Canadian Sailings articles from August 2008

Canadian Sailings archives from August 2008

Citt Announces R. Eric Gracey Memorial Scholarship.
August 4, 2008... CITT has announced the introduction of a new academic scholarship for future supply chain and logistics professionals. Beginning this year, the R. Eric Gracey Memorial Scholarship, worth $500, will be made available to one CITT-registered...

Suzuki Bids Farewell to Mol (America) Inc.
August 4, 2008... After three years, Osamu Suzuki is retiring as president/CEO and chairman of MOL (America) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MOL (Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.). Mr. Suzuki held numerous positions worldwide since joining MOL in 1973. His...

Environmental Update.
August 4, 2008... Over the past year, the Port of Sept-Iles developed its environmental policy, which was presented to and validated with port users during various consultations. The environmental policy focuses on five elements: environmental compliance,...

International Cruise Ships to Call Port of Sept-Iles.
August 4, 2008... The Port of Sept-Iles, in collaboration with the City of Sept-Iles and the Innu Band Council, is working on a project to develop Sept-Iles as a port of call for cruise ships. With the assistance of Tourisme Sept-Iles, a new corporation called...

La Relance Terminal Construction Completed on Time, on Budget.
August 4, 2008... Construction work on La Relance Terminal''s Dock 41 was completed on schedule and on budget. For a period of over 30 months, work on the port infrastructure included deepening the approach channel and extending the dock with a dolphin in order...

New Chair, Board Members at Port of Sept-Iles.
August 4, 2008... On May 27, the board of the Sept-Iles Port Authority elected Carol Soucy as chair and Keith Eldridge as vice-chair. Mr. Soucy, who has been a board member since June 2006, was appointed chair based on the recommendations of the users of the...

Port of Sept-Iles Continues to Boost Activity.
August 4, 2008... The Port of Sept-Iles experienced a significant 15-per-cent growth in tonnage handled at its facilities in 2007. This result offsets the decrease that was reported by the Iron Ore of Canada''s private port facilities. The Pointe-Noire dock...

Melford International Forms Partnership with Cb Richard Ellis.
August 4, 2008... Melford International Terminal Inc., of Halifax, recently retained CB Richard Ellis, the world''s largest comprehensive real estate firm, to coordinate its marketing strategies and activities worldwide. "We are extremely pleased to reach...

U.S. Congresswoman Visits Melford.
August 4, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS The $300-million container terminal planned for the Strait of Canso, N.S., has caught the attention of the Port of Toledo. Melford International Terminal Inc., of Halifax, is developing the terminal, which will also...

Cn Reduces Number of Trains into Halifax.
August 4, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS CN has responded to declining cargo at the Port of Halifax by reducing the number of trains into the port to one daily from two a day. Julie Senecal, CN spokeswoman, said that the two trains were each operating at...

Oceanex Invests $5 Million in St. John''s.
August 4, 2008... Oceanex recently announced the purchase of a $5 million Liebherr mobile harbour crane for its terminal in St. John''s. The new crane, which was ordered from Germany on May 12, began service on July 6, unloading the Oceanex Avalon. ...

Cp Profits Tumble.(Financial report)
August 4, 2008... Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reported a 40-per-cent drop in its second-quarter profits, which totalled $155 million, compared with $257 million in the same period in 2007. "This was a tough quarter with the unprecedented rise in fuel...

Tall Ships Coming to Halifax.
August 4, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS The Port of Halifax will host what is expected to be the largest gathering of tall ships in North America in 2009. The Tall Ships Nova Scotia Festival returns to Halifax July 16-26. Between 50 and 70 tall ships of...

Pmac National Conference.(Conference news)
August 4, 2008... The Purchasing Management Association of Canada has issued a Call for Presentations for its 84th Annual National Conference, taking place June 3-5, 2009, in Quebec City, Quebec. This conference for supply chain management professionals is the...

Report Calls for Uniform Regulations for Ballast Water.
August 4, 2008... The Chamber of Marine Commerce endorses the recommendation made by the National Research Council that uniform standards and regulations should be applied for the management of ballast water throughout the Great Lakes. The recommendation is one...

