Canadian Sailings articles from May 2006

Canadian Sailings archives from May 2006

New Mps Visit Port of Hamilton.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON The Hamilton Port Authority recently hosted morning and afternoon information sessions for new members of Parliament from the Hamilton area to bring them up to speed on a variety of port-related issues. Port...

Ups and Downs for Port of Saint John in 2005.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Last year was the best year ever for petroleum cargo at the Port of Saint John. But other important cargoes were somewhat crude and need refining. Container traffic and other cargo, as well as 85,000 cruise...

Trucking Boss Encouraged by Restructuring of Transport Portfolio.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON The head of the Canadian Trucking Alliance says there is optimism within his industry following the restructuring of the federal Transport portfolio. In an address to the Hamilton Transportation Club, David Bradley,...

Special Report: Importers and Exporters Advised to Develop Contingency Plans in Case of Border Shutdowns.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: JACK KOHANE The U.S. ambassador to Canada sparked a spirited discussion about the impact of security measures on trade at the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (IE Canada) conference held recently in Toronto. ...

Irving Oil Produces Two Billion Barrels, Imports Two Huge Boilers.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Those who have read this column over the years know that Irving Oil Limited is the largest shipper though the Port of Saint John, responsible for making it the third busiest port in Canada. In March, Irving...

Some Hope for Transportation Promises Made in Last Election.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: WILBROD LeCLERC Elections have a nasty habit of spawning a host of promises. The recent federal election was no exception, but it was no John A. Macdonald type of election with the promise of a vision called the CPR. On the...

Senator Lines Launches New Asia-Mediterranean Service.
May 1, 2006... With its New Asia-Mediterranean Express (NMX), Senator Lines says it is expanding its regular 17 services to include a further link with Asia. On May 1, the San Pedro Bridge in Shanghai is scheduled to start out on the NMX's first...

Hatsu Joins Transatlantic Service.
May 1, 2006... Hatsu Marine Ltd., part of the Evergreen Group, says it is joining the previously announced weekly transatlantic service to be launched by China Shipping Container Lines and CMA CGM. The new service, scheduled to begin in June, will connect...

Hapag-Lloyd to Cut 2,000 Jobs.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: PETER T. LEACH, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE Hapag-Lloyd Container Line will cut about 2,000 jobs to reduce costs and offset a decline in freight rates as it integrates the purchase of CP Ships. Hapag-Lloyd said on April 19...

Bc Ferries Temporarily Replaces Sunken Vessel.
May 1, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS A month after the sinking of the Queen of the North, BC Ferries announced the passenger-car ferry's temporary replacement: the Queen of Prince Rupert, which has undergone a $2.5-million refitting, has been pressed into...

Cn Profits Jump 21% in First Quarter.
May 1, 2006... Canadian National Railway Co. has reported a 21-per-cent increase in profits for the first quarter of 2006. Net income amounted to $362 million, up from $299 million during the first three months of last year. Earnings per share increased 27...

Toronto Welcomes First Ocean Vessel, Short-Sea Shipping Barge of 2006.
May 1, 2006... The Federal Manitou was the first ocean-going ship in the Port of Toronto in 2006. The 185-metre-long vessel delivered heavy automotive production machinery, manufactured in Germany and loaded in Antwerp for its journey across the Atlantic...

Soaring Fuel Costs Make Electricity the Way to Go.
May 8, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON Dedicated truck routes through British Columbia's mountains could be one result of inexorably climbing world oil prices, according to Anthony Perl, director of Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University. Addressing...

Port of Hamilton Welcomes First Vessels of Season.
May 8, 2006... The Canada Steamship Lines vessel CSL Assiniboine was the first ship in the Port of Hamilton in 2006. The vessel arrived at Stelco Inc.'s Pier 16 on March 22. Linda MacDonald, vice-president of operations and harbour master for the Hamilton...

Lady Hamilton First Ocean-Going Ship in Windsor.
May 8, 2006... Fednav's Lady Hamilton was the first ocean-going vessel in the Port of Windsor in 2006. David Cree, president and chief executive officer of the Windsor Port Authority, and Terry Berthiaume, vice-president of Morterm Ltd., welcomed the...

Great Lakes/Seaway Leaders Sign Co-Operative Marine Transport Accord with China.
May 8, 2006... The leaders of the Canadian and U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway corporations and Chinese government officials have signed an agreement outlining a plan for enhanced co-operation among the three nations in the field of marine transportation. ...

Get Serious About Human Resources, Marine Forum Told.
May 8, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON Rick Bryant, president of the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia, told a recent forum in Vancouver "that there is a lot of denial still in the (marine) industry about personnel shortages." None of those...

California Dreamin'?
May 8, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON British Columbia Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon paid a spring visit to California to assess efforts there to ease traffic congestion, particularly port-related truck freight. In discussions with California...

