Canadian Sailings articles from August 2006

Canadian Sailings archives from August 2006

Nova Scotia Lng Site Sold Again.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS A liquefied natural gas site under construction in Nova Scotia has been sold again. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation of Houston, which purchased the project in 2004 from Access Northeast of Calgary, is selling Bear Head...

Highway H2O Container Arrives in Great Lakes.
August 7, 2006... As part of its ongoing efforts to promote container shipping on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) has shipped a 20-foot container from Europe to North America. The box has travelled...

Highway H2O Signs Agreement with German Ports Group.
August 7, 2006... Highway H2O, the marketing initiative led by the Canadian and U.S. Seaway corporations, recently signed a memorandum of co-operation with the Seaports of Niedersachsen in Oldenburg, Germany, establishing a marketing alliance between the two...

Cn Profits Up in Second Quarter.
August 7, 2006... Canadian National Railway Co. has reported second-quarter net income of $729 million, or $1.35 a share, on record quarterly revenue of $1.95 billion. That compares with a profit of $416 million, or 73 cents a share, on revenue of $1.84 billion...

Solid Second Quarter for Cpr.
August 7, 2006... Canadian Pacific Railway reported second-quarter net income of $378 million, an increase of $254 million over the same period in 2005. The increase included a $176-million reduction in future income tax expense and a favourable swing in foreign...

Crews Rescue 23 from B.C.-BOUND Car Carrier.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON On July 30, salvage experts undertook a dangerous boarding of a crewless drifting car carrier in Alaskan waters to assess their chances of righting the 55,328-ton Cougar Ace. The Singaporean-registered ship was...

Hamilton's Steelcare Recognized for Environmentally Friendly Warehouse.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON An environmentally friendly steel warehouse in the Port of Hamilton is the first industrial building in Canada to be certified LEED Gold. The Canada Green Building Council presented Steelcare Inc. with the LEED Gold...

Legislation Introduced to Provide Exemption to Harbor Maintenance Tax.
August 7, 2006... Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide a narrow exemption to the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) for the movement of non-bulk commercial cargo by water on the Great Lakes, including the transport of...

Seaway Traffic Up 15% in First Quarter.
August 7, 2006... Total tonnage on the St. Lawrence Seaway was up 15 per cent in the first quarter of the 2006 season compared with the corresponding period last year. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) says the increase is distributed...

Port of Halifax, Three Locals Reach Deal.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The Halifax Employers Association and the three Port of Halifax locals of the International Longshoremen's Association have reached a new three-year collective agreement. The Halifax Freight and Steamship Checkers...

New Brunswick Court of Appeal Upholds Truck Carrier's Right.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: GEORGE J. POLLACK In its judgment in the case of Day & Ross Inc. v Louis B. Beaulieu, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal confirmed that in the absence of a declared value, a truck carrier was entitled to limit its liability for...

Vancouver on Track to Top 2 Million Teus.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS The Port of Vancouver is on track to pass the 2-million-TEU mark in 2006, with container shipments up 21 per cent to 1.04 million TEUs through the first six months of the year. "With the busiest season still ahead...

Ship-Source Pollution Legislation Unconstitutional: Marine Lawyer.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON A lawyer specializing in maritime and admiralty law believes some of the Canadian legislation now used to go after people allegedly responsible for ship-source pollution is unconstitutional. "I wouldn't be...

TransForce Acquires Byers Transportation.
August 7, 2006... Canadian transportation and logistics leader TransForce Income Fund has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire Byers Transportation System Inc. and its subsidiaries, headquartered in Edmonton, from Landtran Systems Inc. Byers...

Kuehne + Nagel Canada Wins Customs Brokerage Award.
August 7, 2006... Kuehne + Nagel Canada has won the 2006 Consumers' Choice Award for Business Excellence in Customs Brokerage in the Transportation and Distribution category. Vice-president of customs John Moore and Toronto sales manager Beverly Jones...

The Future in 'blue'.
August 7, 2006... More than ever, the magnificent circular bay of Sept-Iles, with its natural deepwater harbour, is the basis of a sustainable economy. Due to its natural advantages, the Port of Sept-Iles is at the forefront of innovations that ensure its...

An Important Member of the Community.
August 7, 2006... The Port of Sept-Iles is an important member of the community and, in 2005, a number of noteworthy events occurred. The port and the Band Council of the Innu community of Uashat mak Mani-utenam received a prestigious environmental award,...

A New Era for the Sept-Iles Port Authority.
August 7, 2006... Right from the outset, 2005 was an exceptional year for the Sept-Iles Port Authority. Ushering in a new era of major developments for the port and its users, the $3-million rail link between the La Relance Terminal and the Wabush Mines...

