Canadian Sailings articles from June 2006

Canadian Sailings archives from June 2006

Liquid Form of Iron Shows Impressive Ability to Wipe Invasive Species in Ballast Water.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON A new form of ferrate - known as iron(VI) or FeVIO42 to chemists - is proving to be one of the most promising substances to eliminate invasive species in ballast water. Shipowners and operators recently learnt...

Fleming College Forms Partnership with Logistics Institute.
June 5, 2006... Fleming College of Peterborough, Ont., has formed a partnership with the Logistics Institute that will allow Fleming students to get a free student membership from the Logistics Institute. The membership allows students to begin a...

British Airways Drops Freighter.
June 5, 2006... British Airways World Cargo announced it is trimming to three from four the number of aircraft it operates in its long-haul freighter schedule. The move was set to take effect June 1. The carrier said the revision aims to address the...

Trucking Boss Says Economic Policy Needed to Address Freight Transport Issues.
June 5, 2006... The summary of a Statistics Canada transportation study reveals the economic importance of trucking in Canada and indicates the need for an economic policy that recognizes and addresses freight transportation issues, the Canadian Trucking...

Statistics Canada Study Reveals Economic Importance of Transportation.
June 5, 2006... Transportation services make a far bigger contribution to Canada's economy than the "for-hire" transportation industry alone would indicate, a new Statistics Canada study indicates. A summary of the study shows that the impact of the sector...

Msc to Call Port of Seattle.
June 5, 2006... Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the second largest operator of container ships and one of the fastest growing maritime transportation companies in the world, will begin calling at the Port of Seattle next year. "We're thrilled that...

Shipping Federation Enhances Dangerous Goods Training to Meet Membership Demand.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE One of the services the Shipping Federation of Canada provides to its members and the shipping industry is the development and delivery of specialized training courses in the handling of dangerous goods. "It's...

World Shipping Council Backs Panama Canal Expansion.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: BILL MONGELLUZZO, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE International liner companies are backing a plan to expand the Panama Canal to accommodate the newest generation of container ships. Expansion is needed if the canal is to remain...

Canada, U.S. Discuss Sunken Army Supply Ship.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON The Canadian Government has opened formal talks with the United States over a sunken army supply ship and bombs littering the seafloor of British Columbia's Inside Passage. The ship, the U.S. Army's Brig. Gen. M.G....

Subsidies Take Many Forms.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: WILBROD LeCLERC Subsidies are one of the most important economic elements spread out all over the countries of the world in small as well as large quantities. Individuals and companies that receive subsidies love them, want more of...

Thunder Bay Grain Handlers Reach Deal.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: WILLIAM HRYB The United Steelworkers union, representing about 240 Thunder Bay grain elevator workers, and the Lakehead Terminal Elevator Association have hammered out a three-year collective agreement that renews grain movement...

Tanker Industry Launches Poseidon Challenge.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) has set the bar as high as possible for its members and everyone connected to the industry. "Our goals are now zero fatalities, zero pollution...

Intertanko Official Says Legislators Going Overboard with Some Environmental Regulations.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON A public outcry against environmental threats is spurring governments to impose unprecedented criminal sanctions within the shipping industry, Joseph J. Angelo, director of regulatory affairs and the Americas for the...

Shipping Federation Spurs Discussion on Environmental Requirements.
June 5, 2006... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON Everyone participating in the recent forum organized by the Shipping Federation of Canada agreed that green shipping - operating in the marine transportation sector in an environmentally sustainable way - is the new...

Charter Market Booms As Box Lines Face Cargo Surge.
June 12, 2006... The rally in container ship charter rates is gathering steam as carriers seek extra tonnage to keep pace with surging cargo demand. Strengthening rates are also easing fears that the record volume of new ship deliveries over the coming years...

Saint John Port Feature: Promoting Advantages in Niche Sectors.
June 12, 2006... Business development at the Port of Saint John will now focus on building further container, cruise and bulk cargo opportunities. Potash, a cargo staple at the port, continues to provide over 50 per cent of the core business for the Saint...

