by Canadian Sailings | Mar 5, 2019 | Business and Economy, Christopher Williams, Other
By Christopher Williams Canada accounts for 10 per cent of the world’s proven oil reserves with an estimated reserve of 171.0 billion barrels —166 billion in Alberta’s oil sands, along with 5 billion barrels in conventional, offshore, and tight oil formations. Despite...
by Canadian Sailings | Dec 12, 2018 | Christopher Williams, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Christopher Williams In 1968, The Beatles topped the charts with Hey Jude, and the first “manned” spacecraft orbited the moon. Simultaneously, New Brunswick’s Village of Belledune became a centre of unprecedented progress with the construction of a major deep-water...
by Canadian Sailings | Dec 12, 2018 | Christopher Williams, Corporate events & profiles, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Christopher Williams Plan for future changes now and flourish. That’s the takeaway for representatives from ports across Canada and the world who gathered in Saint John, NB, September 10-13th for the 60th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Port...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2014 | Business and Economy, Christopher Williams, Corporate events & profiles, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Christopher Williams A new petroleum logistics company based in Calgary, Alberta and Bathurst, N.B, plans to construct a loading facility at the port of Belledune on Chaleur Bay in northeastern New Brunswick. The facility will consist of a low-speed rail circuit...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 22, 2014 | Business and Economy, Christopher Williams, Gateways and Corridors, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Christopher Williams Modular construction techniques are gaining in popularity worldwide and Port of Belledune has built the infrastructure required to play a fab role in this mod squad. The evolution of “modularisation” is an important and cost effective...
by CanadianSailings | Aug 22, 2014 | Business and Economy, Christopher Williams, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Christopher Williams Exemplified by its need for a new modular fabrication facility, Belledune Port Authority (BPA) develops a clear vision for a market need, and then makes it happen. “Back in 2007, we saw an opportunity to build the facilities and equipment to...
