Canadian Sailings articles from July 2005

Canadian Sailings archives from July 2005

Ports Hope Marine Act Amendments Will Help Finance Needed Expansion.
July 4, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - While welcoming legislation to increase their ability to raise funds, Canadian ports are still considering whether the Canada Marine Act amendments introduced in late June will really help finance needed...

Intermodal Horizons.
July 4, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY If port state control backers ever require a poster girl for cracking down on substandard ships, they wouldn't have to look much further than what Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, experienced this spring. The...

Kuehne + Nagel Adds New Warehouse.
July 4, 2005... MISSISSAUGA - Kuehne + Nagel Ltd.'s Contract Logistics division has opened a new 296,112-square-foot warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario. The addition brings the total amount of Contract Logistics space available at 15 facilities across Canada to...

Eu Official Warns of China Challenge.
July 4, 2005... The European Union's top trade official, Peter Mandelson, predicted prolonged trade tensions with Beijing unless European companies respond swiftly to China's emerging industrial power. The warning came as the EU announced an anti-dumping...

Bnsf Says it's Ready for Peak Season.
July 4, 2005... BNSF Railway said it has geared up for another year of double-digit growth in intermodal traffic and expects to be able to handle the container volumes that will move through West Coast ports during the peak season. BNSF said it will spend...

Apl Expands U.S. East Coast Capacity.
July 4, 2005... APL has officially launched the APL Virginia, its newest containership, expanding capacity on its new all-water service to the United States. The vessel was launched in Shanghai by Sara Randt, wife of U.S. Ambassador to China, Clark T....

Econocaribe Launches New Jersey-Italy Service.
July 4, 2005... Econocaribe has introduced a weekly export consolidation service from New Jersey to Italy. Via Italy, Econocaribe's partner, Central Shipping Agency, will provide on-carriage service to various destinations throughout Italy and the...

Ec Report Supports Abolition of Conferences.
July 4, 2005... The abolition of liner conferences by the European Union would have "no significant impact" on shipping lines or the shipping market, according to a new report ordered by the European Commission. The European Freight Transport Association...

More Calls for Halifax with Addition of Second Oceanex Vessel to Newfoundland.
July 4, 2005... HALIFAX - The Port of Halifax will see 52 more cargo ship calls per year at its South End container terminal and Autoport with the addition of a second vessel to Oceanex's weekly service to Newfoundland. The Cicero now calls weekly from...

Vancouver Port Boss Calls for Facilitator in Truck Dispute.
July 4, 2005... VANCOUVER - Gordon Houston, president and chief executive officer of the Vancouver Port Authority, has called on both sides of a trucking dispute to move quickly to resolve the issue with a facilitator. The Vancouver Container Truckers...

Port of Quebec Sets Sights on Beating 2004 Record Results.
July 4, 2005... BYLINE: MARK CARDWELL QUEBEC CITY - The Quebec Port Authority made good last month on its obligations under the Canada Marine Act to report on its record-breaking activities last year. Now the port's boss wants people to focus on the...

Ottawa Beacon.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: WILBROD LECLERC Some years ago, Arthur Kroeger was appointed to work with the western grain industry to implement the Estey Report. At the time, he said that his job was not to renegotiate Estey but to work out practical...

Box Upgrade for Sea Star.
July 11, 2005... Sea Star Line said it has taken delivery of new containers and chassis as part of its 2005 fleet upgrade. The Jacksonville, Florida-based carrier said all new refrigerated equipment and the initial group of 53-foot containers have been...

Maersk Has 44 Per Cent of P&O.
July 11, 2005... P&O will sell its 25-per-cent stake in liner P&O Nedlloyd to two banks acting for Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, taking the Danish group's share of its Dutch rival to over 44 per cent. Moller said on June 29 that Danske Bank and Nordea would...

Seattle Port Project Gets Nod.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: BILL DiBENEDETTO, Managing Editor, Pacific Shipper SEATTLE - The Seattle Port Commission has approved an economic development plan for property formerly used to store imported cars and fishing nets at the north end of the port. ...

Nafta Countries Beef Up Cooperative Transport Initiatives.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - Transportation got a lot of attention from both security and economic perspectives in a major NAFTA initiative announced in Ottawa in late June. Canada, the United States and Mexico announced a set of...

B.C Ferry Runs Aground in Marina.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON The British Columbia ferry, Queen of Oak Bay, got an unfortunate start two weeks after completing a $35 million refit. The 7,000-ton ferry operating between Vancouver Island and the B. C. mainland lost power and was...

