Canadian Sailings articles from December 2006

Canadian Sailings archives from December 2006

Cathay Pacific Toronto-Hong Kong Freighter Service Takes Flight.
December 4, 2006... Cathay Pacific Airways recently celebrated the return of its dedicated cargo freighter service between Toronto and Hong Kong. The service, which resumed on Sept. 20, operates three times weekly to Hong Kong, the world's busiest international...

Western Grain Elevator Association Demands Greater Railway Accountability.
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY The federal government must act quickly to resolve the increasing difficulties of transporting Prairie grain, says the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA). "More than ever, farmers and shippers are finding...

Ontario Trucking Association's Historical Photo Archive Goes High Tech.
December 4, 2006... It may be one of the industry's best kept secrets that the Ontario Trucking Association is home to the official collection of the Canadian Road Transport Archives. As part of OTA's 80th anniversary celebrations, the extensive collection of...

Safmarine Upgrades Shipping Services To/from South Africa.
December 4, 2006... Safmarine announced improvements to three of its existing shipping services from South Africa. The AMEX (America Express Service) service between Southern Africa and North America is set to return to a fixed day weekly service, while additional...

Thoughts on Transportation in Britain.
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: By WILBROD LeCLERC Since the beginning of the year, I have been in contact three times with European short-sea shipping, regular ferries and fast-ferries. Each time, I was amazed by the quantity and quality of such services. The...

Logistics Institute President Meets with Premier of the People's Republic of China.
December 4, 2006... Victor S. Deyglio, president of the Logistics Institute, met with Wen Jiabao, premier of the People's Republic of China, in a closed session in Beijing. Mr. Deyglio, a member of the board of the World Confederation of Productivity Science,...

Port of Halifax Deepening Halterm Berths.
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS The Halifax Port Authority is deepening berths at its second major container terminal. The authority was to begin a $1.5-million project in mid-November to deepen the Pier C berths at its South End Container...

Fraser River Port Welcomes M/V Maruba Zonda.
December 4, 2006... Fraser River Port recently welcomed the M/V Maruba Zonda on its maiden voyage to Fraser Surrey Docks. A brief presentation was held onboard to celebrate the vessel's maiden voyage to the port, Canada's largest fresh water and automobile...

Thunder Bay Hosts Ontario Marine Transportation Forum, Highway H20 Workshop.
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: By WILLIAM HRYB The Port of Thunder Bay recently hosted a conference to discuss the Ontario Marine Transportation Forum and the Highway H2O marketing initiative. With an ever-increasing focus on the benefits of the Great...

FedEx Trade Networks: International Cargo Distribution Specialist Strives to Make Supply Chain As Visible As Possible.(Company overview)
December 4, 2006... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE There's quick and then there's FedEx. To most consumers, the courier company epitomizes fast, reliable door-to-door service. A lesser known business entity is FedEx Trade Networks, Inc. "Our major lines of...

Irving Shipbuilding Loses Out on Vessel Procurement Program.
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Irving Shipbuilding Inc. of Saint John will now have to hope it gets other federal procurements to keep the Halifax Shipyard busy now that it has been dropped from the joint supply ship program. Irving learned...

Public Body in Michigan Proposes to Restrict Freighter Movement on the Great Lakes.
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By JULIE GEDEON A virus that causes fish to bleed internally has prompted a call to stop all freighters from travelling between the lower and upper Great Lakes. Michigan's Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has asked the U.S....

Lakes Limestone Trade off 4.5% in October.
December 11, 2006... Plunging water levels and lack of dredging took their toll as shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes in U.S.-flag vessels totaled 4.1 million net tons in October, a decrease of 4.5 per cent compared to a year ago. Loadings were more than 10...

Rotterdam Gets Rail Terminal.
December 11, 2006... The Swiss logistics service provider Bertschi will build a rail terminal in the Botlek area of the port of Rotterdam. In the first phase, the terminal will encompass 3.5 hectares with the possibility of tripling the size in later phases. The...

