Canadian Sailings articles from January 2008

Canadian Sailings archives from January 2008

Grunt Club Celebrates 73rd Annual Dinner.
January 7, 2008... Some 1,300 members and guests from the shipping/marine community and transportation industry attended the Grunt Club''s 73rd annual dinner in Montreal on Dec. 7. Grunt Club president Matthew Mirizzi presided over the event. Among the...

Ports Group Forms Security Officer Group.
January 7, 2008... The Association of Canadian Port Authorities created a Port Security Officer Group at its National Operations and Environment Seminar held recently in Toronto. The ACPA said security remains a high priority for Canada''s national port system...

Ports Working Toward Green Award Program.
January 7, 2008... To further enhance the sustainability of waterborne trade in Canada, the Association of Canadian Port Authorities has signed a memorandum of understanding with the European-based Green Award Foundation. The Green Award Foundation developed...

Delay to Bill Giving Shippers More Bargaining Clout.
January 7, 2008... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY A bill to give shippers more clout in dealing with the railways on freight rates and service got stalled in the Commons before Christmas and likely won''t get passed until February. The delay will put off the...

Industry Well Positioned to Meet Challenges: Railway Association of Canada Boss.
January 7, 2008... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE Canada''s railways pay 75 per cent more tax on fuel and capital investments than their U.S. counterparts, says Cliff Mackay, president and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada. "The Canadian government...

Halifax Container Numbers Down in 2007.
January 7, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Preliminary figures point to a disappointing year for container cargo at the Port of Halifax in 2007. After managing to stay above the half-million-TEU mark the six previous years, the port faces a six- to...

Ceres Terminal on Track to Move More Cargo in Halifax.
January 7, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS Fairview Cove Container Terminal in the Port of Halifax is on track to move more cargo. The Halifax Port Authority has completed its $7-million rail project that has taken the amount of on-dock rail at the...

Corner Brook Boosts Cargo-Handling Capability.
January 7, 2008... The Port of Corner Brook is buying a new crane to boost its cargo-handling capability. The Corner Brook Port Corporation will purchase a $2.7-million fixed-pedestal crane and upgrade the surrounding dockside infrastructure. The new crane will...

Proposed Oil Refinery ''Eider Rock'' Moves to Next Phase.
January 7, 2008... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS On the Bay of Fundy coastline, Irving Oil is proposing a new oil refinery equal in size to its existing facility to process up to 300,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The company currently ships more than 20...

High-Tech Portable Piloting Units Improve Navigational Safety on St. Lawrence.
January 14, 2008... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE To improve the navigational safety of vessels on the St. Lawrence River, the Laurentian Pilotage Authority has initiated the on-board use of electronic chart-related equipment called Portable Piloting Units. In...

Shipowners Group Names Environment Boss.
January 14, 2008... The Canadian Shipowners Association has announced the appointment of Andrew Losos as manager of environmental policy and initiatives. Mr. Losos comes to the CSA from Transport Canada, where he was a senior analyst on climate change. While...

Exercise Looks at Complexities of Managing Major Marine Emergency.
January 14, 2008... BYLINE: By RON SAMSON In its ongoing effort to improve marine safety and security in Canada and particularly on the Great Lakes, the Company of Master Mariners of Canada hosted a two-day conference in Hamilton engaging all respondents who...

Ottawa Pledges $30 Million to Help Clean Up Hamilton Harbour.
January 14, 2008... Federal Environment Minister John Baird brought Hamilton closer to the goal of capping the toxic Randle Reef with the announcement that Ottawa would match the Province of Ontario''s $30 million funding of the cleanup. The balance of the...

Great Lakes Feeder Lines Prepares to Launch Service.
January 14, 2008... BYLINE: By RON SAMSON "It isn''t an easy task and that''s why it hasn''t been done until now," says Aldert van Nieuwkoop, president of Great Lakes Feeder Lines Inc., in discussing short-sea shipping initiatives in Canada. GLFL is...

H2O Conference: New Opportunities in Project Cargo, Bulk Sectors, Container Transshipping.(Conference notes)
January 14, 2008... BYLINE: By BRENT FREDERICK, Associate Editor New opportunities in the project cargo and bulk sectors as well as container transshipping exist for the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes system, delegates to the third annual Highway H2O Conference were...

Duluth-Superior Workers Enrol for Security Credential.
January 21, 2008... Port and longshore workers, truckers and others at the Port of Duluth-Superior began to enrol in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security''s[logical not]YTransportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program on Dec. 28. The...

A Look Back ... and Ahead.(Medical condition overview)
January 21, 2008... BYLINE: By ALEX BINKLEY This year could be one of significant transportation policy developments or one pretty well wasted in political gaming. Parliamentarians went home in December with several key transport matters positioned for...

$8.5-MILLION Marine Simulation and Research Centre for Georgian College.
January 21, 2008... Georgian College''s Great Lakes International Marine Training Centre has announced plans to proceed with an $8.5-million investment in marine technology and facilities upgrades at its Owen Sound, Ont., campus. Alliance Nav Inc. and U.K.-based...