China Shipping Chooses Halifax As First North American Port on New Round-the-World Service.
July 11, 2005... China Shipping (Canada) Agency Company Limited, as agents for China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL), has announced the selection of the Port of Halifax as the first North American port of call on its new round-the-world service. The...

New Boss for Halifax Airport.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Halifax International Airport Authority has a new president and chief executive officer. Eleanor Humphries, president and CEO of Credit Union Atlantic, has been appointed to the position. The job...

Significant Drop in Wheat, Barley Production Expected.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The Canadian Wheat Board is forecasting a significant drop in wheat and barley production this year because of heavy spring rains and flooding. While the outlook did not cover other western crops, the impact...

Little Change in Grain Transport Efficiency, Monitor Says.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The western grain handling and transportation system has changed a great deal in recent years but it hasn't really improved its overall efficiency, says the federal grain monitor. In its report on the...

Vancouver Truck Dispute at An Impasse.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON and ALAN DANIELS Mediation talks to end a truckers' strike in the Port of Vancouver were called off on the evening of July 4, eight days after the stoppage started. Veteran mediator Vince Ready, who was called in by...

Conference Promotes Marine Transport As Solution to Congestion, Capacity Issues.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE Two major container lines in China have expressed a very keen interest in short-sea shipping on the Great Lakes. "The first words out of their mouths were, 'We hope you're here to show us alternatives to the...

Competitiveness, Capacity among Key Issues at Conference.
July 11, 2005... BYLINE: RON SAMSON TORONTO - Improving competitiveness, managing capacity and working with government were among the key issues up for discussion at the National Transportation Summit 2005 conference held recently in Toronto. Robert...

100 Million Travellers Forecasted at New York Airports in 2005.
July 18, 2005... NEW YORK - About 100 million air travellers are expected to use John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and LaGuardia airports in 2005, according to a forecast recently released by the Port Authority of New York and New...

Some Encouraging Signs in Vancouver Trucker Strike.
July 18, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - The Port of Vancouver's chief container terminal operator was preparing on July 12 to embargo inbound containers for local delivery if there is not a prompt end to a strike by 1,000 truck drivers represented...

Ending Drop Trailer Service Could Cost Industry $80 Million, Atlantic Trucking Group Says.
July 18, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) says if drop trailer service is discontinued on Marine Atlantic ferries between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, it could cost the trucking industry up to $80...

Giant Bottle Transported.
July 18, 2005... Dimerco, with the help of Norton Lilly International Inc. representing CCNI, transported this Nestle Canada bottle to Nestle Puerto Rico Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Weighing over 2.5 tonnes, the bottle was approximately 9 feet in width,...

Continued Improvement in Truck Safety.
July 18, 2005... OTTAWA - The mechanical fitness of Canadian trucks improved by more than 3 per cent over 2004, according to Roadcheck 2005, a report issued by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). This positive trend in truck safety now spans a...

Target Presents Carrier of the Year Award to Yang Ming Line.
July 18, 2005... Target Corporation recently presented its 2004 "Carrier of The Year" Award to Yang Ming Line. To receive this award, Yang Ming Line's administrative and operational personnel had to meet Target Corporation's 180-Degree Performance...

Newsprint Carrier Sails to Milestone.
July 18, 2005... NORTH VANCOUVER - The MV Thorseggen, a 16,239-deadweight-ton newsprint carrier, recently celebrated its 500th round-trip voyage between British Columbia and Southern California since Norsk Pacific Steamship Canada Limited had the vessel built...

Exmar Orders Fourth Lngrv.
July 18, 2005... ANTWERP, Belgium - Exmar and Excelerate Energy LP announced a joint venture for the construction of another liquefied natural gas regasification vessel (LNGRV). The vessel, which will be named the Explorer, will be built by Daewoo...

Cpr Installing New Rail on Prairies-to-Vancouver Track.
July 18, 2005... CALGARY - In a $160-million program to expand freight capacity this year between the Canadian Prairies and the Vancouver Gateway, Canadian Pacific Railway is installing more than 530,000 feet of heavy premium rail, 137,000 crossties and 300,000...

Siemens Netherlands Selects Kuehne + Nagel As Logistics Partner.
July 18, 2005... THE HAGUE - Siemens Nederland N.V., one of the Netherlands' leading electrical engineering companies, has chosen Kuehne + Nagel as its logistics provider for its central warehousing activities. Within the scope of the three-year contract,...