Saint John Port Feature: TembecBirla Av Nackawic Shipping Through Port of Saint John.
June 12, 2006... TembecBirla AV Nackawic has re-started the former St. Anne-Nackawic Pulp Company Ltd. mill. For the Port of Saint John and Forterm Ltd., it spells the return of a major client. It also means that Star Shipping, which had been calling at the...

Saint John Port Feature: Saint John Is 'on Line' for More Southern Container Traffic.
June 12, 2006... You might call it 'thinking inside the box.' And that's a good thing. On June 12 and 13, the Port of Saint John will focus on container traffic. The theme for the annual Port Days this year is 'Container Port Progress' and the port has...

Industry Celebrates National Marine Day.
June 12, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Organizers of the National Marine Day reception are pleased with how the event went even if it did not attract all the members of Parliament they had hoped for. "We would have liked to see more MPs but there was a...

Saint John Port Feature: Saint John - Partnering for Cruise Progress.
June 12, 2006... In the past two decades, the prominence of Saint John as a cruise port of call in Atlantic Canada has developed to be the second busiest in the region. Growth and success in this sector of business has always been directly related to...

Jamian Heads Home to Champion Shipping on Great Lakes/Seaway.
June 12, 2006... John Jamian is going home to champion shipping on the St. Lawrence/Great Lakes waterway to American politicians, business and news media. Mr. Jamian recently stepped down as acting head of the United States Maritime Administration to take...

Record U.S. Air Exports in 2005.
June 12, 2006... The U.S. shattered records for air exports in 2005 amid a resilient global economy, weaker dollar, and the importance of airfreight in the supply chain. The Colography Group, in releasing two of its annual reports on the U.S. airfreight...

Saint John Port Feature: Lower Cove Proves Ideal for Heavy-Lift.
June 12, 2006... The issue in getting 14,700 metres of equipment from the Saint John shipyard to its new home in India last month was in the loading - an issue answered with teamwork and port facilities at Lower Cove on the Saint John Harbour. "Lower Cove...

Saint John Port Feature: Lng Developments Will Benefit the Port.
June 12, 2006... Canaport LNG is developing a liquefied natural gas regasification terminal in Saint John, New Brunswick, that will be operational in 2008. Irving Oil Limited and Repsol YPF, S.A. are the project partners. The project brings a long-term natural...

Letter: Canadians Pioneered Containerization Movement.
June 12, 2006... The May 29 article "Gala Marks 50th Anniversary of Containerization" leaves the reader with the impression that Malcom McLean alone started the container revolution. I am writing not to downplay the significance of Mr. McLean's...

U.S. West Coast Box Volume Up 8.3% Through April.
June 12, 2006... BYLINE: BILL MONGELLUZZO, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE Container volumes at U.S. West Coast ports increased 8.3 per cent in the first four months of 2006 compared with the same period a year ago, according to figures published June 1 on...

Shipowners Urged to Better Manage Vessel Inspections.
June 12, 2006... A leading maritime insurer is urging its shipowner members to take more control of vessel inspections. "Port-state-control inspections are a fact of life and are here to stay," said Tony Baker, head of risk management for England's P&I...

Saint John Port Feature: Port Containers Can Reach North American Markets by Rail.
June 12, 2006... Rail connections at three strategic points provide Port of Saint John shippers complete access to North American markets. Headquartered on Gifford Road in Saint John, NB Southern Railway is dedicated to port traffic and provides not only marine...

Ontario Court of Appeal Sets New Test for Limitation of Air Carrier Liability.
June 12, 2006... BYLINE: GEORGE J. POLLACK The Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in Connaught Laboratories Limited v British Airways (2005) 77 OR (3d) 34 has held that a subjective test is to be applied to determine whether an air carrier had acted...

A Railwayman Remembers.
June 12, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON A month before his death on May 19, in Langley, B.C., 97-year-old Harry Casey gave a lucid account to Canadian Sailings of an era in the nation's railway history that will soon pass from memory. Born on a farm in...

