Canadian Sailings articles from June 2005

Canadian Sailings archives from June 2005

Cpr Introduces 24-Hour Access at Montreal Facility.
June 6, 2005... MONTREAL - Heavy import volumes through the Port of Vancouver has led Canadian Pacific Railway to introduce a 24-hour operation schedule at its Lachine terminal in Montreal. Starting June 6, the terminal will be open from midnight Sunday...

U.S.-FLAG Great Lakes Cargoes Increase Slightly in April.
June 6, 2005... CLEVELAND - Shipments of dry bulk cargo on the Great Lakes in U.S.-flag vessels totalled 10.44 million net tons in April, up slightly from 10.26 million tons during the same month last year but up nearly 9 per cent on the five-year April...

Cma Cgm Eyeing Purchase.
June 6, 2005... The owner of CMA CGM said the French carrier could be in the market for an acquisition of a smaller company. Jacques Saade, founder and chairman of the Marseille-based line, told the Financial Times that all the large container carriers...

Long Wait for New Locks at Panama Canal.
June 6, 2005... BYLINE: WILLIAM ARMBRUSTER, Editor, Shipping Digest Construction of a new set of locks at the Panama Canal would provide a significant increase in capacity for vessel traffic, but even if the project receives all the necessary approvals, it...

Ottawa Beacon.
June 6, 2005... BYLINE: WILBROD LeCLERC The Suez Canal is the largest revenue producer in Egypt. Some 50 ships a day, or 1,500 a month, transit the canal year-round. Tourism, however, is a close second in the production of revenues. For instance, there...

Carrix Buys Stake in Western Stevedoring.
June 6, 2005... Carrix Inc. has purchased from Seaboard Shipping Co. Ltd. 50 per cent of the stock of Western Stevedoring Co. Ltd., which operates the Lynnterm general cargo terminal in the Port of Vancouver. Jon Hemingway, president and chief executive...

Seaboard Marine Promotes Canadian Service to Caribbean.
June 6, 2005... MONTREAL - Seaboard Marine, Ltd. was in Montreal and Toronto recently to promote its Canadian service through the Port of Philadelphia to the Caribbean. Robert Schicchi, vice-president of sales for the Miami-based carrier, was accompanied...

Montreal Port Authority Celebrates 175th Birthday.
June 6, 2005... MONTREAL - Some 300 clients and business leaders attended a ceremony and reception staged by the Montreal Port Authority at Montreal City Hall to mark the port's 175th anniversary. Montreal Port Authority Chairman Marc Bruneau and President...

Fraser River Box Traffic Soars in First Quarter.
June 6, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS NEW WESTMINSTER - Container volumes through Fraser River Port soared 34 per cent to 95,353 TEUs in the first quarter of 2005, solidifying its position as the second-largest container port in British Columbia. ...

Avalon Newest Member of Oceanex Fleet.
June 6, 2005... ST. JOHN'S and MONTREAL - Oceanex (1997) Inc. has added a new member to its fleet. The Oceanex Avalon was christened in her home port of St. John's on May 12 and then made her maiden voyage to Montreal. Maureen Williams, wife of...

World Trade Spotlight on China/Asia Pacfic: Trade Winds.
June 13, 2005... Since the mid-1980s, economic pundits have been talking about the 21st century belonging to the Asia-Pacific nations as Japan made huge inroads in the automotive and electronics markets around the world, driven by its undervalued yen. Other...

World Trade Spotlight on China/Asia Pacific: Shanghai Vaults into Third Place among Global Container Ports.
June 13, 2005... The Port of Shanghai vaulted into third place among global container ports last year thanks to a phenomenal 29-per-cent increase in box traffic to 14.6 million TEUs. Hong Kong, the biggest box port, handled 21.9 million TEUs, almost all of...

World Trade Spotlight on China/Asia Pacific: China's Push North and West Offers Business Opportunities.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: WILLIAM ARMBRUSTER, Editor, Shipping Digest If you're planning to set up shop in China or expand your existing operations there, pay attention to the central government's plan for infrastructure development, especially in the...

