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-^6- NESS •THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1970 B3 Berth for larger vessels N.S. studies feasibility of deepwater port By LYNDON WATKINS The Nova Scotia Government has commissioned a study of the feasibility of establishing a deep-water transshipment port in the province handling vessels of between 100,000 and 500,000 deadweight tons. The study, expected to take about six months, will be undertaken by Jones, Bardel-meier, Clements and Co. Ltd. of Nassau. The review will cover the economics and practicality of establishing a central distribution terminal in Nova Scotia handling both dry and liquid bulk cargo. The port would act as a redistribution point for commodities brought to Nova Scotia from other deep-water ports as well as a collector point for cargo brought from shallow water ports for onward movement by super tanker or large bulk carrier. The collection and redistribution area being considered includes the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coast, Eastern Canada and the St. Lawrence system. Studies have already been made into the bulk movement of such commodities as Australian iron ore and Middle East crude oil via super carrier to deepwater ports in the Atlantic provinces for onward delivery by smaller shuttle tanker or unit train. Some studies have considered backhaul arrangements of bulk Canadian or U.S. commodities to Japan. Specific locations for a su-perport were not mentioned in a brief government announcement of the study yesterday. But locations on the Strait of Canso, between Cape Bretoa and the provincial mainland, are considered the primary places of interest. CP Bermuda, Ltd., a ship ordering and chartering arm of Canadian Pacific of Montreal, recently took delivery of a 250,000 deadweight ton tanker for long-term charter to Gulf Oil Canada Ltd. of Toronto, which is completing the construction of a $72-million, 60,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery at Point Tupper on the Strait of Canso. A 1,700-foot oil terminal has been built in 100 feet of water at Point Tupper, connected to the shore by a 700-foot centre spur. It cost $16-million and was built by C. A. Pitts Construction (Ontario) Ltd. for the federal Department of Public Works. Gulf's $72-mil-lion expenditure includes its contribution toward the total cost of the dock. The new CP Bermuda tanker, named Port Hawkesbury by the wife of Nova Scotia's Premier, G. I. Smith, is to enter service in July. The refinery is to go on stream this fall. The terminal will be capable of handling vessels of up to 326,000 tons and will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The New Brunswick Government is also studying the possibility of developing a major deepwater port in the province. About 8,000 acres of land near Saint John have been reserved for future in-' dustrial development in connection with the development of the port. Officials of the New Brunswick Development Corp., a provincial agency considering the Canport project, say considerable savings can be obtained from bulk cargo shipment. It estimates the $6 cost of shipping one ton of cargo 25,000 miles by a 40,000-dead-weight-ton carrier could be reduced to $2.75 if the same cargo was carried in a 250,000-ton ship. The corporation says the creation of a deepwater port in New Brunswick will have far-reaching effects not only on the economy of the province but also the whole of North America.