to the U.S. or to Canada. And about half of them go to Canada, half of them come to the U.S. And then there is a big chunk of them that go to both countries. About 1,500 of them go to both countries. Now, I want to get into the partnerships. This is the partnership that I'm most proud of, not that I had anything to do with starting it, but I was, at one time, the co-chair of the Joint Coordinating Group, which -- of the Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service or System. And this makes management of the vessel traffic into the shared waterways between Canada and the United States extremely efficient and very safe and secure. The hatched area offshore is managed by -- well, it used to be managed by Tofino. I get used to saying it. It is actually managed by Prince Rupert now, because the Canadians consolidated some of their centers. So the Canadians do the offshore and then when the vessel enters into the Strait of
to the U.S. or to Canada. And about half of them go to Canada, half of them come to the U.S. And then there is a big chunk of them that go to both countries. About 1,500 of them go to both countries. Now, I want to get into the partnerships. This is the partnership that I'm most proud of, not that I had anything to do with starting it, but I was, at one time, the co-chair of the Joint Coordinating Group, which -- of the Cooperative Vessel Traffic Service or System. And this makes management of the vessel traffic into the shared waterways between Canada and the United States extremely efficient and very safe and secure. The hatched area offshore is managed by -- well, it used to be managed by Tofino. I get used to saying it. It is actually managed by Prince Rupert now, because the Canadians consolidated some of their centers. So the Canadians do the offshore and then when the vessel enters into the Strait of
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