by CanadianSailings | Aug 31, 2012 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes, Supply Chain and Logistics
Economic conditions and severe weather conditions have formed the perfect storm to slow some traditional trade at U.S. ports along the St. Lawrence Seaway System. The St. Lawrence Seaway reported that year-to-date total cargo shipments for the period March 22 to July...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 31, 2012 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles
Ocean recently christened its trailing suction hopper dredge, the Ocean Traverse Nord. It was built this past year at Ocean Industries’ shipyard at Isle-aux-Coudres. The 25-million-dollar shipbuilding project, the largest ever in Eastern Canada and Ocean’s...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 31, 2012 | Business and Economy, Supply Chain and Logistics
In a significant technology upgrade within its package handling operation, UPS announced the deployment of a new type “wearable” scanning system for employees which accelerates the loading of packages into vehicles and the delivery of visibility information to...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 31, 2012 | Business and Economy
Manitoulin Transport will be featured in the hit TV series, Ice Road Truckers, when it teams up with veteran truck driver, Alex Debogorski, for Season 6 this coming Fall. The new season from Shaw Media’s History Channel, promises to be another nail-biting exposé of...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 31, 2012 | Business and Economy
Agility, a global logistics provider, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2012, reporting a net profit of 7.8 million Kuwaiti Dinars for the quarter, on revenues of KD 348.8 million. For the year-ago period, Agility had reported a net...
