March 29, 2020
Ontario oversize load corridor over budget
Biggest shake-up in the shipping industry in decades aims to curb pollution produced by world’s ships
By R. Bruce Striegler It’s been more than a decade in the making, but the new rule mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), lowering sulphur emissions from fuels used by the international shipping industry, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The...
Europe’s Lean & Green program introduced in Quebec
Launched in 2008 in the Netherlands, the Lean & Green program has a simple yet ambitious objective: to reduce CO2 emissions by a minimum of 20 per cent in a maximum of five years. To achieve this, a simple methodology has been developed. After carrying out an...
CN and CP announce Q4 and 2019 year-end results
Although 2019 was another record year for both of Canada’s railways, by the fourth quarter revenues increased only marginally (CP), or declined (CN). For the fourth quarter CN’s revenues declined by 5.9 per cent, but for the year increased by 4.2 per cent to $14.9...
Transport Canada to focus on shippers to prevent mis-declared dangerous goods in containers
By Alex Binkley A container fire onboard COSCO Pacific in early January highlights the need for Transport Canada to focus on educating shippers on the importance of keeping mis-declared or undeclared dangerous goods from marine shipments, say shipping line and freight...
CN: ready for recovery
CN announced that, in the absence of significant illegal blockades on its network, it has started calling back most of the temporarily laid off employees based in Eastern Canada. Over 1,400 trains, including passenger trains, were delayed or cancelled because of the...
Maritime World Logistics thrives on breakbulk and project cargo
By Tom Peters Maritime World Logistics, Inc. (MWL) is “just one link in the supply chain,” says Managing Director Serge DiPenta, and for more than 20 years, the Halifax-based company has grown to be a vital link in that chain, specifically in the breakbulk and project...