Canadian Sailings articles from February 2005

Canadian Sailings archives from February 2005

World Trade Spotlight on Germany: Business Tips.
February 7, 2005... t Never underestimate the importance of punctuality in German business culture. Arriving even five to 10 minutes later than the appointed time is perceived as late. t Make an appointment for most things. Don't expect to be able to just...

World Trade Spotlight on Germany: Benefits and Tip$.
February 7, 2005... BYLINE: JOCELYNE BLAIS Germany is world-renowned for its high-quality goods and excellent work ethic. We know it for its technologically advanced luxury cars. It is also known for its expertise in the medical and technology industries. ...

World Trade Spotlight on Germany: Key Contacts.
February 7, 2005... t Uwe Harnack, President of the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in TorontoTel.: (416) 598-3355 ext. 20info.toronto@germanchamber.caMontreal office: (514) 844-3051 info.montreal@germanchamber.caVancouver office: (604)...

World Trade Spotlight on Germany: Canada's Trade Deficit with Germany Continues to Grow.
February 7, 2005... BYLINE: JIM McRAE Germany's economy, the biggest in the European Union and the third biggest in the world, posted its first positive growth figures in several years in 2004, thanks mainly to a strong world economy that boosted its exports...

Strong Fourth-Quarter, Year for Cn.(Canadian National Railway Co.)
February 7, 2005... MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Company has reported net income of $376 million for the fourth quarter of 2004 and $1.26 billion for the full year ended December 31. The year-earlier figures were $224 million and $1.01 billion...

Importers, Exporters Boss Joins Pbb Global Logistics.(appointment of Bob Armstrong)
February 7, 2005... FORT ERIE, Ontario - Bob Armstrong, who has headed up the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (I.E. Canada) for the past eight years, is joining PBB Global Logistics as senior vice-president of government affairs effective March 1....

Shipbuilding & Defence.
February 7, 2005... BYLINE: Sharon Hobson Canada is on the road to "structural disarmament," says Col. (ret.) Brian MacDonald, a Toronto-based military analyst. Over the next 15 years, most of Canada's major military weapons systems and platforms will come to...

Ottawa Beacon.
February 7, 2005... BYLINE: WILBROD LECLERC The question of fuel taxes seems to be making headlines more and more often. On one hand, Canada's municipalities think they see a source of funds ever since Prime Minister Paul Martin promised them a cut during the...

Saint John Cruise Terminal Back on Fast Track.
February 7, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - With new wind in its sails, the Saint John Port Authority announced in January that it was officially seeking proposals to design and build its cruise ship terminal as early as this November. That...

Sodes Pleased by Ottawa's Decision on Regional Ports.(St. Lawrence Economic Development Council)
February 7, 2005... QUEBEC CITY - The St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES) says it is pleased with Transport Canada's confirmation that the ports of Gros-Cacouna, Matane, Baie-Comeau and Gaspe will no longer be included in the federal port divestiture...

$130,000 Fine in B.C. Barge Deaths.(British Columbia )
February 7, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - The Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia has fined a member company of a Pacific Coast towboat group $130,000 for failing to ensure the health and safety of four of its workers. The four men...

Halifax Comes Close to Container Record in 2004.(Halifax Port Authority)
February 7, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Port of Halifax approached record container cargo levels in 2004 and set new standards in its cruise sector, according to year-end figures released by the Halifax Port Authority. The port handled nearly...

Slight Profit Increase, Record Freight Movement for Cpr in 2004.(Canadian Pacific Railway)
February 14, 2005... CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway said its annual profits increased by 3 per cent last year and that it moved more freight in 2004 than in any previous year. Net income totalled $413 million, up from $401.3 million in 2003. Revenue...

Air Canada Boosts Capacity to China.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Air Canada has announced that it will increase cargo capacity to China this summer. Effective June 2, Air Canada will introduce non-stop service between Toronto and Beijing, creating the first-ever direct link between Eastern Canada and...

Westwood Shipping Lines, Star Shipping Sign Space Charter Agreement.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... FEDERAL WAY, Washington, and VANCOUVER - Westwood Shipping Lines and Norway's Star Shipping have filed a westbound sailing and space charter agreement with U.S. and Canadian regulators. Under the agreement, Star and Westwood will coordinate...

Lykes Lines Gets U.S. Government Contract.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... TAMPA, Florida - The U.S. Department of Transportation has granted Lykes Lines, a subsidiary of CP Ships, the right to operate five U.S.-flag containerships under its new Maritime Security Program for 10 years beginning October 1. The...

Disbanded Hamilton Harbour Group Donates Funds to Bay Restoration Efforts.(Port of Hamilton Spill Control Group)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... HAMILTON - The Port of Hamilton Spill Control Group recently wound up its operations and has decided to donate its excess funds to a local harbour restoration organization. The Bay Area Restoration Council (BARC) will receive the surplus...

Allies Want Changes to Draft Law Threatening Huge Fines for Inadvertent Spills.(Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia)
February 14, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - The Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia is hopeful that a new approach and a mustering of allies will win changes to draft legislation threatening punishing fines for deep-sea vessels that inadvertently...

Luxury Yacht Shipped to Australia.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... A luxury yacht was recently shipped from Fraser River Port's Fraser Surrey Docks to Australia aboard the Gearbulk vessel Kite Arrow. The yacht was purchased by its owner in Portland, Oregon, and skippered to Shelter Island Marina in Delta,...

Tropical Shipping Offers 'Taste of Canada' in Miami.(Americas Food and Beverage Trade Show and Conference )
February 14, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS For three years Tropical has offered a weekly container service out of Saint John to Florida and the Caribbean. That's why Mr. Cole and Tropical's Canadian sales manager, Lucia Damil, took a their message to...

