December 8, 2019
Port of Trois-Rivières: A driver of growth through innovation
December 8, 2019
Port of Trois-Rivières: Developing the waterfront – Balancing economic, environmental and social objectives
December 8, 2019
Port of Trois-Rivières: Hason builds oversized parts assembly plant for petrochemical industry
Melius Energy launches bulk bitumen shipping in containers – CanaPux to commercialize heavy oil capsules in 2021?
By Alex Binkley Melius Energy of Calgary has partnered with BitCrude to market a semi-solid bitumen that can be shipped in marine containers to refineries in North America and overseas for further processing. Melius was formed earlier this year in the belief that...
CIFFA ponders 2030 vision
by Keith Norbury Canada’s freight forwarders are looking forward to the future — the year 2030 to be more specific. The Board of Directors of Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association at a meeting in September agreed upon three priority goals for the next...
MSC the latest carrier pledging to avoid the Northern Sea Route
By Gavin van Marle MSC has joined a growing list of container carriers ruling out operating vessels in the Arctic, due to thinning sea ice round the North Pole. This is despite the fact that these conditions have made the Northern Sea Route between Europe and Asia...
Sept-Îles marks major milestone as record cruise season comes to a close
It has been a banner year for Destination Sept-Îles Nakauinanu. After an impressive spring earning international recognition at the Cruise Insight Awards in Miami and an award at the Gala du Mérite Nord-Côtier, the cruise development organization now marks the end of...
Panama Canal use by box ships slows only slightly, but trade wars continue to threaten
By Mike Wackett The number of container ships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly, by 1.1 per cent to 2,575. But, there could be further reductions after ocean carriers announced a number of blanked sailings in the...
Shippers nervous as new Europe-Asia container capacity crunch looms
By Mike Wackett CMA CGM has announced that it will increase its 40ft FAK rate from North Europe to Asia to $850 from 1 November. The first adjustment this year by the French carrier of its backhaul rates could coincide with what European exporters fear: a severe...