Transportation Industry Bowl-a-Thon in Aid of the Montreal Children''s Hospital.
August 11, 2008... On June 10, after 13 years of organizing the Transportation Industry Bowl-a-Thon in aid of the Montreal Children''s Hospital and raising $220,000, Richard Masys decided to pass the torch. It has been a long road that started back in 1996 with...

Bruno Setz Retires *** Cma Cgm Expands Montreal Office.
August 11, 2008... Bruno Setz received the Canadian Sailings "Lifetime Achievement Award" on the occasion of his retirement in April after 50 years of service with Agility Logistics. *** CMA CGM recently celebrated the expansion of its Montreal office.

New Appointments at Shipco Canada.
August 11, 2008... To further strengthen its presence in Canada, Shipco Transport, a leading NVOCC in North America, recently appointed Vince Monaco as vice president, business development, Canada, and Eddy Dumouchel as sales and development manager, Canada. ...

National Trucking Week Set for Sept. 7-14.
August 11, 2008... National Trucking Week, which takes place Sept. 7-14, is held annually to spotlight the important contributions made by the more than 400,000 Canadian men and women who keep the country''s freight moving. Trucking in Canada is a...

Ottawa Examines Dangerous Goods, Container Shipping.
August 11, 2008... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY Shippers and carriers say legislation to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act is about what they expected, but they''re withholding final judgment on the federal initiative until they see the regulations...

Bay Ferries Receives Provincial Subsidy.
August 11, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS The Cat is getting its tank topped up with help from the Nova Scotia government. The province, through its Industrial Expansion Fund, is giving $4.4 million to Bay Ferries Ltd. of Charlottetown, owner and operator of...

Irving Oil Proposes New Headquarters at Saint John Cruise Terminal.
August 11, 2008... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS The Saint John Port Authority kicked off this summer by signing a memorandum of understanding with Irving Oil Limited. The company will invest about $30 million in a new building complex on the Long Wharf...

New Customs Procedure on Formaldehyde Delays Boxes Pulled for Inspection.
August 11, 2008... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE Forty-seven days after a container arrived in Halifax, the Canada Border Services Agency finally released the box on July 30. One down, 76 more to go. Containers became backlogged in June when customs officers...

Newest Inuit-Owned Vessel Sails under Canadian Flag.
August 11, 2008... Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc.''s newest vessel, the MV Qamutik, arrived safely in Canada on Canada Day. The vessel will service the Eastern Arctic under Canadian flag with a Canadian crew, including specially trained local Inuit. ...

Great Lakes Feeder Lines Finally Sets Sail.
August 11, 2008... BYLINE: By RON SAMSON and TOM PETERS The New Oxford Dictionary defines ''epoch'' as a period of time in history or a person''s life, typically one marked by notable events or particular characteristics. Aldert van Nieuwkoop''s short-sea...

Ciffa Central, Eastern Regions Honour Top Carriers with Forwarders'' Choice Awards.
August 17, 2008... The Central and Eastern regions of the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association recently presented their Forwarders'' Choice Awards to ocean and air carriers in eight trade lanes: Africa, Caribbean, Latin America, Middle East,...

International Briefs.
August 18, 2008... NOL Group appoints new APL president Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. has announced the appointment of Eng Aik Meng as president of its APL container shipping unit. Mr. Eng will rejoin NOL from IMC Corp Group, a Singapore-headquartered diversified...

China Comparisons.
August 18, 2008... BYLINE: By WILBROD LeCLERC With the help of Canada, transportation is playing a crucial role in the present difficulties opposing China and Tibet. Since July 1, 2006, a high-speed train from Gormo, in the Amdo region of Tibet, to Lhasa...

Canadian Shipowners Association Announces Management Changes.
August 18, 2008... Pat Loduca, chair of the executive committee of the Canadian Shipowners Association, has announced management changes at the CSA. Don Morrison, CSA president for the past 11 years, will retire in December. Effective Jan. 1, Bruce Bowie,...

