Canadian Sailings articles from April 2007

Canadian Sailings archives from April 2007

Acpa Port/Government Interface Conference: Protecting Ports from Terrorist Attacks An Ongoing Process, Security Experts Tell Conference.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY Protecting Canadian ports from terrorist attacks is a venture of seemingly endless duration, the Association of Canadian Port Authorities'' Port/Government Interface Conference was told. There are immediate...

Acpa Port/Government Interface Conference: Ports Urged to Become Experts in Supply Chain Logistics.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY Ports should be able to demonstrate that government funding for infrastructure projects translates into improved operations, says Chris Badger, vice-president of customer development and operations for the Vancouver...

Acpa Port/Government Interface Conference: Ports to Get Greater Borrowing Power under Marine Act Amendments.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY It appears the next iteration of Canada Marine Act amendments will provide ports with three of the five major policy changes they have been pushing for, says Sean Hanrahan, vice-chairman of the Association of...

Railway on Track to Deliver 2010 Winter Games.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE Canadian Pacific Railway has been named the official rail freight services provider for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to be held in Vancouver and Whistler. "This is the right fit for Canadian...

Budget Holds Promise for Transport Sector.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY The transport sector found a lot to like in the federal budget because it provided additional money and profile for gateway development and border crossing issues. It also launched an international commerce...

Major Shipping Interests Launch Suit Against Michigan''s Ballast-Water Legislation.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By JULIE GEDEON A consortium of Canadian and U.S. shipping interests is taking Michigan officials to court. It''s challenging the Michigan law that requires ocean-going vessels to obtain a permit before entering any of the state''s...

New Cranes for Halifax Terminal.
April 2, 2007... Four rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes, valued at $2 million each, were unloaded at the Port of Halifax recently. The cranes will be used at the port''s South End facility, operated by Halterm Container Terminal Ltd. Halterm ordered the RTGs...

Transportation Job Board Launched.
April 2, 2007... With concern rising over a skilled labour shortage in the transportation sector, a major transportation association has gone on the offensive. The Western Transportation Advisory Council (WESTAC) has announced the launch of...

Senate Committee Report Ignores Recent Security Improvements, Ports Group Says.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY A Senate defence committee report that criticizes the government and ports for inadequate inspection of cargo containers ignores a lot of security measures taken during the past few years, says Gary LeRoux,...

Where''s the Plan?
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By SHARON HOBSON The federal government''s 2007 budget caused hardly a ripple in the defence budget. With no new money announced for the defence program, other than $60 million for an army field operations allowance and $10 million...

Shipping Federation Conference Examines Trade Corridors, Gateways.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE Legislation creating a Pacific Gateway on Canada''s West Coast has generated a great deal of interest in similar concepts for the Atlantic Canada and St. Lawrence-Great Lakes regions. Interest is being expressed...

Newfoundland Branch.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: Don Scurlock The Newfoundland Branch ushered in 2007 with a jolly good party on Old Christmas Day, held on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the Crow''s Nest Officers Club in St. John''s. There were members and their partners for a...

Ottawa Branch.
April 2, 2007... BYLINE: Brian Keefe The Ottawa Branch has continued with the concept of joint marine societies technical meetings. The respective Branch Chairs met back in September and agreed on an outline plan, which has been largely followed. The...

Paquin Named Vp at Port of Trois-Rivieres.
April 9, 2007... The Trois-Rivieres Port Authority has named Jacques Paquin vice-president of marketing and business development. Mr. Paquin was formerly the executive director of Maritime Innovation in Rimouski. He has a bachelor of arts and MBA,...

Mol Establishes New East Coast Americas Service.
April 9, 2007... MOL has announced it will soon start a new direct service between the East Coast of South America and the United States. The carrier said the move is part of its ongoing commitment to expand service networks and continue to increase ocean...

Nyk Orders Huge Ore Carriers.
April 9, 2007... Nippon Yusen Kaisha announced that it has reached an agreement with Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of Japan for two 250,000-ton ore carriers. NYK said the "Wozmax" vessels are the first of their size. The ships are to be completed by 2010 and...

Safmarine Names New Vessel.
April 9, 2007... Safmarine Container Lines named its newest vessel, the Safmarine Mafadi, at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on March 15. The Mafadi, the third in a series of Panamax containerships to be delivered to Safmarine...

Grand Alliance to Launch Asia-Black Sea Service.
April 9, 2007... The four members of the Grand Alliance said they will launch a new weekly ABX service (Asia-Black Sea Express) to cover the fast-growing Asia-Black Sea market, starting from Shanghai in late June. The four carriers in the group,...

Winds from Saint John.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Opportunity to lease container terminal The Saint John Port Authority has cast the net wide for partners interested in leasing Rodney Container Terminal. "We''re looking for operators that will build...