Vancouver Drydock Wins $33-Million Bc Ferries Contract.
February 14, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS VANCOUVER - British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. has awarded a $33-million contract to Vancouver Drydock Company to refit the ferry Queen of Oak Bay, of which Industry Canada is contributing $4.2 million towards the...

More Security Equipment for Port of Halifax.
February 14, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Port of Halifax will get additional security equipment this summer, a senior port official says. George Malec, vice-president of operations and security for the Halifax Port Authority, said the port is...

Study Shows Importance of Marine Transport to Canadian Economy.
February 14, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - Here are some important figures for the marine industry: 9.1, 44, 18, 93, 6, 133, 5.3 and 2.7. These are numbers about the importance of marine transportation to the Canadian economy as compiled in a joint...

Public Survey Shows Support for Freight, Passenger Railways.
February 21, 2005... OTTAWA - An overwhelming majority of Canadians feel that the country's roads would be safer, and the environment cleaner, if Canada relied more on freight and passenger train. A new Redfern Research survey, commissioned by the Railway...

Axsun Logistics Opens Office in Mexico.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... LA PRAIRIE, Quebec - Axsun Logistics Inc. has announced the opening of its new office in Queretaro, Mexico, located some 200 kilometres north of Mexico City. "This new office will assist in the development and growth of Axsun in the...

Winds from Saint John.(Saint John Port Authority)
February 21, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS There has been great debate in recent years over the property the Saint John Port Authority manages. Some say land around the inner Saint John harbour should be further developed for public access, heritage...

Ceres Rethinks Security Fee.(Ceres Terminals Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS Ceres Terminal Inc., operator of the Fairview Cove container terminal in Halifax, is putting more study into the idea of charging shipping lines a fee to regain some of the money it has spent on security. Calvin...

Maersk Sealand Leaving Halifax.(Port of Halifax contracts)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Port of Halifax is losing a long-standing customer. Maersk Sealand, which has called Halifax since 1988, has informed the port it will stop its weekly service in May. The shipping line, which accounts...

Marine Club Celebrates 66th Annual Dinner.
February 21, 2005... BYLINE: Brent Frederick, Associate Editor TORONTO - "Putting people first" was the main theme of The Marine Club's 66th annual dinner held recently in Toronto. Guest speaker Joe Rud, general manager, Americas, for ExxonMobil Marine...

Corner Brook Awaits Word on New Ro-Ro Service.(Corner Brook Port Corporation, Rigel Ro-Ro Inc.)
February 21, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Port of Corner Brook, hoping a new freight service would give it a jump-start on a new future under the Corner Brook Port Corporation, will now have to wait and see if the service will actually materialize....

Cabinet to Decide Hopper Car Issue.(federal cabinet)
February 21, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The federal cabinet will decide whether it wants to hold on to the government grain hopper cars or proceed with their sale, says Kristine Burr, an assistant deputy transport minister. She told the Commons...

Risk of West Coast Labour Unrest over Port Worker Security Checks.
February 21, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - The federal government, in its move to a higher level of protection for Canada's major ports, is being warned to handle carefully the issue of background security checks on port workers or risk labour unrest...

Shipshape.(Vancouver Port Authority, truck traffic management)
February 28, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON Saving the environment is good business. The Vancouver Port Authority is proving as much with several initiatives designed to increase efficiency and reduce pollution. Truck drivers started the wheels turning when...

Record Quarterly Profit, Revenue for Cp Ships.
February 28, 2005... GATWICK, United Kingdom - CP Ships Limited has announced record quarterly profit of US$32 million and revenue of $988 million for the three-month period ended December 31, up from $28 million and $838 million respectively in fourth-quarter...

Halifax Handles Four Wind Turbines.(Halifax Port Authority)(Brief Article)
February 28, 2005... HALIFAX - The Port of Halifax recently handled a shipment of four wind turbines for Renewable Energy Services Limited. The shipment arrived at Richmond Terminals, Pier 9C, on the evening of January 12 and was unloaded the next day. Each turbine...

Coast Guard Could Eventually Shift to Border Services Agency.
February 28, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - It may make sense to eventually shift the Canadian Coast Guard to the Canada Border Services Agency, especially if it is given greater marine security duties, says Anne McLellan, minister of public safety and...

Irving Shipbuilding Awarded Planning Contract for Repairs.
February 28, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The submarine was towed to Faslane, Scotland, where it was later loaded onto the Norwegian transport vessel Eide Transporter and brought to Halifax. The repair of Chicoutimi will be conducted in three phases. The...

Saint John Launches Proposal Call to Redevelop Canadian Coast Guard Site.(Saint John Waterfront Development Partnership)
February 28, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - Bill MacMackin, president of the Saint John Waterfront Development Partnership, is officially moving the agenda ahead to redevelop the Canadian Coast Guard site in Saint John harbour. "We want to...

Florida Container Traffic Up 7 Per Cent at Port of Saint John.
February 28, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - Al Soppitt, president and chief executive officer of the Saint John Port Authority, kicked off a special Outlook 2005 news conference on January 27 by announcing a new mission statement for the...

B.C. Chamber Compiling Record of Engine Emissions from Deep-Sea Vessels.(Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia)
February 28, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - By early next year, the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia will have compiled a 12-month record of engine emissions from deep-sea vessels visiting the Vancouver area. This work will provide a...

Shipping Industry Objects to Proposed U.S. Seaway Tolls.
February 28, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The imposition of tolls on the two United States St. Lawrence Seaway locks starting in 2006 is a regrettable move, say shipping industry spokesmen. Meanwhile, Albert Jacquez, administrator of the St....