and all of Nova Scotia," said MacDonald.

The project will now enter the pre-construction permitting phase and from there hopefully to construction. It is expected that construction will begin in 2008 and the facility will be operational by 2010. In addition to the container terminal, there are also plans for a logistics park.

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