by CanadianSailings | Dec 3, 2015 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes, Supply Chain and Logistics
An early Prairie harvest sparked an increase in activity in October on the St. Lawrence Seaway as domestic and international carriers helped farmers export grain. “The early fall harvest of grain is helping to improve total cargo numbers for the System,” said Terence...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 3, 2015 | Corporate events & profiles, Other, Rail
Every year, Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Trains travel through dozens of communities, raising food and cash donations for North American food banks. Again this year, the Holiday Train program is encouraging people attending events to bring heart healthy donations. Heart...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 3, 2015 | Business and Economy, Other
By Michael Allan McCrae BHP Billiton recently announced that it had selected Rivtow Marine to operate its entire towage fleet in Port Hedland, Australia. Rivtow Marine, an Australian-based towage operator, displaced publicly-traded Vancouver-based Teekay Marine which...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 3, 2015 | Bruce Striegler, Environment, Gateways and Corridors, Government and Regulation, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By R. Bruce Striegler Newly-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dropped the news just before he left the country for a series of international conferences. According to the new Prime Minister, there will be no oil tankers plying the waters off the British Columbia...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 3, 2015 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Alessandro Pasetti I warned in August, when Maersk announced its second-quarter results that it was too early to celebrate, and three months later it appears that the company’s executive management team has misjudged the market.This is more relevant because of the...
