Canadian Sailings articles from October 2005

Canadian Sailings archives from October 2005

Ottawa Beacon.
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: WILBROD LECLERC The recent bid for CP Ships by TUI, the parent of Hapag-Lloyd Container Line, comes in the wake of sales of Alberta oil companies to the Chinese and British Columbia pipelines to Americans. Of course, all of these...

Shipbuilding & Defence.
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: Sharon Hobson In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Canada sent three East Coast naval warships and a Coast Guard vessel filled with emergency supplies to the Gulf of Mexico to help with the search, rescue, recovery and clean-up...

Freight Systems Moves Oilfield Rigs to Oman.
October 3, 2005... MISSISSAUGA - Freight Systems Canada Inc. recently concluded a project to move oilfield rigs from Edmonton to Muscat, Oman. The cargo was sent from Edmonton to Saint John where it was loaded aboard the Saudi National Shipping Corp. vessel Saudi...

Vancouver Port Authority, Tsi Sign Huge Deltaport Deal.
October 3, 2005... VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Port Authority has reached an agreement with TSI Terminal Systems Inc. to enter into a new 50-year operating lease upon completion of the proposed expansion of Deltaport. The port authority's plan to add a third...

Halifax Port Days: Keynote Speaker Calls for Clear National Transportation Vision.
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS In an address to delegates attending Halifax Port Days, Capt. Stark said Canada's transportation chain is being seriously challenged by the rapid growth of imports flooding into ports from China and other Asian...

Halifax Port Days: Panelists Promote 'Atlantica' Concept.(Panel Discussion)
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - Atlantic Canadians need a lesson in mental geography to realize where they really are in the world, says the president of the Atlantic Institute of Market Studies. Brian Lee Crowley has been promoting the...

B.C. Trucking Boss Calls for Stabilization of Industry.
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - Shippers may demand that trucking companies draying containers in the Vancouver port area use their own rigs and drivers rather than hire owner-operators paid on a per-trip basis. Pressure for such a...

Marine Mode Heard at Transportation Infrastructure Conference.
October 3, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The federal government is prepared to support well-thought-out plans for transportation infrastructure development, says Marc Fortin, director of marine policy at Transport Canada. Speaking to a...

Intermodal Horizons.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY During his many years in the federal public service, including stints as deputy minister and senior posts in the Transport Department, and in his consultancy work since retiring, Nick Mulder has never been considered...

Port of Vancouver Feature: Increased Access to Terminals, off-Dock Facilities Essential, Port Says.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON A pilot program to test the effectiveness of extended gate hours at Deltaport, one of Vancouver's three container terminals, was to start the first week of July. The trial was aborted because some 1,200...

Port of Vancouver Feature: Vancouver Gives off Green Signals.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON If there's one thing the Vancouver Port Authority wants tractor-trailers at its facilities to do it's to keep on truckin'. Holdups can result not only in shipment delays, but unnecessary air pollution. So the VPA...

Port of Vancouver Feature: Significant Investments to Further Tighten Security.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON Vancouver is to become the first Canadian port to undergo a security inspection performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. "Basically, it is to assess the effectiveness of anti-terrorism measures," said Graham Kee, director...

Port of Vancouver Feature: Port Looks to Attract More Passengers with New Cruise Product.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS The Port of Vancouver expects the final tally for its 2005 cruise season to be about the same as last year - close to 930,000 passengers and 286 sailings. However, next year the number is projected to be close to 1...

Port of Vancouver Feature: Near-Record Bulk Volumes Moving Through Port.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS Near-record volumes of bulk commodities are moving through the Port of Vancouver as worldwide demand grows for Canadian commodities such as coal, grain, potash and petroleum products. In the first half of 2005,...

Port of Vancouver Feature: Container Terminals Invest Heavily to Meet Demand.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS Huge capacity increases at the Port of Vancouver's container terminals involving millions of dollars of new equipment have been completed - or are nearing completion - to cope with increased demand, particularly from...

Port of Vancouver Feature: Port Handles Record Number of Containers in First Half of 2005.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS Container shipments through the Port of Vancouver were up 5 per cent to a record 853,238 TEUs in the first half of 2005 as demand for manufactured goods from Asia remained strong. Total tonnage increased 4 per cent...

Port of Montreal Feature: Efficient, Integrated Transport System Key to Port's Success: Houston.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS The Port of Vancouver must develop long-term solutions in order to avoid a repeat of the trucking dispute that paralyzed container traffic from Lower Mainland terminals for six weeks this summer, says Gordon Houston,...

