by CanadianSailings | Feb 27, 2014 | Other, Ports and Terminals
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) warns that this week’s industrial action by truck drivers serving Port Metro Vancouver is expected to severely impact Canada’s largest and most diverse port. A strike notice has been issued to the port authority by the United...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 9, 2014 | Other, Rail
CN announced that it has reached a new tentative collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY). The parties’ negotiation of a new tentative agreement averts a threatened strike by the union...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 9, 2014 | Business and Economy, Other, Rail
Both of Canada’s major railways announced results for the period ended December 31, and both were able to produce revenue growth well in excess of the growth rate of the economy. During the quarter, CN’s revenues rose 8.3 per cent to $2.745 billion, compared to the...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 9, 2014 | Corporate events & profiles, Government and Regulation, Other
British Columbia Maritime Employers Association’s (BCMEA) member companies generated over 7 million work hours throughout BC in 2013. 2013’s 7,002,127 hours was the third record year in a row – approximately 4.6 per cent higher than 2012. Robust exports of Canadian...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 9, 2014 | Corporate events & profiles, Government and Regulation, Other
Six natural gas fleet workshops will be held across Canada during February 2014 with a focus on medium- and heavy-duty factory-built natural gas vehicles. The half-day workshops are supported by Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY for Alternative Fuels program....
