by CanadianSailings | Jul 24, 2014 | Other, Ports and Terminals
On June 4th, 2014 Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership (MGT) held its 10th annual Truckers’ Appreciation Day. For the 10th consecutive year, the team at MGT and the numerous truckers in attendance enjoyed good food, mutual admiration, and great weather at Sections...
by CanadianSailings | Jul 24, 2014 | Business and Economy, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Alex Lennane Freighter operators which can provide specialist services and deliver a door-to-door product will be those that survive the current market shake-out, say industry players. As belly capacity continues to surge into the market, freighter players seem in...
by CanadianSailings | Jul 24, 2014 | Business and Economy, Other, Trucking
TransForce Inc. announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransForce has entered into an agreement with Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated to acquire the entire share capital of its portfolio company, Transport America, Inc., an important provider of...
by CanadianSailings | Jul 24, 2014 | Government and Regulation, Ocean, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
Staggering fee hikes being proposed by the U.S. government for inspections of Canadian ships coming from the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence are tantamount to anti-competitive, non-tariff barriers, according to the Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC). CMC, a bi-national...
by CanadianSailings | Jul 24, 2014 | Business and Economy, Other
By Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist For those whose working lives began in the past 5-7 years, ‘normal’ has been pretty gloomy. For much of that abnormally long period, a key economic ingredient – confidence – has been missing. In the middle of last...