Backers of Box Terminal Target Philadelphia Food Hub.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By PETER T. LEACH / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE A coalition of Philadelphia waterfront groups has banded together to ward off the relocation of a US$200-million food distribution centre to the site of the former Philadelphia Navy...

Record Year for Ny-Nj Port.
April 9, 2007... International cargo volumes in the Port of New York and New Jersey hit record levels in 2006, and robust growth projections have prompted the port to plan US$2 billion in seaport investments over the next 10 years. Containerized cargo...

Maher Takeover Welcomed by Prince Rupert Port.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK WILSON AGerman takeover of the U.S. company that will operate Prince Rupert''s new container terminal is being welcomed by port boss Don Krusel because the new owner has the financial heft to drive traffic growth at the...

Wheat Board Reform Draws Mixed Reaction in Thunder Bay.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By WILLIAM HRYB Herb Daniher, spokesman for the United Steelworkers Union, representing about 240 grain handlers in the Port of Thunder Bay, is dead set against reforming the Canadian Wheat Board. Six terminals, owned by James...

Box Backlog Easing: Vancouver Port.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK WILSON The clearing of a winter backlog of containers in the Port of Vancouver is "going well," according to a Vancouver Port Authority official. "Deltaport is almost back to normal and Vanterm soon will be," said...

Theme of Annual Forum: Navigating Global Supply Chains.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By JACK KOHANE Lassoing Brian Mulroney to talk about the value of enterprise leadership to a roomful of shippers, carriers and 3PLs is a deed of derring-do, even for Al Norrie, who wrangles with logistical hurdles on a global scale...

Transpo 2007 Conference Sparks Transportation Debates.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By JACK KOHANE A lack of integration across modes and between levels of government is hampering a unified transportation strategy in Canada. That reality was evident at the Transpo 2007 Conference held in Toronto Feb. 28 to March...

Earliest Opening Ever for St. Lawrence Seaway.
April 9, 2007... BYLINE: By RON SAMSON The St. Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes shipping season got off to its earliest start ever with the opening of the Welland Canal on March 20 followed by the Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the waterway the next day. ...

It''s All About Training.
April 16, 2007... BYLINE: By NORMAN LOISEAU Like any endeavour, the safe transport of dangerous goods is dependent on the application of learned knowledge and experiences. Effectively learned lessons must be applied again and again in real life scenarios....

Grain Company Complaint Puts Heat on Ottawa.
April 16, 2007... BYLINE: By Alex Binkley A level of service complaint filed against CN by an Alberta grain company will put more pressure on Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon to toughen shipper provisions in amendments to the Canada Transportation Act,...

Algonorth Wins Close Race in Thunder Bay.
April 16, 2007... Algoma Central Corporation''s Algonorth, with Capt. Doug Taylor at the helm, was the first vessel in the Port of Thunder Bay in 2007. The Algonorth went head-to-head with Upper Lakes Group''s Canadian Leader for the traditional top hat,...

Canadian Olympic Opens Windsor Season.
April 16, 2007... The Canadian Olympic opened the Port of Windsor''s 2007 navigation season when it called on the Canadian Salt dock on March 21. The 222.5-metre-long vessel, under the command of Capt. Richard Hesketh, loaded 27,435 tonnes of salt for...

Csl Frontenac Captain Takes Hamilton Top Hat.
April 16, 2007... Steamship Lines'' CSL Frontenac kicked off the Port of Hamilton''s 2007 navigation season on March 20. The ship arrived at Eastport Pier 26. Danny Slade, the Hamilton Port Authority''s assistant harbour master, presented Capt. Joe Pero...

Ewl Adds Seventh Vessel to Mainliner Service.
April 16, 2007... Europe West Indies Lines says it has upgraded its Mainliner Service to Canada/North America, the Caribbean, the north coast of South America and Central America with the addition of a seventh vessel, a move that will ensure fixed-day weekly...

Lcl Navigation: Company the Pioneer Nvocc in Canada.
April 16, 2007... LCL Navigation, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2007, was the first ocean freight consolidator in Canada to call itself a NVOCC - non-vessel-operating common carrier. "The term was not generally known in the shipping industry back...

Lcl Navigation Celebrates Silver Anniversary: How Lcl Navigation Came to Be.
April 16, 2007... BYLINE: By Tony Young In 1976, when I was 23 years old, I dreamed of becoming a kung fu movie star like Bruce Lee. I was an avid martial arts student and had a minor role in the Quebec comedy film Les aventures d''une jeune veuve. Not that...

Canada to Host International Freight Forwarders in 2008.
April 16, 2007... BYLINE: By Kathlyn Horibe In 2008, FIATA - the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations - will hold its World Congress in Vancouver on Sept. 23-26. The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association will...

