SYDNEY – Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (“SHIP”) announces the expansion of its partnership consortium to include Membertou and Bridging Finance Inc.

SHIP is working to develop Novaporte, a deep-water, multi-use port on 500 acres within the Port of Sydney. Novaporte is expected to have container capacity of 1 million TEU’s in phase one and 3 million TEU’s by phase three. The port will also accommodate vehicle roll-on/roll-off with the infrastructure to support electric vehicles, as well as bulk, break bulk, heavy equipment and special project cargo. Novaporte has the major components for a successful development in place, including a 99-year land lease option with the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM), long- lead time environmental approvals, Canadian Foreign Trade Zone designation, and ready access to nearby rail infrastructure connecting the site to the rest of Canada and the United States.

Membertou, a progressive Mi’kmaw community located only three kilometers from downtown Sydney, has an existing partnership through SHIP’s Novazone project. Novazone is a planned logistics park of more than 1250 acres which is directly adjacent to the Novaporte site. In addition to Membertou, the other 12 Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw communities are also currently major shareholders of Novazone.

Furthering the relationship with Mi’kmaw partners, the next stage will see Membertou become major equity players in SHIP and Novapo ...