Vancouver Views.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON One of the worst railway accidents in Canadian history occurred in British Columbia 55 years ago. The anniversary has been marked by a handful of survivors. The cab of a steam locomotive is a lethal place to be in...

Increased Trade with China Opportunity for Canadian Trucking: Bradley.
October 10, 2005... BEIJING - The Canadian government's bid to be the gateway for Asian trade to North America is welcome news to the Canadian freight transportation sector, including the trucking industry, says Canadian Trucking Alliance chief executive officer...

Spanish Energy Giant Repsol Comes to Saint John.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - Irving Oil's partner in a new $750-million liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is Repsol YPF. Spain's biggest oil and gas company and largest supplier of LNG to the U.S. has a 75-per-cent stake in...

Feature Story: Meeting the Ships - Victoria's Pilot Launch.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: ERIC W. MANCHESTER VICTORIA - A deep-sea vessel bumps hulls with a smaller boat off Victoria's waterfront some 15 times every day, but these encounters are no accident. Such events are staged to enhance marine safety. "We're...

Huge Deal for Port Weller Dry Docks.
October 10, 2005... BYLINE: BRENT FREDERICK, Associate Editor MISSISSAUGA - Canadian Shipbuilding and Engineering has entered into a strategic alliance with Peters Kampen Shipyards of the Netherlands for the construction of two hulls and two 6,500-tonne...

Photos of Interest.
October 17, 2005... Transportation Industry Bowl-a-Thon: The 10th Annual Transportation Industry Bowl-a-Thon in aide of the Montreal Children's Hospital was held late April. An amount of $23,500 was raised bringing the total to over $168,000 which went towards the...

Ibm, Maersk Logistics Launch Wireless Box-Tracking Project.
October 17, 2005... IBM and Maersk Logistics have announced a new initiative offering real-time visibility of containers via networked wireless tracking. The two companies and key supply chain participants are involved in a pilot project beginning in November...

Grand Alliance, New World Alliance Plan East-West Cooperation.
October 17, 2005... BYLINE: PETER T. LEACH, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE The seven carriers that belong to the Grand Alliance and the New World Alliance have announced an agreement to cooperate on key east-west trade lanes starting in early 2006. The...

Put More Money into National Highway System, Ottawa Told.
October 17, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The country's transport ministers have agreed to expand the national highway system but critics say they should have been talking about extra dollars as well as additional kilometres. The ministers agreed...

Reports Urge Canadian Shippers to Conform to U.S. Security Measures.
October 17, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - Meeting the expanded security requirements at the United States border is proving to be a costly headache for the domestic trucking industry, and shippers are adding to the delays and lineups at border...

Committee Issues Report on Winter Night Navigation Between Quebec, Montreal.
October 17, 2005... A committee examining winter night navigation on the St. Lawrence River between Quebec City and Montreal has released its report on the 2004 pre-winter period. Winter navigation on the river between Quebec and Montreal presents a major...

B.C.'S Doyle Named Transportation Person of the Year.
October 17, 2005... BYLINE: MARK WILSON VANCOUVER - The civil servant who was instrumental in transferring the maintenance of highways and bridges in British Columbia to the private sector has been named Canada's Transportation Person of the Year. The...

Port of Vancouver's Neptune Terminals Proposes $93-Million Expansion.
October 17, 2005... NORTH VANCOUVER - Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Ltd. has announced its intention to seek approval from the Vancouver Port Authority for a $93-million expansion and upgrade of its existing potash storage facilities. The decision to...

Feature Story: Make Port Workers, Seafarers Equal Partners in Security Regime, Recommendations Say.
October 17, 2005... HALIFAX - Port workers, seafarers and fishermen are in a position to detect suspicious activities and they should be treated as partners in the security community and not suspects, says an international conference on port security. The...

Feature Story: New International Security Code Leads to New Roles, Responsibilities.
October 17, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code on July 1, 2004, has the maritime community continuously reviewing its efforts to make ports, facilities and ships more...

Holland Maas Container Line Splashes into Montreal with Latin American Service.
October 17, 2005... MONTREAL - In late September, within days of each other, two identical newbuilds sailed into Montreal on a brand-new service from Holland Maas Container Line (HMCL). Rotterdam-based Holland Maas is the parent company of newcomer HMCL and...

Quebec Marine Day: Public Relations Campaign to Highlight Importance of Marine Industry.
October 24, 2005... To heighten awareness about the importance of the marine industry, the St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES) officially launches its public relations campaign on October 25, Quebec's fifth annual Marine Day. "Everyone knows the...