Zozula Brings Broad Business Background to Ciffa.
April 16, 2007... BYLINE: By Kathlyn Horibe The new executive director of the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association has branded a television chef, designed a food processing plant and marketed corporate giants such as Air Canada, CN and...

Further Growth on the Horizon for Freight Forwarding, Logistics Firms.(Company overview)
April 16, 2007... BYLINE: By Kathlyn Horibe Expenditures for security compliance and technology enhancements continued to affect the bottom lines of freight forwarding and logistics companies last year, while port delays and derailments aggravated the...

Safety Picture Improves.
April 23, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY The railway industry has been attracting a lot of criticism for derailments and other accidents but the Transportation Safety Board says the picture is not quite as bad as it looks. Its preliminary figures for...

Stowaway Rumour Proves False in Halifax.
April 23, 2007... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS The Canada Border Services Agency, acting on information of a possible human smuggling operation, failed to find any illegal immigrants on board the small container vessel Cala Puebla when it docked in Halifax on...

Manlog Logistics Adds Montreal Office.
April 23, 2007... Globe Express Services (GES) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Manlog Logistics Canada has opened a new Montreal office. It joins corporate locations in Toronto and Vancouver, which were established during Manlog''s initial launch...

U.S.-FLAG Lakers to Combat Spread of Fish Virus.
April 23, 2007... The U.S. Lake Carriers'' Association says its members are implementing a ballast-water management plan to help slow the spread of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) to uninfected Great Lakes waters in 2007. "The Lake Carriers'' Association...

Cn Expands, Renames Global Freight Forwarding Company.(Company overview)
April 23, 2007... CN has announced that CN WorldWide, its global freight forwarding company, will start doing business under the trade name CN WorldWide International in conjunction with the extension of its service offering, which now includes CN WorldWide...

Cn Announces Creation of Cn WorldWide North America.
April 23, 2007... CN has announced the creation of CN WorldWide North America, a new operating entity that the railway says will more effectively introduce and manage integrated transportation solutions for customers and build its rail business. The company...

Ad Campaign to Boost Value of St. Lawrence River.
April 23, 2007... BYLINE: By MARK CARDWELL A $3-million ad campaign that aims to raise awareness of the economic importance of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, and to dispel myths about the Canadian marine industry, was kicked off recently by government...

Eimskip Kicks off Halifax Service.
April 23, 2007... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS A water link between Halifax and New England that was lost when the service provider went bankrupt last year may be re-established by another carrier. Icelandic shipping line Eimskip is giving serious...

Lca/csa International Joint Conference Special Report - Environmental Issues May Change Face of Great Lakes Shipping.
April 30, 2007... BYLINE: By BRENT FREDERICK, Associate Editor The invalidation of a U.S. Clean Water Act exemption that the Environmental Protection Agency provides to vessel operators is "the issue that has the potential to completely reshape the face of...

Lca/csa International Joint Conference Special Report -Dredging, Infrastructure Priorities on U.S. Great Lakes.
April 30, 2007... BYLINE: By BRENT FREDERICK, Associate Editor A "dredging crisis" is front and centre on the U.S. Great Lakes, the president of the Lake Carriers'' Association told the LCA/CSA 70th annual International Joint Conference. Addressing a...

Lca/csa International Joint Conference Special Report -Seaway Goes High-Tech to Improve Competitiveness.
April 30, 2007... BYLINE: By BRENT FREDERICK, Associate Editor Delegates to the Lake Carriers'' Association/Canadian Shipowners Association 70th annual International Joint Conference got a glimpse into the high-tech future of the St. Lawrence Seaway system....

Conservationists Defend Michigan''s Ballast-Water Regulations.
April 30, 2007... BYLINE: By JULIE GEDEON Three prominent conservation groups have filed an application to intervene in the lawsuit challenging Michigan''s right to demand permits from all ocean-going vessels before they enter the state''s ports. Michigan...

Thunder Bay Season off to Strong Start.
April 30, 2007... BYLINE: By WILLIAM HRYB The Port of Thunder Bay 2007 shipping season is off to a strong start, based on its first few days of activity. The port handled 284,111 tonnes of cargo from March 27 to 31, up 73 per cent from its March totals of...

Kelron Opens New Facility in Montreal.
April 30, 2007... Kelron Logistics has opened a new facility in Montreal. "We are opening this facility to increase our ability to meet our sales growth objectives, and also expand our reach into different markets to further meet the transportation needs of...

Shippers Seek Rail Labour Peace.
April 30, 2007... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY While both sides quickly complied with a law to end the latest round of strikes and lockouts at CN, Parliament may be dragged into settling more railway disputes. Canadian Pacific Railway and its...

Ottawa Releases Details of Investment in Coast Guard Fleet.
April 30, 2007... Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn has announced details of federal government investments in the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard fleet. The March federal budget identified $324 million for the purchase and maintenance of six new vessels...