Canadian Sailings articles from September 2005

Canadian Sailings archives from September 2005

Trade Winds.
September 5, 2005... BYLINE: PETER MALKOVSKY 'Enough is enough' is probably how our International Trade Minister Jim Peterson felt after the latest battle in the 20-year-old softwood lumber war with the U.S. He then suspended the next round of negotiations on...

Winds from Saint John.
September 5, 2005... BYLINE: Christopher Williams There is no longer any question about Saint John being the energy hub of Atlantic Canada, and that means more wind in the sails of the local transportation and logistics sector. In fact, now that a decision has...

FraserFest Continues Positive Impact.
September 5, 2005... NEW WESTMINSTER - The Fraser River Port Authority sponsored numerous activities, including boat building, harbour tours, fishy crafts, contests and a scavenger hunt, at FraserFest, held July 15 to 17. More than 1,100 wooden toy boats were...

Feature Story: West Coast Intermodal Business.
September 5, 2005... BYLINE: ERIC W. MANCHESTER Intermodal shipping is more than just big vessels perpetuating the international exchange of containers. Along British Columbia's coast, the intermodal freight business also comprises ro-ro ferries and barges...

Cargo Growth Continues at Fraser River.
September 5, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS NEW WESTMINSTER - Fraser River Port is continuing its string of impressive performances, recording strong second-quarter gains in container throughput and international and domestic cargo. But Allen Domaas,...

Mixed Reaction to Cp Ships Sale.
September 5, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE MONTREAL - The Port of Montreal says the merger of CP Ships Ltd. and Germany's TUI AG to create the world's fifth-largest container carrier will bring the port more flexibility and more capacity at a time when...

Cn Reservation System Draws Ire of Shippers.
September 5, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE The links in the Canadian logistics chain are being stressed more and more every day, say some of the industry's exporters, shippers and truckers. Frustrated by escalating rail and port surcharges "every time...

Feature Story: Maritime Innovation - Research Centre's Submarine Escape Trainer Piques Interest of Nato, U.S. Navy.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE A down-to-the-wire international rescue effort recently saved seven Russian submariners trapped for three days in a mini-sub pinned to the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Five years ago, the crew aboard the Russian...

Prince Rupert Container Terminal.
September 12, 2005... PRINCE RUPERT - Contractors for the wharf construction at the Port of Prince Rupert's Fairview Container Terminal have been pre-qualified and tender documents will be issued shortly, the Prince Rupert Port Authority has announced. Subject...

$70,000 Fine for Marine Polluter.
September 12, 2005... ST. JOHN'S - A Newfoundland and Labrador provincial court judge has ordered the M/V Project Europa to pay a $70,000 penalty for violations of the Canada Shipping Act associated with the unlawful discharge of an oily substance into Canadian...

Rcmp Arrests Ship's Captain.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - In what sounds like a modern day 'Mutiny on the Bounty', the RCMP has arrested the captain of a Maltese freighter after eight crew members deserted the ship in mid-August because of what they called...

Asia Cargo Fuels Growth at Ny-Nj Port.
September 12, 2005... A continuing rise in Asian trade helped boost cargo growth by more than 10 per cent in the Port of New York and New Jersey during the first six months of 2005, with a record of more than 1.6 million loaded TEUs handled during the period. ...

Rotterdam, Shanghai Ink Pact.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: BRUCE BARNARD, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE Rotterdam has signed a cooperation agreement with the Port of Shanghai in a bid to overtake Hamburg as the top European port for container traffic to and from mainland China. The...

Rates, Volumes Boost Maersk Profits.
September 12, 2005... A.P. Moller-Maersk reported first-half profit of US$1.86 billion, an increase of 8 per cent from $1.7 billion earned a year ago. The company attributed the earnings growth to higher freight rates and volumes in its container shipping...

Ibm Report Cites Challenges to Ship Lines.
September 12, 2005... A new report by IBM Business Consulting Services says container shipping lines must offer more time-definite services to respond to customer demand and potential competition from package-delivery companies. The report said that as...

Panalpina Plans Ipo.
September 12, 2005... Panalpina World Transport said it will sell the majority of its shares to investors in an initial public offering this fall. The Swiss-based logistics company said its sole owner, the Ernst Goehner Foundation family trust, plans to sell 56 per...

Hamburg Sud Adds Paranagua Call.
September 12, 2005... Hamburg Sud has added a call at Paranagua to its East Coast inter-American service rotation in response to strong economic growth in southern Brazil. The change took effect with the September 3 northbound Paranagua call of the Cap San...

Freight Forwarder Slams Cp Ships Service in Montreal.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: KATHLYN HORIBE MONTREAL - Importers to the U.S. Midwest could boycott the Port of Montreal, says Quad City Port Services Inc., if CP Ships continues escalating delays and demurrage charges. "Hot-listed containers are not being...

Trucker, Friends Donate $1.25 Million for Mri Facility.
September 12, 2005... TORONTO - The final numbers have been tallied and John Cyopeck, chief executive officer of Canpar Transport L.P. in Mississauga, has raised $1.25 million in the largest single industry fundraising effort ever held by the trucking industry in...