Sold! Davie Auction Cancelled after Norwegian Company Works Out Deal to Buy Yard.
June 12, 2006... BYLINE: MARK CARDWELL The sound of steel being cut will be heard again soon at the Davie shipyard in Levis, Que., thanks to an 11th-hour deal that saved the historic business from liquidation. Details of the offer that was accepted on...

Saint John Port Feature: Stephan Hamel Appointed Regional Vice-President, Logistec Stevedoring Inc.
June 12, 2006... Stephan Hamel has been appointed regional vice-president, Logistec Stevedoring Inc. The appointment, made in January, adds responsibility for Logistec's operations in New Brunswick to Mr. Hamel's previous job as regional vice-president...

Pilotage Group Concerned About New Rules for Offshore Supply Vessels.
June 12, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS New pilotage regulations for Canadian-registered offshore supply vessels will not compromise safety, says the chief executive officer of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority. Changes to regulations implemented on May 17...

Algoma Central Concludes Deal with Chinese Shipyard.
June 19, 2006... Algoma Central Corporation, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, has concluded an agreement with Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China, for the construction of a Panamax-sized ocean-going self-unloading forebody and its attachment to the aft-end of...

Opinion on Freight Forwarding 'Professionalism'.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: STEVE VALENTINE Looking through a myriad of publicity brochures, advertisements and, in particular, job advertisements, the freight forwarding industry uses the word 'professional' a great deal. Thankfully, those who are regular...

Intermodal Horizons.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Marian Robson is retiring this month after 12 years at the helm of the Canadian Transportation Agency. It was a period of sweeping change in transportation and the federal government. She has reported to a long string...

Lufthansa Restructures Handling and Sales.
June 19, 2006... Lufthansa Cargo is streamlining the organization of its handling and sales activities outside Germany. In the future, the respective area managers will be responsible for both functions. In Germany, however, handling and sales will remain...

Port Security Clearance Proposal Earns Praise.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON The proposed selective federal approach to identifying and giving special security clearance to key persons involved in handling containers at major ports is being praised by Rick Bryant, president of the Chamber of...

Lack of Training Cited in Queen of the North Sinking.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS Training lapses, including unfamiliarity with steering and navigational equipment, have been linked to the sinking of the B.C. ferry Queen of the North, according to preliminary findings by the Transportation Safety...

Cannon Speaking Out on Expanded Portfolio.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY After a low-key start, Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon has been speaking out a lot about his expanded portfolio that includes infrastructure and communities. For now it seems the minister plans to work away at...

Ottawa Gets Advice on How to Manage Hopper Cars.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Now that it has decided to retain ownership of its 12,000 grain hopper cars, the federal government is interested in ideas on how they should be managed. It also intends to get to the bottom of claims that farmers...

Zim Places Order for 10,000-Teu Ships.
June 19, 2006... Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. says that its board of directors has approved the US$1-billion purchase of eight container ships from Hyundai Shipyards. Zim will take delivery of four 8,200-TEU and four 10,000-TEU vessels during the...

Court Decision Reinforces Foreign Ship Inspections.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Even when it says no, the Supreme Court of Canada sometimes says a lot. Such was the case when it refused to hear an appeal against a lower court ruling that said Transport Canada ship inspectors had the authority to...

Cma Cgm in Long-Term Deal with Virginia Ports.
June 19, 2006... CMA CGM has finalized a 10-year contract with Virginia International Terminals, the operating company of the Virginia Port Authority. The agency said the contract, valued at more than US$125 million, guarantees that the French carrier will...

Italia Marittima, Zim to Launch New Transatlantic Service.
June 19, 2006... Italia Marittima SpA and Zim Integrated Shipping Services will launch a new weekly transatlantic service in early August. Designated the North Europe-U.S. East Coast (NEC) service, it will link the North European ports of Antwerp, Hamburg and...

B.C. 'rocks' California's World.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON A British Columbia advantage in supplying sand, gravel and crushed rock to the California construction industry is the depletion of conveniently located local sources and the high cost of trucking from further afield....

Seaway/Great Lakes Officials Dish Out 'Straight Talk' on Highway H20 Initiatives.
June 19, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON For the second time in just over a year, officials representing the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes have taken to the airwaves to plug the advantages of the transportation system and the Highway H20 marketing...