World Trade Spotlight on China/Asia Pacific: Region Huge Market for Canada's Trade and Logistics Community.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: JIM HYNES Despite recent shocks such as high oil prices and the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that devastated parts of it, the Asia-Pacific region will continue to be an important market for the Canadian transportation and...

Winds Ftom Saint John.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS The pressure is rising. Just a little over a month after plans for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Perry, Maine, were vetoed by local residents, it appears the project is still alive. The...

Preliminary Ok for Massachusetts Lng Terminal.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: IRA BRESKIN The U.S. government gave preliminary approval last month for the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Fall River, Massachusetts, which would be the nation's fifth such facility. Concurrently,...

Report Calls for International Review of Ship Fire Safety Standards.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - A fire on board a cruise ship sailing in the Strait of Georgia in 2002 shows the need for an international review of ship fire safety standards, says the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). The...

Maritime Helicopter Training Facility Construction Begins.
June 13, 2005... SHEARWATER, Nova Scotia - Construction of a high-tech training facility for Canada's new maritime helicopter aircrews began April 21 with the official sod-turning ceremony at 12 Wing Shearwater. The facility is part of the contract awarded...

Solid Growth for Helicopter Operators in Offshore, Heavy-Lift Sectors.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE Canada's helicopter operators in the offshore and heavy-lift sectors experienced solid growth in 2004. This year, compared to the rest of the economy, the resource sector is a bright spot as oil remains at record...

West Coast Shipping Industry Disappointed by Passage of Controversial Environment Bill.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - The Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia is asking the federal government to go lightly on imposing harsh penalties under the amended Migratory Birds Convention Act. The chamber failed, along with...

Port of Halifax Executive McDermott Resigns.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - Patricia McDermott, the long-time vice-president of marketing for the Halifax Port Authority, has tendered her resignation and will leave the authority at the end of June. The well-known shipping industry...

Halifax Port Labour President Resigns.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The president of port labour in Halifax has resigned. Gerald Murphy, president of Local 269 of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), tendered his resignation after losing a non-confidence vote...

Call for Greater Cooperation among Atlantic Canada, New England Ports.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS SYDNEY - Ports in Atlantic Canada and New England should work with each other to build both the cargo and cruise businesses in the region, says a senior official with the Port of Portland, Maine. Jeffrey Munroe,...

P.E.I. Company to Operate Rochester-Toronto High-Speed Ferry.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - The high-speed ferry between Rochester and Toronto has had its share of difficulties, but now that Bay Ferries Ltd. has signed on as the new operator, things are looking up. With mechanical...

Freight Forwarders Chafing at the Bit over Creation of Cn Subsidiary.
June 13, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE MONTREAL - The freight forwarding industry is chafing at the bit at the creation of CN WorldWide. In May, the wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Co. began offering international freight forwarding...

Port of Windsor Feature: Canadian Salt Long-Time Player in Port of Windsor.
June 20, 2005... The Canadian Salt Company Limited operations in the Port of Windsor include a rock salt mine and an evaporated salt plant. "Our mine is 1,000 feet down and current leases provide for 30 more years of production of quality product with more...

Ottawa Wondering How to Enforce New Environmental Legislation.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - Having rammed environmental legislation to treat oil spills as criminal acts through Parliament, the federal government is now trying to figure out how it will actually enforce the law. The Environment and...

New Boston-Nova Scotia Passenger Service Proposed.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - A new passenger ferry service between Boston and Shelburne, Nova Scotia, may be up and running by mid-July. Gene Hartigan of Boston, a partner in the company Shores Atlantic LLC, which is interested in...

Study to Examine Oil Spill Risks in Newfoundland and Labrador.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY "This study will help gather information to verify that we continue to be adequately prepared to respond to potential oil spills during the next decade," Transport Minister Jean Lapierre said. The concern is that...