St. Lawrence/Great Lakes Operators Invest in New Equipment, Technology to Remain Competitive.
May 8, 2006... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE Terminal operators on the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes are making significant investments in new equipment and technology to remain competitive. Montreal-headquartered Federal Marine Terminals operates...

Atlantic Canada's Terminal Operators See Opportunity Knocking.
May 8, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS A burgeoning container cargo trade fuelled by the economic boom in Asia, particularly China and India, has various ports in Atlantic Canada readying for greater waves of prosperity. The Port of Halifax, which handled...

New Brunswick Terminal Operators Fill Competitive Niche Markets.
May 8, 2006... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS When it comes to terminal operators in New Brunswick, Logistec Corporation continues to be the major provider of cargo-handling services to the marine and industrial sectors. In Saint John, Forterm is...

B.C. Terminal Operators Face Challenge of Keeping Up with Burgeoning Asian Trade.
May 8, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS Terminal operators on Canada's West Coast are spending millions of dollars on new equipment to handle projected increases in cargo resulting from rapidly growing trade with China and other Asian countries. ...

Panama Canal Plans to Double Capacity.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: William Armbruster, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE The Panama Canal Authority has officially proposed a US$5.25 billion expansion that will add a third set of locks and double capacity of the inter-ocean canal, pending approval by...

Special Report: Longtime Railway, Maritime Expert Regards Short-Sea Shipping As Intermodalism.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS When people discuss short-sea shipping, what they are really talking about is intermodalism, claims Steve Frasher. The chief executive officer of the Vancouver-based Washington Marine Group (WMG) outlined his thinking...

Special Report: Leading U.S. Transport Consultant Favours Well-Networked Short-Sea Shipping Enterprises to Deal with Booming Imports.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS Short-sea shipping must reduce throughput costs and add value to the supply chain if it's going to play a significant role in handling the Asian imports threatening to overwhelm North American ports, according to a...

Special Report: They Said It.
May 15, 2006... Marc Fortin, director of Seaway and Domestic Shipping Policy at Transport Canada: Short-sea shipping is not a dream anymore. It's not a vague concept. It's something great in our transportation world. It's a reality. Lawrence Cannon,...

Federal Budget Hikes Funding for Transport Congestion, Infrastructure.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY While it was short on details, the first Conservative budget promised hefty sums for fixing border and transportation congestion and municipal infrastructure. Now that the economic statement has been delivered, the...

The Short-Sea Shipping Puzzle.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: Tom Peters Short-sea shipping continues to be on everyone's minds these days and for a lot of different reasons. Some major shipping lines continue to see and use short-sea shipping as a feeder service. A number of carriers, for...

Transport Canada Ready to Dole Out More Security Money.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Transport Canada is again taking applications from ports and marine terminals for funding from its Marine Security Contribution Program. The department has already paid out $50 million from the $115-million fund...

Maersk Returns to Halifax.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS Maersk Line has returned to Halifax with a regularly scheduled weekly service. The 3,800-TEU vessel Maersk Duisburg made its inaugural call May 1 to initiate the line's MECL 2 service, which will connect the Pacific Rim...

Montreal Still Eyes Record Traffic Despite Slower First Quarter.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: BRENT FREDERICK, Associate Editor The Port of Montreal still expects to post record traffic numbers in 2006 despite a slower start to the year. The port handled 5.3 million tonnes of cargo during the first quarter, down 288,000...

Special Report: Trilateral Agreement Moves North America Closer to a Comprehensive Approach to Developing Short-Sea Shipping.
May 15, 2006... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS Developing a continental strategy for short-sea shipping took a major step forward at the North American Marine Conference 2006 held in Vancouver from April 18 to 20. Representatives of Canada, the United States and...

Trac-World Back on Track.
May 15, 2006... Trac-World says it's "business as usual" for many of its customers following a fire at its main warehouse facility in St. Catherine, Que., on the night of May 3. The cargo-handling and transportation logistics company said the fire, which...

Port of Belledune Feature: Port Taking on More Container Business.
May 15, 2006... Since the inception of its new general cargo terminal in 1998, the Port of Belledune has been progressively diversifying the services it provides to its growing list of shipping clients. The M.D. Young Terminal III allows for the shipping...

Environmental Management of Ships Workshop Set for May 24.
May 15, 2006... A day-long workshop on the environmental management of ships and the operational issues related thereto will be held in Montreal on May 24. The workshop will examine the practical shipboard aspects of implementing environmental...

Port of Belledune Feature: Belledunea Unlimited.
May 15, 2006... The Port of Belledune is a world-class deepwater facility with exceptional year-round cargo-handling capacity. Situated on Chaleur Bay in northeastern New Brunswick, the port is set snugly within the protected confines of the bay that flows...