Quebec Marine Day: Sodes Calls for Network of Ports Along St. Lawrence.
October 24, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE The federal government must have a vision for the future of the marine industry when divesting ownership of the remaining federally owned ports in Quebec, says Marc Gagnon, executive director of the St. Lawrence...

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Conference: Consultant Underscores Need for Northeast Highway and Rail Infrastructure.
October 24, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC - The Maritimes have a golden opportunity to seize cargo business that West Coast ports won't be able to handle from Asia, but only if the region obtains American and Canadian investment to build an efficient...

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Conference: Post-Panamax Containerization Presents New Port Challenges.
October 24, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC - Containerization is the most lucrative trade for ports, says a University of New Brunswick civil engineering professor specializing in transportation, but its highly competitive nature and requisite capital...

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Conference: Lower St. Lawrence Pilots Invest in Simulation Training Centre.
October 24, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC - The first time Alain Victor programmed a wave build-up into the new navigation simulator owned by the Corporation of Lower St. Lawrence Pilots, he nearly lost his balance. The wave action was that realistic....

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Conference: American Marine Pilots Cautiously Flex Their Pecs.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC - Minimizing potential liability is essential when using portable navigation equipment, the executive director and general counsel for the American Pilots Association warned Canadian marine pilots. So far,...

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Conference: Shipping Lines Face Myriad of Challenges.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC - Regaining business lost to the railway and trucking industries is the biggest challenge facing inland shipping lines, according to Carole Campeau, manager of information technologies and special projects at...

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Conference: Containerized Trade Poses Challenges to Ports Across the Country.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC - A lot of the world is watching how the Port of Vancouver will handle the meteoric rise in containerized cargo traffic before making long-term commitments to do business with the port, acknowledges the...

Canadian Marine Pilots' Association Conference: Transportation Safety Board Asks Marine Pilots to Employ Bridge Management Training.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: JULIE GEDEON QUEBEC - A member of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada praises marine pilots for their unwavering commitment to ensuring marine safety, but suggests they could do more to prevent accidents. "We appreciate...

Cta Rejects Laurentian Pilotage Authority Tariff Increase.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - The Canadian Transportation Agency has rejected a proposal from the Laurentian Pilotage Authority for a hefty tariff increase "as prejudicial to the public interest." While the CTA won't release a written...

Cp Ships, Cpr Working to Keep Up with Unprecedented Box Volumes Through Montreal.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE MONTREAL - A "tsunami of containers" swept into the Port of Montreal in 2004, putting service providers behind the eight ball. The unprecedented and unanticipated volumes that were four times gross domestic...

Acpa Hosts National Port Operations Seminar in Montreal.
October 31, 2005... The Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) will host its biannual National Operations Seminar in Montreal on November 7 and 8 at the Hilton Bonaventure Hotel. The session will bring together key operating personnel in Canada's...

Ottawa to Create Pacific Gateway Council.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - Transport Minister Jean Lapierre has introduced legislation to create a Pacific Gateway Council so Ottawa can invest in badly needed infrastructure developments on the West Coast. "Building Canada's...

Ontario Company Shrink-Wraps Cargo from Pleasure Boats to Generators.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: Ron Samson ST. CATHARINES - Sealtite Systems opened for business in 1989 with a business plan to shrink-wrap pleasure boats. Company founder Jack Erskine set the quality and service bar at the top. Sealtite's reputation spread...

Port Colborne Shipbreaker Fulfills Dream, Becomes Shipowner.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: Alex Binkley Wayne Elliott is best known as the man whose company takes apart the old ladies of the Great Lakes and any other unwanted vessels it can set its cutting torches to. So it was to great surprise in the marine...

Allied Beats Out Competitors to Win Two Contracts.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: Mark Wilson VANCOUVER - Allied Shipbuilders Ltd. of North Vancouver has won a $500,000 contract to refit the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Gordon Reid, beating out three competitors it claims have a bidding advantage, courtesy of the...

Ship Transit Change Could Mean Orders for Powerful Tugs from B.C. Yards.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: Mark Wilson VANCOUVER - A relaxation of tight rules governing the transit of deep-sea ships beneath the CN lift bridge spanning Second Narrows, a midpoint constriction in Vancouver's inner harbour, could result in orders for new...

Interesting Times.
October 31, 2005... BYLINE: Peter Cairns, President, SHIPBUILDING ASSOCIATION OF CANADA These are interesting times for the shipbuilding and industrial marine industry. The logjam of demand for new ships is beginning to break. Solicitations of interest are on...