by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Business and Economy, Other, Ports and Terminals
Record traffic One year after the unveiling of the On Course for 2030 development plan, Port of Trois-Rivières has already implemented several initiatives that will lead it to its goal of “Being an innovative urban port, generating growth, at the heart of a...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Other, Ports and Terminals
In 2018, after a decade of modernization projects, Port of Trois-Rivières commissioned an independent research firm to conduct a public survey in Trois-Rivières. This was a first for the Port which aimed to assess the citizens’ views and better understand their...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Business and Economy, Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Shipbuilding and Repair, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Mike Wackett By the end of next year, 20-25 per cent of the global containership fleet will be fitted with scrubbers, enabling those vessels to consume lower-cost heavy fuel oil (HFO) blends, predicts Alphaliner. Moreover, it expects 2M alliance partners Maersk and...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Gavin van Marle MSC has joined a growing list of container carriers ruling out operating vessels in the Arctic, due to thinning sea ice round the North Pole. This is despite the fact that these conditions have made the Northern Sea Route between Europe and Asia...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Mike Wackett The number of container ships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly, by 1.1 per cent to 2,575. But, there could be further reductions after ocean carriers announced a number of blanked sailings in the...