Alouette Opts for a 'blue Highway'.
August 7, 2006... After its Phase II expansion, the yearly aluminium production of Aluminerie Alouette increased to more than 550,000 tonnes from 245,000 tonnes. The company, therefore, had to reconsider its means of transportation, which led to an innovative...

Irving Surprised by Norwegian Company's Arbitration Proceedings.
August 7, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS Irving Shipbuilding Inc. of Saint John has been caught off guard by some arbitration proceedings launched against the company by Ocean Rig ASA of Norway. The proceedings stem from extensive work the Irving company...

Joint Support Ship Project Back On.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: SHARON HOBSON Here we go again. The Joint Support Ship (JSS) project is apparently, once again, underway. Canada's new Conservative government has announced it intends to proceed with the previous government's plan to acquire...

Arctic Sovereignty Back on Conservative Government Radar.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY The Harper government appears to be regaining its interest in asserting the country's Arctic sovereignty. Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor, who tried earlier this year to downplay the need for a bigger military...

Short-Sea Setback for Halifax.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The Port of Halifax's plans to strengthen its short-sea link with the state of Maine through the Port of Portland has taken a slight step backward. Halship Ltd., which offered the only coastal service between Halifax and...

Kuehne + Nagel Earnings Up 62%.
August 14, 2006... Kuehne + Nagel reported net profit of 208.1 million Swiss francs (US$167 million) during the first half of 2006, up from $103 million during the year-ago period on strength across all of its business units. The company has also forecast a solid...

Branch Rail Lines Handling Less Grain.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY The major grain companies are concentrating their new high-throughput facilities on the main lines of CN and Canadian Pacific Railway, a trend that could jeopardize the future of grain-dependent branch lines, says the...

Shipping Grain in Containers Becoming a Limited Option: Report.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY The ubiquitous steel container that has revolutionized transportation was once regarded as a promising option for shipping grains, oilseeds and specialty crops. It is a technology that may end up of limited use,...

Port of Montreal Enjoys Best First Half since Early 1980s.
August 14, 2006... The Port of Montreal handled close to 12 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2006, up by some 91,000 tonnes or almost 1 per cent compared with the same period last year. It was the strongest first half for the port since the early...

Thunder Bay Port Boss Sees Bright Future Ahead.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: WILLIAM HRYB Tim Heney's outlook for the Port of Thunder Bay is as grand as the panoramic windows in his office overlooking Keefer Terminal. Mr. Heney's demeanour was upbeat as port volumes for the first four months of the shipping...

Port of Saint John Handles Giant Beer Tanks.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS They look like giant cans of beer and they will be filled with actual suds soon! The recent special delivery at the Port of Saint John was a cargo of 25 giant fermenting and product tanks that were then trucked...

For Sale! Ooil Puts Vancouver's Tsi Terminals on the Market.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS TSI Terminal Systems Inc., operator of the Port of Vancouver's two largest container terminals, Deltaport and Vanterm, is for sale by its Hong Kong owner, Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., the company has...

Creation of Marine Security Operations Centres Leads to More Unified Response.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: ERIC W. MANCHESTER "We used to be acquaintances, but now we're colleagues," said Commander Darren Hawco, Canadian navy, describing the relationships evolving among government agencies responsible for seaboard security. Besides...

Dog Days of Summer for Halifax Yard.
August 14, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The dog days of summer can be long and hot at Halifax Shipyard but they can also be a time of low employment. This summer is a perfect example of low numbers in a yard that has no newbuilds scheduled and a small...

Transload Container Terminal in the Works?
August 21, 2006... BYLINE: ByTOM PETERS The Strait of Canso, that deep body of water that separates Cape Breton Island from mainland Nova Scotia, is back in the news. It wasn't so long ago that the Strait of Canso Superport Corporation talked about the...

Report Offers Sustainability Portrait of International Marine Industry.
August 21, 2006... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE Transport Quebec considers sustainability and environmental impact important issues. Before developing any policy on the maritime sector, the ministry commissioned a research study, which was published recently. ...

Montreal Terminal Operator Shows Appreciation to Truckers.
August 21, 2006... For a second time in two years, Hapag-Lloyd's Montreal Gateway Terminals Company has made a gesture of thanks to its partners in the trucking industry by holding a Trucker Appreciation Day. This year's event took place at the Cast/Racine...

Port of Hamilton Joins Global Ship Agency Network.
August 21, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON Hamilton is the first Canadian port to become a corporate member of the Multiport Ship Agencies Network. Multiport, the largest global ship agency network, was founded in 1978 by 10 independent agents from Australia,...

