by CanadianSailings | Nov 29, 2016 | Air, Business and Economy, Other
Jet Metal Corp. and Canada Jetlines Ltd. are pleased to announce that Jim Scott, CEO of Jetlines and Mark Morabito, President & CEO of Jet Metal Corp. applauded the announcement by federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau that he has approved Jetlines’ request for...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 29, 2016 | Gateways and Corridors, Other
The 16th edition of Quebec Marine Day, the major annual get-together for elected officials and representatives of Quebec’s marine industry, was held at the Quebec National Assembly on October 25. Some 40 marine industry actors met with parliamentarians to mutually...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 29, 2016 | Business and Economy, Other, Rail
Canadian Pacific has provided notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) that it will be seeking approval by Transport Canada for changes that would reduce by a third the maximum permissible hours that its Canadian-based running trades employees can spend...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 29, 2016 | Other
Groupe Ocean conducted a traditional blessing of its newest tug, Ocean Taïga, the second ship of the TundRA series on October 26. The traditional blessing ceremony was held in the presence of the Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, Cardinal Gérald Cyprien...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 29, 2016 | Corporate events & profiles, Other
The Board of Directors of Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) has announced the appointment of Bruce R. Burrows as President, effective December 1st, 2016. Burrows joins the Chamber as the bi-national industry association enters a new chapter, having recently completed a...