by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Featured, Ocean, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Alex Binkley Robin Silvester, President and CEO of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, probably spoke for many in the marine sector when he reflected on the past year. “In many ways, these last twelve months have felt as eventful as the last twelve years. 2020 has...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Other, Other Stories, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Alex Binkley There are some long-standing issues affecting transportation on the Great Lakes that the federal government should be pushing the Biden administration to resolve, says Bruce Burrows, President and CEO of Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC). Doing so would...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Other, Other Stories, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Alex Binkley The Niagara Ports Plan developed by Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) and a land leasing proposal on the Welland Canal offered by The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) could mark big changes in the way the waterway is used. HOPA has...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Ocean, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes, Top Stories
By Alex Binkley Last spring, with a delayed start to the shipping season caused by high water levels and the economic uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was looking grim for the Great Lakes ports. Yet Thunder Bay recorded one of its best years, Hamilton-Oshawa...
by CS | Mar 24, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Featured, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Alex Binkley The prospect of another strike by Port of Montreal dockworkers is a serious threat to the Canadian economy and should be ringing alarm bells in Ottawa, say Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) and Freight Management Association...
by CS | Mar 24, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Other Stories
By Alex Binkley Transport Canada’s port modernization review has reached its second anniversary with no indication of when it might make recommendations to the government. Last October, the Department released a summary of the ideas collected from the ports, shipping...