Port of Halifax Feature - Port Days to Focus on Regional Cooperation, Challenges to International Ports.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The importance of Eastern Canada and a number of New England states as trading and business partners will be a focus of discussion during one panel session at the annual Halifax Port Days. Business leaders from both...

Intermodal Horizons.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY Given the predilection of the country's premiers to be long on generalities and short on specifics, it will be interesting to see what they do with their proposal to develop a comprehensive national transportation...

Vancouver Views.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: Mark Wilson A prominent feature of the coastal mill town Powell River in British Columbia is an anchored row of hulks, forming a floating breakwater. They are the concrete hulls of steamships built for the U.S. Maritime...

Letter.
September 12, 2005... The transportation industry in Canada, and indeed North America, does not seem to be working very well under a 'free-for-all' system. In recent years we have seen major congestion at ports and border crossings, labour unrest, rail...

Port of Halifax Feature - Halifax Looks East to Boost Business.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The Halifax Port Authority has decided not to heed the words of journalist Horace Greeley and go West. Instead, it has turned its focus to the East, the Far East, Asia and the Indian subcontinent through the Suez Canal....

Port of Halifax Feature - Efforts Increasing to Further Bolster Security.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The ever-increasing effort to bolster security continues at the Port of Halifax. In March, Major Chris Hornbarger, a former director of the U.S. Homeland Security Council, told a conference in Halifax on countering...

Port of Halifax Feature - New Chairman Has Long History with Port.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS Ian Oulton has seen more than just the boardroom in his years at the Port of Halifax. The new chairman of the Halifax Port Authority had an up-close and personal involvement in his younger days, getting his hands dirty...

Port of Halifax Feature - Port of Halifax 'goes Deep'.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS The Port of Halifax has long touted its natural characteristics that have made it a very appealing port of call for many top cargo and cruise lines. It's one of the world's great natural harbours. It's ice free. It's...

Port of Halifax Feature - Study Looks at Short-Sea Shipping.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS To short-sea or not to short-sea? Those two questions will be considered over the next several months in a study on short-sea shipping being undertaken in Halifax. Short-sea shipping has been a popular mode of moving...

Port of Halifax Feature - Halifax Enjoys Exciting, Entertaining Cruise Season.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS To say the cruise season in the Port of Halifax has been anything less than entertaining would be an understatement. The season has taken the port by storm and, in one case, literally. Royal Caribbean's Voyager of...

Port of Halifax Feature - Profile: Fritz King.
September 12, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS In Atlantic Canada, Fritz King is ACL. Through dedication to his company and the marine industry, the big man with a soft voice is as much a steadfast representative of Atlantic Container Line as the company's logoed...

AirBridge to Receive New 747 Freighter.
September 12, 2005... AirBridge Cargo, Russia's largest international scheduled cargo airline, said it will take delivery of a third Boeing 747 freighter before October 1, enabling it to meet peak-season demand on its main trade lane between China and Europe via...

Mol Opens New China Office.
September 19, 2005... MOL has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai-based MOL (China) Co., Ltd., has opened a representative office in Shijiazhuang. The new office was scheduled to start operations on September 10, promoting MOL services to...

Port of Vancouver Container Traffic Up 5 Per Cent in First Half of 2005.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: ALAN DANIELS VANCOUVER - 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...

Whale Experts Call for Lane Changes on U.S. East Coast.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - Shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy were moved in 2003, but whale experts say slow-moving right whales are still being killed in ship collisions, particularly on the Atlantic coastline of the United...

Demolition of Saint John Shipyard Cranes Marks End of Era.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - The end of August was also the end for five chipped and rusty heavy-lift cranes at the former Saint John Shipbuilding yard. They fell to the shipyard's cement surface at 7:12 a.m. on August 27. ...

Fraser River Bikers Set New Charity Record.
September 19, 2005... NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia - More than two dozen employees and supporters of the Fraser River Port Authority have raised $7,850 in pledges in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Big Bike Ride. This marks the second...

Port of New Orleans Reopens.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: JANET PLUME, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE The Port of New Orleans planned to resume commercial operations on September 14, housing waterfront workers in Marad vessels and cruise ships after Hurricane Katrina forced the evacuation...

Cma Cgm Buys Delmas.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: BRUCE BARNARD, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE

Special Report: Emerging Issues in Customs Compliance and Supply Chain Security.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: JACK KOHANE TORONTO - The haunting spectres of 9/11 and the London subway bombings of early July pervaded proceedings and peppered the patter among attendees at the Infonex conference 'Emerging Issues in Customs Compliance and...

Air France-Klm Earnings Jump.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: BRUCE BARNARD, The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest airline, has raised its full-year profit forecast after first-quarter earnings soared more than 26 per cent. Driven by strong growth in cargo and...

Business Tip$.
September 19, 2005... Some fundamental cultural differences remain between Canada and the United Kingdom. Variations in pace and style will be most noticeable, and sustained personal contact with potential business partners is expected. Prompt acknowledgment of...