Port of Belledune Feature: Port of Belledune Welcomes First Ship of 2006.
May 15, 2006... The Belledune Port Authority welcomed the M.V. Tofton as its first ship of 2006 at a ceremony held January 12 at its facilities. Carrying 13,000 tonnes of lead sulphate from Belgium, the 160-metre-long ship arrived at the Port of Belledune...

Port of Belledune Feature: Terminals Handle All Types of Cargo.
May 15, 2006... Terminal I Belledune's first terminal, built in 1968, is 155 metres (169.5 yards) long by 15 metres (16.4 yards) wide with a depth of 10.4 metres (34 feet). It can accommodate Handymax vessels up to 40,000 DWT. The terminal, which is...

Port of Belledune Feature: Port Offers Superb Transportation Links.
May 15, 2006... The Port of Belledune, on Chaleur Bay in northeastern New Brunswick, is located on key long and short-sea shipping routes. For companies shipping between North America and Europe, it can save up to a full day at sea over most North American...

Port of Belledune Feature: Secure Port Offers Competitive Pricing, Options for Expansion.
May 15, 2006... The Port of Belledune's rates for berths and storage are designed to give shipping companies a competitive edge. The port has over 24 hectares (60 acres) of land available for operations that require space for optimal growth. Situated...

Port of Belledune Feature: Land, Land ... and More Land.
May 15, 2006... The Port of Belledune is promoting its expanded land-use campaign to companies whose growth may be limited by lack of space. The port has over 24 hectares (60 acres) of land available now for development and has access to another 50 hectares...

Port of Belledune Feature: Tank Farm Open for Business.
May 15, 2006... The tank farm at the Port of Belledune is an ideally located, secure liquid bulk storage facility for companies shipping petroleum products - anything ranging from kerosene to home heating oil and gasoline. The site is modern, well-maintained,...

Port of Belledune Feature: The Best People, the Right Equipment.
May 15, 2006... Cargo is already in good hands even before a ship berths at the Port of Belledune. Eastern Canada Stevedoring Inc. develops its cargo-management plan well in advance of the arrival of each ship in order to ensure that the right people and...

Cpr's First-Quarter Earnings Up 38%.
May 15, 2006... Canadian Pacific Railway says its first-quarter profits reached $111 million, up 38 per cent over the first three months of 2005. Excluding foreign exchange losses on long-term debt, diluted earnings per share increased 40 per cent to 74 cents...

Competing Demands for Defence Dollars.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: SHARON HOBSON As the Canadian deployment to Afghanistan sucks up military resources, the Canadian navy may be forced to make some difficult choices. The Department of National Defence (DND) is struggling with a $3-billion...

Logistec Profit Up 15.7% in First Quarter.
May 22, 2006... Logistec Corp. earned $723,000 in the first quarter of 2006, up 15.7 per cent from $625,000 in the year-ago quarter. Consolidated operating revenue increased by 9.7 per cent or $3.7 million to $42.3 million in the first quarter, ended March 25....

In Memoriam - Jack Crichton.(Obituary)
May 22, 2006... John (Jack) Crichton, president of the Shipping Federation of Canada from 1974 to 1988, passed away at his home in Kanata, Ont., on May 4. Mr. Crichton joined the Shipping Federation in May 1957 as an assistant to the staff after spending...

A Bit of Spain, Tangier and Gibraltar.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: WILBROD LeCLERC A holiday in Southern Spain is never far from water, either the Mediterranean or the Atlantic. I chose a spot in Andalusia, not far from the port city of Cadiz. Cadiz is on the Atlantic and subject to nearly...

Wagenborg Celebrates 10 Years in North America.
May 22, 2006... Royal Wagenborg, whose ship movements to and from the Great Lakes have increased substantially over the past decade, held a reception in Montreal recently to celebrate 10 years of sailings to Canada and the United States. Wagenborg's...

Freight Sustainability Projects Test Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
May 22, 2006... Projects from two Maritime companies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the freight transportation sector are among five projects selected for federal funding under Transport Canada's Freight Sustainability Demonstration Program....

Highway H2O Presented at Short-Sea Conference.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON Representatives of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Port of Hamilton stated their case for Highway H20 short-sea shipping initiatives at a recent Journal of Commerce conference held in Orlando, Fla. In a session on...

Intermodal Horizons.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon gets lots of advice on shaping national transportation policy and here's some, courtesy of Gary LeRoux, head of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities, that makes particularly...

Halterm Doubles Profit in First Quarter.
May 22, 2006... The Halterm Income Fund announced that first-quarter net income doubled on higher volume at its container terminal at the Port of Halifax. The trust's Halterm Ltd. subsidiary had net income of $800,000 for the first quarter of 2006, up...