Citt Announces Academic Award Winners.(Awards list)
August 18, 2008... CITT has announced its 2008 annual academic award winners. Five CITT-certified professionals and two undergraduates will be recognized for their scholastic excellence at the CITT annual awards dinner on Nov. 7 at Reposition 2008 in Winnipeg....

Thunder Bay Handles Huge Reactor for Oilsands Project.
August 18, 2008... "Why don''t you let us have a look at that piece through Thunder Bay," said Ron Vandervliet of CN''s Metals Distribution Centre in a morning telephone call from his Toronto office to the Calgary headquarters of Rohde & Liesenfeld Canada Inc....

Deltaport Third Berth Construction on Schedule.
August 18, 2008... Port Metro Vancouver says construction of its Deltaport Third Berth (DP3) at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C., is progressing and on schedule for completion in fall 2009. The second containment dike has been completed. The area behind it has...

Atlantic Canada Port Bosses Meet.
August 18, 2008... Atlantic Canada port CEOs met recently to discuss the state of the industry and the Atlantic Gateway. They also toured the Port of Belledune, situated on Chaleur Bay in northeastern New Brunswick. The port offers deepwater facilities and...

Masson Appointed Sodes President.
August 18, 2008... Robert Masson has been appointed president of the St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES). Mr. Masson has worked in the maritime industry for the past 27 years. He started his career at the Trois-Rivires Port Authority where he...

Gagnon Moves on after Two Decades at Sodes Helm.
August 18, 2008... BYLINE: By MARK CARDWELL When Marc Gagnon first took up his functions as executive director of the fledgling St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES) in the spring of 1986, Quebec''s maritime industry was in the throes of a...

Vancouver Island Branch.
August 18, 2008... BYLINE: Phil Dauphinee ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Vancouver Island Branch Annual General Meeting took place on June 26 at HMCS Naden. Members present heard reports from the Executive Committee including a review of the past year''s...

Legal Desk.
August 18, 2008... BYLINE: Darren Williams Sinking Ships Loosen Lips: Privilege and the Right to Counsel in Marine Accidents Be it a sinking, a collision, a catastrophic machinery failure, a personal injury or death aboard a ship, or an oil spill, marine...

More Trade, More Wealth, More Carbon.(Company overview)
August 25, 2008... BYLINE: By JACK KOHANE If everyone is carbon neutral, then we do not have to worry about global warming." It''s an approach to doing business that Ron Dembo calls Enterprise Carbon Management. One of Canada''s leading environmental...

Unsticking the Supply Chain.
August 25, 2008... BYLINE: By JACK KOHANE We live in unpredictable times. Uncertain and turbulent markets are being buffeted by threats of terrorism, natural disasters and wars, creating additional strains on global supply chain networks already susceptible...

Great Lakes Yard Goes Global.
August 25, 2008... The Great Lakes Shipyard, an affiliate of The Great Lakes Towing Company, recently started manufacturing tugboats and barges for the marine industry in its new state-of-the-art facility in Cleveland. The first tugboat to be constructed for...

An Opportunity Missed.
August 25, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS The Port of Halifax relies heavily on CN not only as a direct transportation link to central Canada and the U.S. Midwest, but as a partner and a marketing force for the port. Halifax has been going through some...

International Freight Forwarders Conference Fast Approaching.(Conference news)
August 25, 2008... Some 1,000 delegates are expected to attend the 2008 FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association) World Congress in Vancouver from Sept. 22-26. The Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association is hosting the...

Coal, Potash, Containers Bright Spots in Port Metro Vancouver Mid-Year Stats.
August 25, 2008... Mid-year cargo statistics released by Port Metro Vancouver show significant growth in coal and potash exports, along with positive increases in both import and export container volumes. Cruise passenger volumes remained relatively stable, while...

Senate Committee Report Calls for Shipbuilding Boost.
August 25, 2008... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY The future of Canadian shipbuilding in no small part depends on regular business from the navy and Canadian Coast Guard. Contracts for new icebreakers and destroyers would ensure the yards have the technology,...