Gibson Canadian & Global Forms Logistics Division.
July 18, 2005... MONTREAL - Gibson Canadian & Global Inc. of Montreal has announced the formation of Gibson Logistics Inc. The new company will provide third-party logistics services to importers and exporters in North America and around the world. "As a...

Westac Website Promotes Transport Jobs to Youth.
July 18, 2005... VANCOUVER - The Western Transportation Advisory Council (WESTAC), with funding from Transport Canada, has launched the first phase of transpocity.ca. The website, designed for Canadian youth, highlights the variety of high-paying and...

Vancouver Views.
July 18, 2005... BYLINE: Mark Wilson British Columbia's coast highway peters out at Lund, a short drive north of the mill town of Powell River and two ferry hops from Vancouver. The community boasts that it is the northern end stop of a road stretching...

Letter to the Editor.
July 18, 2005... The St. Lawrence Seaway could be a world-class tourist attraction. Indeed, it is more spectacular than the Suez Canal and at least as dramatic as the Panama Canal. Wilbrod LeClerc mentions such a possibility in his most interesting June 6...

Cma Cgm New Shareholder in P&O's Antwerp Terminal.
July 18, 2005... LONDON - CMA CGM has signed an agreement for a 10 per cent share in Antwerp Gateway, P&O Ports' new container terminal in Belgium. P&O Ports, which operates 27 container terminals with logistics operations in over 100 ports in 18 countries,...

Port of Halifax Goes Deep.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Port of Halifax has gone deeper. In fact, the port now has the deepest container berth on North America's Eastern Seaboard. It cost more than $6 million to do it but the Halifax Port Authority feels it...

Letter to the Editor.
July 25, 2005... Dear Prime Minister, As a former shipping executive - and a highly successful one at that - you well know the critical interdependence between maximally functioning ports and sea carriers. You are also aware of Canada's dependence on...

Boxes Diverted South.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - As of July 18, the Port of Seattle began receiving inbound containers diverted to the U.S. because of a truckers' strike in Vancouver that began June 27. Port of Seattle spokesman Mick Shultz said...

Montreal Gateway Terminals' Trucker Appreciation Day Draws 2,000 Visitors.
July 25, 2005... MONTREAL - Montreal Gateway Terminals' offering of stainless-steel coffee mugs, Krispy Kreme doughnuts and coffee in the morning and jumbo hot dogs and soft drinks in the afternoon drew 2,000 truck drivers to Trucker Appreciation Day tents at...

B.C. Group Wants Independent Review Process for Waterfront Workers Denied Access to High-Security Areas.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) is continuing to press for an independent review mechanism to deal with waterfront workers denied access to high-security areas. Association...

Ijc Conference: Renowned Canadian Ecologist Suggests Ijc Needs Some Revamping.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON One of the world's leading freshwater ecologists has warned the International Joint Commission to take steps to make itself more relevant in U.S.-Canada water disputes, or it might continue to find itself bypassed. ...

Ijc Conference: Group Demands Immediate Law Enforcement.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON Great Lakes United wants Canada and the United States to immediately use existing laws to deal with the problem of aquatic invasive species. The coalition of 170-plus groups dedicated to the Great Lakes-St....

Ijc Conference: Ballast Exchange Proves Insufficient to Halt Invasive Species.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON Ballast-water regulations might have stemmed the tide of invasive species assaulting the Great Lakes, but they have failed to stop them. If other measures aren't taken promptly, the problem will balloon, warned...

Ijc Conference: U.S. Coast Guard Prepares Tougher Ballast-Water Regulations.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON The U.S. Coast Guard is drafting stricter regulations that will require all ships - including those with no ballast on board (NOBOBs) - to deal with ballast water in an officially approved method to prevent the spread...

Ijc Conference: Expert Presents Costs of Eliminating Ocean Vessels from Great Lakes.
July 25, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON KINGSTON, Ontario - Transportation policy expert John C. Taylor claims it would cost American and Canadian businesses an additional US$54.9 million a year if they used lakers, barges, trains and/or trucks to deliver...

Rcmp, Coast Guard Begin Joint Security Patrols on Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Waterway.
July 25, 2005... OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Coast Guard have initiated joint marine security and law enforcement patrols along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. The partnership creates a major new on-water enforcement...