Early Start to Season in Thunder Bay.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: WILLIAM HRYB Thunder Bay's 2006 international shipping season got off to a good start with the earliest arrival ever of an ocean-going vessel. The M/V Federal Kushiro made history when she entered the Port of Thunder Bay on the...

Federal Decision to Keep Hopper Cars Draws Mixed Reaction.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY The federal government has decided to retain ownership of its approximately 12,000 grain hopper cars and to strike a new operating deal with the railways that should save farmers $2 per tonne on freight charges. ...

First Round of Cta Amendments Introduced.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon has introduced a series of amendments to the Canada Transportion Act, but the second and possibly more controversial set of proposals is only likely to be tabled sometime before...

Small Nova Scotia Shipyard Tackling Major Ship Conversion.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS New York's Columbia University is using the skills and craftsmanship of a small Nova Scotia shipyard to transform a seismology vessel into a highly sophisticated research ship. The small yard in Shelburne owned by...

Wallboard Factory Plans Revised to Use Natural Gas at Former Shipyard.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Plans are moving ahead to establish a "green" manufacturing plant where new ships were once launched in Saint John. The project involves the $55 million offered by the previous Liberal government in 2003 to...

Federal Vessels Employ Hundreds of Halifax Shipyard Workers.
May 22, 2006... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The Canadian government's vessels are keeping Halifax Shipyard workers busy these days. HMCS Toronto's arrival on December 16 has employed about 100 people involved in the vessel's mechanical, pipe, steel work and...

Trade Expert Tabs Hamilton As Logistics Gateway.
May 29, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON Hamilton has the potential to be a logistics gateway to the world. That was the message keynote speaker Bob Armstrong, president of Armstrong Trade and Logistics Advisory Services Inc. (ATLAS), delivered to the third...

Canadian, U.S. Schools Team Up on Maritime Security.
May 29, 2006... BYLINE: MARK CARDWELL A novel agreement between Canada's leading maritime school and its American counterpart may help keep sea traffic flowing between the two countries in the event of a major terrorist attack by sea. "We have to be...

New Manager for Imq's Emergency Training Centre.
May 29, 2006... The Institut maritime du Quebec (IMQ) has named Larbi A. Yahia as the manager of its Marine Emergency Duties Training Centre in Saint-Romuald, Que. Mr. Yahia joined the IMQ in February 2000 and has held several positions within the...

Former Importers, Exporters Boss Working to Attract Containers to Hamilton.
May 29, 2006... BYLINE: RON SAMSON Bob Armstrong has more than 35 years of experience in the fields of cross-border logistics, international trade and customs compliance. Prior to starting his own consultancy business - Armstrong Trade and Logistics...

Port of Toronto Loads 80-Tonne Locomotives.
May 29, 2006... The Port of Toronto loaded six 80-tonne Electro-Motive locomotives aboard Jumbo Line's Daniella on May 15. The Daniella, with its special-lift crane, is part of the Jumbo Line fleet that handles heavy-lift cargo. The locomotives were...

Quebec Stevedoring Captures St. Lawrence Award.
May 29, 2006... Quebec Stevedoring Company Ltd. is the winner of the 2005 St. Lawrence Award. The St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES) presents the trophy annually to a company or organization whose accomplishments or projects contribute to the...

U.S. Great Lakes Group Says 'dredging Crisis' Affecting Cargo Movement.
May 29, 2006... The Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) has issued a handout that it says illustrates how the lack of adequate dredging of U.S. Great Lakes ports and waterways is affecting cargo movement. "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' budget for...

U.S. Unveils Plan to Fight Freight Congestion.
May 29, 2006... U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta has announced a new national initiative to tackle freight and passenger congestion. Calling congestion one of the single largest threats to the economy, Mr. Mineta, in remarks to the National...

E-Plate Targets Trucking.
May 29, 2006... BYLINE: MARK WILSON A low-cost electronic vehicle tracking system could sound an alert if a truck transporting a container from the Port of Vancouver to the U.S. encountered an unusual delay in reaching the border - a delay possibly caused...

Maersk Line Named Best Global Carrier on 50th Anniversary of Containerization.
May 29, 2006... Maersk Line was named Best Global Carrier 2006 at the first Containerisation International awards ceremony, held recently in New York to mark the 50th anniversary of containerization. "We are very honoured to receive CI's Best Global...

New Book Traces History of Container Shipping.
May 29, 2006... It began with one simple idea: Load truck trailers for inland transport directly onto ships. That simple idea - made famous by North Carolina trucker Malcom McLean - would lead to today's 40-foot corrugated metal box with doors called the...

Gala Marks 50th Anniversary of Containerization.
May 29, 2006... BYLINE: WILLIAM ARMBRUSTER, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE Some 400 shipping industry executives, retirees and their guests marked the 50th anniversary of containerization in Washington on April 27 at a gala tribute to Malcom McLean, the...