Maine Lng Developer Looking for Fair Access to Canadian Waters.
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS As Canada's first liquefied natural gas terminal continues to develop in Saint John, developers in the neighbouring state of Maine continue to face stiff opposition from community groups and all levels of...

Port of Seattle to Lose Msc Deal.
December 11, 2006... Mediterranean Shipping Co. has pulled out of an agreement, announced earlier this year, to start calling at the Port of Seattle in 2007, reported the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association in a recent e-bulletin. Apparently,...

New Board Appointments at Marine Atlantic.
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon has selected a new chairman and four members of the board for Marine Atlantic, all of whom have a strong connection with the economy of the region. The new chairman, Robert...

Tdk Logistics Adds New Equipment.
December 11, 2006... TDK Logistics recently took delivery of an additional Kalmar Top Pick machine for its customs bonded, off-dock container yard operations located in Delta, B.C. The machine, manufactured by Kalmar of Sweden, was shipped using ro/ro services...

Big Turnout for Citt Symposium in Saint John.(Company overview)
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS A record number of delegates attended the year's first-ever national conference of the Canadian Institute of Traffic & Transportation in Saint John. "Traditionally, the greatest attendance is in the...

Haney Critical of Canadian Wheat Board.
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY The Canadian Wheat Board is short-changing Thunder Bay by starting its winter rail movement well before the St. Lawrence Seaway closes for the season, said Tim Heney, CEO of the Thunder Bay Port Authority. ...

U.S. Studies Lend Credence to Cta Proposals for Aerodynamics, Biodiesel.
December 11, 2006... Two studies, both recently released and conducted in the United States, further support the Canadian Trucking Alliance and provincial association recommendations to remove regulatory barriers to truck aerodynamic improvements. These studies...

$21-Million Intermodal Investment Puts Exclamation Mark on Quebec Marine Day.
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By MARK CALDWELL Quebec's Liberal government used the sixth annual Quebec Marine Day as a backdrop to announce a five-year, $21-million aid program aimed at improving intermodal transportation in the province. "This (new...

Ottawa Branch.
December 11, 2006... BYLINE: By Brian Keefe The Ottawa Branch had a successful opening meeting of the Fall season with a paper by Peter Cairns, our President. As the president of the Shipbuilding Association of Canada, he spoke of the opportunities that are...

$42 Million in Funding for Port Security.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: With files from ALEX BINKLEY and KATHLYN HORIBE In a week where security funding for ports by the federal government took the spotlight, Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon was the guest speaker at the November luncheon meeting of...

Mariners' Club Established in Sorel.
December 18, 2006... A home away from home for sailors calling at the port of Sorel was recently inaugurated - thanks to the Royal Canadian Legion of Sorel-Tracy. Branch 117 of the RCL, which was founded in 1945, recently opened its premises to accommodate...

I.E.CANADA Annual Conference - Special Report: Speakers Examine Canada's Growing Role in Global Marketplace.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By JACK KOHANE "This is an exciting time to be working in the trade industry as an importer and exporter," said James T. Engleman, director of field operations (Buffalo office) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),...

Port of Seattle Forecasts Record Revenues in 2007.
December 18, 2006... The Port of Seattle expects record operating revenues of US$443.2 million in 2007 - nearly US$22 million more than forecast in the 2006 budget. The increase in operating revenue reflects higher passenger fees and volumes at the cruise...

Tariff Elimination Will Devastate Shipbuilding Industry.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Canada has resumed free trade talks with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and South Korea. Discussions include the elimination of the tariff on foreign-built vessels coming to Canada. Ottawa has hinted...

$12.5 Million for Halifax Port Authority Security Projects.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Nova Scotia ports and marine facilities have received the largest amount of federal contributions handed out by Ottawa to help fund security projects in Atlantic Canada. Halifax Port Authority received $12.5...