Hamilton Port Authority Honoured for Website.
August 21, 2006... The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has recognized the Hamilton Port Authority with an Award of Merit for its website in the annual Communications Awards. The website - www.hamiltonport.ca - was singled out for its content,...

Toronto Port Authority Recognized for Advertising.
August 21, 2006... The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has announced that the Toronto Port Authority has won its Award of Excellence for the port authority's 30-second radio spot entitled 'Day at the Beach.' The port authority also won an...

Gains on Several Fronts for Port of Saint John.
August 21, 2006... Mid-year traffic results show gains on a number of fronts for the Port of Saint John, the Saint John Port Authority has announced. Overall traffic handled during the first six months of 2006 totalled close to 12 million tonnes, with...

St. Lawrence Branch.
August 21, 2006... BYLINE: Mario Rossi I attended Mari-Tech 2006, in Halifax, hosted by the Atlantic Branch which was very well attended. The organizing committee should be congratulated for a well put together conference. I was roped into representing...

Vancouver Island Branch.
August 21, 2006... BYLINE: By Ian Smart This article was prepared after an interesting presentation to the Vancouver Island Branch in September 2005 as one of the ongoing technical presentations, which the Branch enjoys monthly. Point Hope Maritime...

Mari-Tech 2006 "Finished with Engines".
August 21, 2006... BYLINE: By Sandra Attersley It is hard to believe that after 18 months of planning, Mari-Tech 2006 is over. The conference was very successful and ended up virtually sold out with over 160 delegates registered. Before going any further, I...

Da Pont Confirmed Coast Guard Commissioner.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: Alex Binkley George Da Pont has finally been confirmed as commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard. He was appointed acting commissioner last December and was the second person in that position following the transfer of former...

New Terminal Opens in P.E.I.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS A new ferry terminal has opened in Souris, P.E.I. The $1.7-million federally funded facility will improve passenger comfort for the ferry service between Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec, and Souris. The 335-square-metre...

Cn President to Deliver Keynote Address at Halifax Port Days.
August 28, 2006... E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co., will deliver the keynote address at this year's Halifax Port Days on Sept 15. A veteran railroader, Mr. Harrison has held a succession of senior...

Great Lakes Groups Get Down to Business at Breakbulk Europe.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON Based on comments from Great Lakes-area Canadian attendees, The Journal of Commerce's first Breakbulk Europe Conference and Exhibition was a home run. Hosted by the Antwerp Port Authority and Alfaport, the event was held...

Logistics Institute Board to Build Strategies for Professionalism Worldwide.
August 28, 2006... The Logistics Institute says its board of directors elected for 2006-07 will focus on three key areas to strengthen logistics professionalism worldwide. "The board will begin to move forward with the Institute's new career mobility...

New Leader for Wca.
August 28, 2006... The WCA Family of Logistic Networks has appointed a new general manager, Rod Cummins, to head up its specialized network for project forwarders. An Australian citizen who has been in the projects business for more than 20 years, Mr....

Hellmann Revenues Up 25% in Canada in 2005.
August 28, 2006... Hellmann Worldwide Logistics says its revenues reached a record $51 million in Canada in 2005, up 25 per cent over the previous year. With operations in Canada for the past 17 years, Hellmann's performance was spurred in part by its...

West Vs. East: The History and the Future.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: WILBROD LeCLERC A recent trip to Winnipeg reminded me of the role that transportation has played and still plays in the history and development of Western Canada. The CPR was initially an idea in Sir John A. Macdonald's mind....

Rail Safety Must Outweigh Profits.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co., told a U.S. magazine that he was not obsessed with operating ratios (expenses as a percentage of revenue), though CN's O/R...

Air Cargo Booming in Canada.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: Kathlyn Horibe Ajay Virmani, president and chief executive officer of Cargojet, says Canada has a checkered history when it comes to air cargo carriers. "Cargo has always been added onto passenger operations or transported on a...

The International Air Cargo Association: Bringing Together Multiple Interests.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: Kathlyn Horibe TIACA's roots go back to 1960 when a committee of the U.S. Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) launched the first International Air Cargo Forum to explore the needs of the emerging air cargo industry. Its efforts...

New Executive Director for Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council.
August 28, 2006... Kevin Maynard has been appointed executive director of the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council. The announcement was made by the members of the CSCSC executive, which includes Don Borsk (Premier Peterbilt Inc.), John Chipperfield (Bellville...

Canada's Airport Authorities Gearing Up for More Business.
August 28, 2006... BYLINE: Kathlyn Horibe With air freight in Canada mushrooming annually, the country's airport authorities are vying for time-sensitive cargo by expanding their facilities and devising long-term business development plans. Calgary,...