March 25, 2021
Ports persevered through a bumpy 2020
March 25, 2021
Review of Quebec port terminals
March 25, 2021
Pipeline marine terminal making progress
March 25, 2021
Nanaimo deal will enable container ships to call
March 24, 2021
Another Montreal port strike would stick a knife into the Canadian economy, forwarders say
March 24, 2021
Atlantic cruise update
March 24, 2021
Grain exporters seek Port governance reforms
Lessons learnt over 100 years
By Guy Tombs Guy Tombs Limited’s first day of business was December 1, 1921. We were from our inception international freight forwarders. The company was founded by my grandfather, Guy Tombs (1877-1974), who was then 44. I will recount several formative experiences...
Prairie farmers happy about new North Vancouver grain terminal
By Keith Norbury A new grain terminal at the port of Vancouver will be a boon for Prairie grain farmers, says the General Manager of Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission. “This is an incredibly good development for prairie producers of all grains but in...
Canada should work with new U.S. administration to resolve a host of Seaway related issues
By Alex Binkley There are some long-standing issues affecting transportation on the Great Lakes that the federal government should be pushing the Biden administration to resolve, says Bruce Burrows, President and CEO of Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC). Doing so would...
Industrial developments along the Welland Canal are taking shape
By Alex Binkley The Niagara Ports Plan developed by Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) and a land leasing proposal on the Welland Canal offered by The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) could mark big changes in the way the waterway is used. HOPA has...
Windsor Salt and Canada Steamship Lines partner on construction of self-unloading vessel
K+S Windsor Salt Ltd. (Windsor Salt) and Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) have announced a partnership to build a new state-of-the-art self-unloading ship with a deadweight of 26,000 metric tons for use in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Great Lakes region. Windsor Salt and...
CP to employ Ballard fuel cells in hydrogen locomotive project
Canadian Pacific will employ Ballard fuel cell modules in its hydrogen locomotive program. The modules will provide a total of 1.2 megawatts of electricity to power the locomotive. “With this purchase from Ballard, a leader in the hydrogen fuel cell industry, CP...