by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Corporate events & profiles, Ocean, Other, Other Stories
Fednav Limited, Canada’s largest ocean-going bulk shipping company, is reorganizing its shipping businesses under one management entity, in order to better align the commercial and technical units toward a common goal. The Marine Department, led by Executive...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Corporate events & profiles, Other, Ports and Terminals
HOPA Ports and Federal Marine Terminals (FMT) are pleased to announce a new agreement that expands the company’s presence at the Port of Hamilton. FMT is the largest and busiest terminal operator at the Port of Hamilton; as many as 90 vessels visit FMT’s Hamilton...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 29, 2020 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Environment, Other, Ports and Terminals
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has a number of leading environmental programs and initiatives in place, including those that encourage and incentivize vessel and terminal operators, as well as other port users, to reduce air and noise emissions and to conserve...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Alex Binkley, Corporate events & profiles, Gateways and Corridors, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Alex Binkley The ports of Thunder Bay and Valleyfield could be seen as the proverbial bookends of the Seaway-Great Lakes system, and they are both beefing up their facilities for handling breakbulk and project cargoes. Other ports on the Great Lakes, including...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
Thanks to a donation from Canada Steamship Lines, students in Georgian’s marine programs, cadets and working mariners will have access to a new state-of-the art simulator and upgraded on-site systems at the Owen Sound Campus. Canada Steamship Lines contributed...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 25, 2020 | Brian Dunn, Corporate events & profiles, Government and Regulation, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Brian Dunn The issue of abandoned and mislabelled cargo was brought to the attention of Canadians last year by the well-publicized case of garbage being labelled as recyclable plastics, and shipped to the Philippines in 2013 for “recycling”. For the past six years,...