Natural Disaster/emergency Planning: 13 Supply Chain Tips to Better Weather the Storm.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: BERNIE HART, Global Product Head, JPMorgan Chase Vastera This year has not been easy for importers and exporters. Rising fuel costs, port strikes in California and Canada, and now Hurricane Katrina. What can importers and...

Trucking Boss Says 2005 Not As Strong As Previous Years.
September 19, 2005... TORONTO - The head of the Canadian Trucking Alliance and Ontario Trucking Association says 2005 will not be as strong a year as 2003-04 for the industry. "There can be no denying that even prior to the fallout from Hurricane Katrina, 2005...

Truck Blockade Causes Chaos in New Brunswick.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS SAINT JOHN - Whacked-out gas prices are hitting every transportation mode, but New Brunswickers were fuming in early September when 500 independent truckers blocked the Trans-Canada Highway for three days over...

Ottawa Beacon.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: WILBROD LECLERC In the past two decades, shipbuilding in Canada has dropped considerably because needs have fallen considerably. Navy and Coast Guard needs are down. Seaway business is down and the laker fleet is decreasing. A...

Photos of Interest.
September 19, 2005... Vancouver Womens Transportation Club presents Executive Board. Inter-City Golf

World Trade Spotlight on The United Kingdom: CANADA-U.K. Trade Relationship Remains Strong.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: JIM HYNES Despite weaker-than-expected growth and an overall economic slowdown in 2005, the United Kingdom remains an important trading partner for Canada and a good place for Canadian companies to do business. The first half...

Benefits and Tip$.
September 19, 2005... BYLINE: JOCELYNE BLAIS All United Kingdom citizens are entitled to free medical treatment under the National Health Service. However, a chronic shortage of finances, combined with continuously escalating costs for medical attention, has...

Pwc Completes GeoLogistics Purchase.
September 19, 2005... PWC Logistics says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of GeoLogistics Corp., the global freight forwarder and logistics services provider, from Questor Partners Fund for US$454 million. Effective immediately,...

Waves from Halifax.
September 26, 2005... BYLINE: Tom Peters The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) has released a new policy paper on transportation in Atlantic Canada. Entitled 'Building an Efficient Transportation System: Atlantic Priorities for Transportation...

Vancouver Views.
September 26, 2005... BYLINE: Mark Wilson In 2003, the British Columbia government passed the Coastal Ferry Act, creating the B.C. Ferry Authority, which, using $1,000 provided by the government, acquired the assets of B.C. Ferry Corp. The government...

Cn, Machinists' Union Sign Deal Covering U.S. Employees.
September 26, 2005... CHICAGO - Canadian National Railway Co. said it has signed a five-year collective agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers covering 215 employees in the United States. The railway said that the deal...

Houston Gets Largest Port Security Grant.
September 26, 2005... The Port of Houston received US$35.3 million in the fifth round of port security grants, the largest single award in funding for 36 U.S. ports by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the agency announced on September 13. The Port...

Iata: Airlines to Lose $7.4 Billion.
September 26, 2005... The world's airlines could lose as much as US$7.4 billion in 2005 on sharply rising oil costs, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) says. The revised forecast comes as the projected price of crude jumped to an average of $57...

Katrina Shows Importance of Contingency Planning.
September 26, 2005... The devastation of Hurricane Katrina has reinforced the need for companies to take another look at contingency plans developed in response to unforeseen events such as natural disasters, the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the power...

Halifax Set to Welcome First Vessel on New China Shipping Service.
September 26, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - China Shipping Line will bring the first vessel in its new round-the-world service into Halifax on October 3. The shipping line had the official launch of its new service at a special reception at the Port...

Giant Refinery Reactors Move Through Montreal.
September 26, 2005... MONTREAL - As part of Petro-Canada's Montreal refinery upgrade project, two reactors - weighing 570 tonnes and 205 tonnes respectively - were unloaded from the M/V Fairmast in the Port of Montreal on August 22. SNC-Lavalin ordered the...

Halifax Upgrading Crane Rails at Fairview Cove.
September 26, 2005... BYLINE: TOM PETERS HALIFAX - The Halifax Port Authority is upgrading the crane rails at its Fairview Cove container terminal and at the same time preparing the pier for any new post-Panamax cranes that may be in the future expansion plans...

Ottawa Offers Compromise on Dockworker Security Clearances.
September 26, 2005... BYLINE: ALEX BINKLEY OTTAWA - Transport Canada has offered a compromise to its original proposal for a security clearance program for dock and marine terminal workers and will discuss it with industry and union representatives this fall...

Hamilton Port Days: Port of Hamilton Takes Leadership Role.
September 26, 2005... The Port of Hamilton wants to be one of the first ports to resurrect a true short-sea shipping service on the St. Lawrence/ Great Lakes waterway. In addition to establishing Hamilton as a terminal for ferry services across the lakes, the...

Hamilton Port Days: Partners Develop Great Lakes Short-Sea Shipping Initiatives.
September 26, 2005... BYLINE: BRENT FREDERICK, Associate Editor HAMILTON - Partners promoting two short-sea shipping projects on the Great Lakes say a current market assessment study will soon determine their commercial viability. Wayne Smith,...