Ciffa Central - 2006 Forwarders' Choice Awards.
June 21, 2006... The Central Region of the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) held its seventh annual Forwarders' Choice Awards at the Mississauga Convention Centre on May 17. The event attracted a record audience of more than 600...

Thunder Bay Last Leg of 10-Month Odyssey for Chinese Captain.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: WILLIAM HRYB "The journey is the reward" is an old Chinese proverb that comes from the interpretations of Lao Tzu, the sixth century BC "father" of Taoism. The discipline suggests that mankind's foundation and basic principles are...

Seattle's Dinsmore Retires.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: BILL MONGELLUZZO, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE Mic Dinsmore has announced he will step down in early 2007 after 14 years as executive director of the Port of Seattle. Mr. Dinsmore led the Pacific Northwest port through years...

Cape Breton Wind Turbine Project Made Possible Thanks to Port of Sydney.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: TERA CAMUS Erecting two of Nova Scotia's largest wind turbines on a remote windy cliff range in eastern Cape Breton isn't something one tackles lightly. Transportation alone can cause enough headaches to send most developers...

Macquarie Matches Goldman Bid in Abp Takeover Battle.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: BRUCE BARNARD, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE Australia's largest securities firm launched a US$4.78-billion counter-offer for Associated British Ports on June 15, matching an increased bid by a consortium led by U.S. investment...

Cn Buys 50 Locomotives to Power Prince Rupert Intermodal Trains.
June 26, 2006... Canadian National Railway Co. will acquire 50 high-horsepower locomotives from Electro-Motive Diesel for delivery in the second half of 2007. The purchase price was not disclosed. The acquisition of the 4,300-horsepower SD70M-2...

Seaboard Marine Increases Central America Service.
June 26, 2006... Seaboard Marine has added a third vessel to its service between New Orleans and Central America, enabling the carrier to double its frequency to twice weekly. The expanded service began on May 29 with the sailing of the Hafentor, which...

Cosco Endorses Panama Canal Plan.
June 26, 2006... The chief executive of China Ocean Shipping Co. says his company endorses plans to expand the Panama Canal. Wei Jiafu said that the rapid development of China's economy makes the Canal a vital link for China trade to and from the East Coast...

Mol Rebrands Information Technology Unit.
June 26, 2006... Japanese carrier MOL has announced that its liner division information service companies, Star-Net America and Star-Net Asia, have been renamed in conjunction with an expansion of their business activities. Star-Net, now MOL Information...

Drewry: Survey Cites Late Vessel Calls.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: PETER T. LEACH Despite claims that most container ships operate on fixed-day weekly schedules, more than 43 per cent of vessels operated in liner services arrive one or more days late, according to a new survey by Drewry Shipping...

Shelburne-Boston Ferry Service Unlikely This Year.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS It could be another year before the launch of a ferry service between Shelburne, N.S., and Boston. Shores Atlantic LLC of Boston, the American company that has been trying to establish the marine link between the two...

Trip to China a Jaw-Dropper.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS I wouldn't call a recent trip to China an eye-opener. It was more like a jaw-dropper. The two-week journey with a delegation from the Port of Halifax, which was visiting a number of ports, terminal operators,...

Changing Labour Relations Role for Council of Marine Carriers.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON The 17th B.C. Towboat Industry Conference, held at Whistler Resort June 1-3, was the most successful yet, attracting 178 registered participants. This despite the Council of Marine Carriers (CMC), the conference...

Industry Avoids Expensive Changes to Operating Practices afor Now.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON The B.C. towboat industry has avoided expensive changes to established operating practices that were threatened under the new Canada Shipping Act and Regulations. But, ominously, the reprieve is subject to future...

Champlain & St. Lawrence Railroad Marks 170 Years.
June 26, 2006... BYLINE: STEPHEN WRAY Montreal is a leading Canadian city when it comes to transportation. It has a world-class port located 1,600 kilometres inland from the Atlantic Ocean. It has rail lines to all major points in North America and is the...