by CanadianSailings | Feb 27, 2012 | Air, Business and Economy
International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that international freight markets contracted by 0.8% in December versus December 2010, but increased by 1.5% from levels in November. The major air freight region, Asia/Pacific, had the strongest growth at 2.2%...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 27, 2012 | Business and Economy, Ocean Carriers
Oceanex Inc. was recently named as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies for 2011. Celebrating its 19th anniversary, Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million....
by CanadianSailings | Feb 27, 2012 | Business and Economy, Ocean Carriers
Container service reliability reached a new high in the final quarter of 2011 with an on-time average of 69% across all trades covered by Drewry’s Schedule Reliability Insight report. The latest result was up by 6 percentage points over the previous quarter. Schedule...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 27, 2012 | Business and Economy, Shipbuilding and Repair
In order to facilitate the procurement process for the multi-year shipbuilding program that the company is undertaking, Seaspan Marine Corporation recently launched the Supplier Self-Registration Portal. This new portal will establish a single database of all...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 27, 2012 | Business and Economy, Shipbuilding and Repair
Irving Shipbuilding officially launched its Online Supplier Registry, as a part of its extensive preparation for upcoming vessel construction programs associated with the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS). “Although we are only 90 days into a 30-year...