Eimskip Ends Halifax-New England Service.
January 21, 2008... BYLINE: By TOM PETERS A short-sea shipping service that was slowly building business between the Port of Halifax and New England is being discontinued. Icelandic shipping line Eimskip, which operates a feeder service between Halifax,...

Spar Ruby Wraps Up International Shipping Season in Thunder Bay.
January 21, 2008... BYLINE: By WILLIAM HRYB Capt. Bharat Kapoor didn''t have to tell you he was eager to complete his cargo operations at Thunder Bay - it was written all over his face. The affable master, who took over his first command of the MV Spar Ruby...

Saint John, Logistec Reach Lease Agreement for Container Terminal.
January 21, 2008... The Saint John Port Authority says a new lease agreement has been reached with Logistec Stevedoring Inc. for the operation of Rodney Container Terminal. The port authority issued a request for proposals last March that resulted in interest...

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Is Born.
January 21, 2008... The three British Columbia Lower Mainland port authorities - the Fraser River Port Authority, North Fraser Port Authority and Vancouver Port Authority - amalgamated on Jan. 1 to continue as the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. The VFPA...

Citt Names New Honorary President.
January 21, 2008... The CITT board of directors has announced that David Newman has accepted the position of honorary president for 2007-08. Mr. Newman is currently the senior vice-president, transportation and aerospace analyst, equity research, at National...

Bohan New Citt Chair.
January 21, 2008... Patrick Bohan was elected as CITT''s new chair of the board for 2007-08 at the group''s 49th annual general meeting held following its recent Reposition 2007 conference in Quebec City. He has replaced outgoing chair Tracey Raimondo. Mr....

Conference Lauds Business Advantages of Environmental.(Conference news)
January 21, 2008... BYLINE: By MARK CARDWELL One of the program highlights at the CITT''s Reposition 2007 national learning symposium for supply chain and logistics professionals in Quebec City in November was a summit on logistics and the environment...

Delmar International Opens in China.
January 21, 2008... Canadian logistics service provider Delmar International Inc. has established a subsidiary in mainland China, Delmar International (China) Inc. The new entity is unique in that it is among the first owned by a Canadian company to take...

Interim Hamilton Boss Looks to Move Port''s Strategic Plan Forward.
January 21, 2008... BYLINE: By RON SAMSON Former transport minister Tony Valeri says his main objective as interim CEO of the Hamilton Port Authority is to see that the strategic plan approved by the agency''s board of directors stays on track so projects can...

U.S.-FLAG Cargo Movement on Great Lakes Down 5.2% in 2007.
January 28, 2008... With U.S.-flag Great Lakes vessels light-loading a thousand times or more, cargo movement fell to 104 million net tons in 2007, a decrease of 5.2 per cent compared with the previous year, the Lake Carriers'' Association reports. Iron ore...

Seaway Again Enhances Ballast-Water Management Standards.
January 28, 2008... The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation has announced a further strengthening of ballast-water management practices for the 2008 season. The initiative by its U.S. partner, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, to...

Seaway Caps 2007 Season on Positive Note.
January 28, 2008... With shipping volumes experiencing a rebound after a modest start to the season, the St. Lawrence Seaway capped the 2007 navigation season on Dec. 28 with the passage of the CSL Group''s Birchglen. The vessel was proceeding downstream at...

Ambition and Drive in China.
January 28, 2008... BYLINE: By Tom Peters I have made two trips to China in the past three years and in both cases have come away with an admiration for the Chinese ability to get things done. Yes, there are human rights issues in the country and major...

New Brunswick Government Exploring Improved Freight Rail Service.
January 28, 2008... BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS As momentum builds to fast track an Atlantic Gateway initiative and a Southern New Brunswick Gateway around Saint John, the time is right to look at how rail transportation can be improved, says Doug Johnson,...

Award Supports Recognition of Supply Chain Industry As Viable Career Path.
January 28, 2008... Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL) and Progistix-Solutions Inc. say they recognize the immense value of engaging the next generation of supply chain and logistics professionals. They note that the industry is one of constant and...

Air Cargo Special Report: Air Cargo Briefs.
January 28, 2008... IATA launches e-freight pilot projects The International Air Transport Association, working with seven key cargo airlines (Air Canada, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, KLM, Martinair, SAS and Singapore Airlines), freight forwarders (DHL...

Air Cargo Special Report: New Security Program Presents Challenges.
January 28, 2008... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE Approximately 8.3 million commercially available chemicals are considered dangerous goods. Of the 30 million hazardous shipments transported annually in Canada, less than 1 per cent is shipped by air, according to...

Air Cargo Special Report: Cargo Canada Gains Momentum Internationally.
January 28, 2008... BYLINE: By KATHLYN HORIBE Cargo Canada is gaining momentum in the international air cargo industry with the recent addition of two new Canadian airports. London and Moncton are its newest members for a membership total of 15 airports...