Saint John Port Days: "Warning: Strong Growth Ahead," International Trade Economist Tells Annual Conference.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - The popular St. John River cruise was cancelled because the river was too deep! But aside from this paradox, caused by heavy rains that submerged the dock at a local marina, this year's Saint John...

Saint John Port Days: Port Progress: A Process for Innovation and Growth.
June 20, 2005... Progress: v. to advance; move toward a goal; develop; improve. The theme for Saint John Port Days 2005 was 'Port Progress'. This moniker had its genesis from the informative Port Progress newsletter the Saint John Port Authority has...

Transport Canada to Beef Up Ballast Water Inspections, Surveillance Flights.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - Transport Canada will get $4.5 million from a federal Oceans Action Plan to beef up ballast water inspections and surveillance flights. Transport Minister Jean Lapierre said the measures will "help reduce...

Port of Windsor Feature: Port of Windsor Rebounds in 2004.
June 20, 2005... Shipments through the Port of Windsor increased 13.9 per cent in 2004 to reach nearly 5.3 million tonnes. It was the first season since 2001 that port traffic exceeded 5 million tonnes, and the rebound is attributed to strong activity in all...

British Airways Launches Shanghai Direct Service.
June 20, 2005... British Airways World Cargo has added capacity in China with the launch of five new flights from London Heathrow to Shanghai's Pudong Airport. The five Boeing 777 flights a week will complement the twice-weekly 747 freighter service that...

Port of Windsor Feature: Customer Service at All Levels Key to Morterm's Success.
June 20, 2005... According to Terry Berthiaume, vice-president of Morterm Limited, the key to the company's success is a commitment to customer service that exists at every level of the organization. "We have a proven record of providing what the customer...

Port of Windsor Feature: New Riverfront Cruise Ship Docking Locations Near Completion.
June 20, 2005... In late 2004, the City of Windsor undertook major reconstruction of the dock facing and public plaza areas in front of the Windsor Casino. "The purpose is to retrofit the seawall to handle cruise ships and to increase the capability of the...

Waves from Halifax.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS Officials from the Port of Halifax recently returned from a marketing trip to the Far East filled with optimism that their face-to-face meetings with representatives of a number of major shipping lines will lead to some...

Maersk Executive Warns of Tighter Transpacific Trades.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: WILLIAM ARMBRUSTER, Editor, Shipping Digest Mr. Connors told the South Carolina International Trade Conference that the effective supply in container capacity this year will be only 9 per cent. That contrasts with the nominal...

Air France-Klm Board Approves New Freighters.
June 20, 2005... The Air France-KLM board has agreed to order eight Boeing 777-200 freighters to replace its current fleet of 747-400 and 747-200 freighters, according to Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, the company's chief operating officer. Five of the orders are...

Mol Adds New West Coast Service.
June 20, 2005... MOL has added a new transpacific service, the Pacific Southwest Express, which will make its first port of call at Oakland. The new service replaces the carrier's PSV service, which had made its first call at Los Angeles. Known as the...

International Terrorist Threat Real: Windsor Marine Night Speaker.
June 20, 2005... BYLINE: RON SAMSON WINDSOR - A special security advisor to the deputy transport minister says the marine sector is a potential target of international terrorists and that successfully battling threats will depend on an unprecedented level...

Ciffa Central Region - 2005 Forwarders' Choice Awards.
June 23, 2005... The Central Region of the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) recently held its sixth annual Forwarders' Choice Awards at the Mississauga Convention Centre. The event attracted 570 people, a record for a CIFFA...

Panalpina Signs Cool Deal with Envirotainer.
June 27, 2005... Swiss forwarder Panalpina has signed a global agreement with Envirotainer for the latter to provide temperature-controlled air-cargo containers for Panalpina's new cold-chain management solutions for the health-care industry. The two...