Room for Improvement on Transportation, Says Grain Industry.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY There is merit to some of the complaints the grain industry has with CN's grain transportation effort, railway officials have told the Commons Agriculture Committee. Peter Marshall, senior vice-president,...

Irving Seeks Other Work.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Irving Shipbuilding says the company is disappointed it has lost an opportunity to build three new joint supply vessels for the navy, but there are other federal procurement projects it will pursue. Irving...

Lower Mainland's Port Authorities Agree to Integration.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By ALAN DANIELS The Port of Vancouver, Fraser Port and Fraser River Port have agreed to work together under a unified authority. This agreement will allow the ports to become more competitive and capture a larger share of the...

Aerial Surveillance Equipment Will Now Track Polluters.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Transport Canada has added new high-tech air surveillance equipment to its arsenal to track down marine polluters. The federal department recently unveiled a Dash 8 aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art aerial...

Pwc Logistics Rebrands Itself.
December 18, 2006... The PWC Logistics group of companies recently announced the re-branding of the company to Agility. The re-branding and its new theme, A New Logistics Leader, completes the integration of services across the PWC Logistics' group of companies and...

Vpa Introduces Stringent New Trucking Regulations.
December 18, 2006... BYLINE: By ALAN DANIELS A new trucking policy introduced by the Vancouver Port Authority imposes tough new regulations on trucking companies, which it says will ensure more stability and put an end to price-cutting. "The new trucking...

Montreal Port Authority Leads the Way on Security.
December 25, 2006... Effective November 27, the Montreal Port Authority introduced additional security measures for containers entering its terminals. All containers delivered by truck or by rail must now be sealed. "Our decision reflects our strong commitment...

Blue Sky: Canada Takes Its International Air Policy to New Heights.
December 25, 2006... A new international air transportation policy called Blue Sky was recently announced by Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. "Canada's new international air policy will encourage the development of new...

Intermodal Horizons.
December 25, 2006... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY A happy face might be the best way to illustrate the memories that most of Canada's freight transportation industry will have of 2006. There was lots of cargo, fuel prices didn't hit the stratosphere and...

I.E.CANADA and Citt Join Forces to Foster Professionalism.
December 25, 2006... I.E.Canada, the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters, and the Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation have joined forces to support and encourage professionalism. Mary Anderson is the president of I.E.Canada, while...

Great Lakes Feeder Lines, Inc. Is Announced.
December 25, 2006... BYLINE: By RON SAMSON At the recent second annual HWY H2O Conference, Aldert van Nieuwkoop surprised the audience by announcing his appointment as president of Great Lakes Feeder Lines, Inc. The newly formed company will operate modern...

B.C.'S Offshore Railway Is Revived.
December 25, 2006... BYLINE: By MARK WILSON A corporate family that includes British Columbia's largest towboat operator has taken charge of the revitalization of the 225-kilometre former Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island, which at one time...

Doorless Intermodal Container Unveiled in Germany.
December 25, 2006... The first doorless intermodal cargo container was recently displayed at Intermodal, the world's leading container tradeshow, which took place in Hamburg, Germany. "Approximately 90 per cent of global trade is shipped via intermodal cargo...

In Memoriam: Steve Rapley.(Obituary)
December 25, 2006... BYLINE: By TOM BRODEUR The marine community was shocked to hear of the tragic death of Steve Rapley on Nov. 15. Steve has been a fixture in the marine community since 1977 throughout his 29 years of loyal and dedicated service with...

New Container Handling Record Set at Vpa.
December 25, 2006... BYLINE: By ALAN DANIELS The port of Vancouver passed the two-million TEU mark at the end of November, setting a new record for container handling. However, Vancouver Port Authority President and CEO Gordon Houston cautions that future...

Highway H20 Conference Special Report: Waves of the Future.
December 25, 2006... BYLINE: By JACK KOHANE The agenda at the second annual Highway H2O Conference held recently in Toronto took stock of today's Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway ports, their infrastructure challenges and the options and opportunities for...