by CanadianSailings | Aug 22, 2014 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
Oliver Holmes and Stephen Kalin Egypt plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multibillion dollar project aimed at expanding trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The Suez Canal earns Egypt...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 22, 2014 | Business and Economy, Ocean, Other, Shipbuilding and Repair
BC Ferries has awarded Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. of Gdansk, Poland contracts totaling $165 million to build three new intermediate class vessels. A total budget of $252 million has been approved that includes financing and project management costs, as well as $51...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 22, 2014 | Business and Economy, Other
By Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada Surfers agree that catching the right wave is part science, part art – and all-important. The same goes for economic waves. Even big ones can take us by surprise, and winning firms,...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 22, 2014 | Business and Economy, Other, Shipbuilding and Repair
Ledcor’s Marine Division has awarded the construction of two A.G. McIlwain-designed tugs to Bracewell Marine Group Ltd. The two tugs will be built concurrently at the Bracewell shipyard facility at Shelter Island Marina located on the South Arm of the Fraser River in...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 22, 2014 | Government and Regulation, Ocean, Other
Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, and Jean Laflamme, General Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for the Development of Ocean Mapping (CIDCO), said that their organizations will be working together to develop a new method for underwater surveying (also known as...