Proposal for Reinstating U.S. Seaway Tolls Goes to Congress.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The Bush administration has presented the United States Congress with its proposal for reinstating tolls for the two American locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway starting in 2006. However, it is too early to...

Transport Canada Releases Proposed New Ballast Regulations.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA 'Ai Transport Canada has released proposed new ballast regulations that seem in line with what the government said last month it would do to keep unwanted aquatic species out of Canadian waters, especially the...

Mayors Endorse Ballast Water Treatment Proposal.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON Proposed U.S. legislation to make ballast water treatment mandatory is gaining support from both sides of the border. If it becomes law, ships entering any U.S. port would be obliged to treat ballast water after 2011....

Steel Workshop Brings Together Transportation Professionals, Marine Service Suppliers.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: RON SAMSON HAMILTON - The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) recently played host to a first-of-its-kind joint session between 35 transportation and logistics professionals from the steel sector and marine service...

Mayors Form United Front to Handle Water Issues But Marine Transport Gets Little Attention at Annual Conference.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC CITY - Mayors of small and large shoreline communities will now speak with one voice about environmental and other challenges facing the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region. The amount of time and effort they...

Port of Montreal Longshoremen Approve New Contract.
June 27, 2005... MONTREAL - Port of Montreal longshoremen have voted 60 per cent in favour of accepting a new contact. The collective agreement with the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) ends December 31, 2008, and includes salary raises of 14 per cent...

Halifax Grabs New Retail Imports Through Suez.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS VANCOUVER - The Port of Vancouver says it was "no surprise" that the Canadian Retail Shippers Association (CRSA) decided to route some containers from Asia via the Suez Canal to Eastern Canada rather than use its...

Cp Ships Introduces New Standards for Ship Names, Livery.
June 27, 2005... GATWICK, United Kingdom - CP Ships has taken a key step in the process of re-branding its container shipping services under the CP Ships name by introducing new standards for ship names and livery. For the first time in more than 20 years,...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: Extension of Railcar Ferry Dock Given Green Light.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: Kathlyn Horibe The extension of the Port of Sept-Iles' railcar ferry dock - Dock No. 41 - has been officially given the green light, subject to the delivery of all required environmental permits and certificates. The...

Cpr Completes First Project in Western Canada Expansion.
June 27, 2005... CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway has completed the first of 25 projects under a $160-million program to increase train capacity on the railway's network between the Prairies and the Port of Vancouver. An 8,500-foot-long track has been...

Vancouver Views.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: Mark Wilson Peter-Thor Watson is known to some on the British Columbia coast as Peter Providence because of his long association with a 102-year-old Baltic fishing ketch that his first wife suggested he rename Providence when they...

Letter to the Editor.
June 27, 2005... You can still drive a car into the City of London, England, but it will cost you about $12 a day plus parking for the privilege. As a result of Mayor Ken Livingstone's Congestion Charge, between 15 and 20 per cent of those who used to travel...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: Exciting New Developments, Projects for Port of Sept-Iles.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: Kathlyn Horibe For the Sept-Iles Port Authority (SIPA), 2004 can, without a doubt, be defined as a year of accomplishments and promising developments with essential projects begun or completed and important hurdles cleared. ...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: Maximizing on Short-Sea Shipping, Intermodalism.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: Kathlyn Horibe With completion of Phase II of the Aluminerie Alouette expansion project, volumes of alumina, petroleum coke and pitch imports are expected to more than double at the Port of Sept-Iles by 2006. In March,...

Port of Sept-Iles Feature: North Shore Rail Link Will Make Businesses More Competitive.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: Kathlyn Horibe Transport Quebec's $1-million financial aid package, announced in February, was the turning point for the Sept-Iles Port Authority's North Shore rail link project. Construction had begun in June of last year. ...

Charter Rates, Ship Prices Falter.
June 27, 2005... BYLINE: Bruce Barnard, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE LONDON - Container ship charter rates are stalling and prices of new vessels are falling, providing fresh evidence that the three-year rally in container shipping might finally be...