by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Alex Binkley, Corporate events & profiles, Gateways and Corridors, Other, Ports and Terminals, Top Stories
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, Top Stories
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,...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 25, 2020 | Brian Dunn, Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Brian Dunn Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership (MGT) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year as it prepares to tackle new challenges in a changing industry environment. The company has been operating since 1970 under different auspices, including Cast...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 25, 2020 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Other, Ports and Terminals
Capt. Allan Gray is on a sharp learning curve as he feels his way through his early days as the new President and CEO of Halifax Port Authority (HPA). The very affable Australian succeeded Karen Oldfield in the Port’s top job in November. Oldfield had been in the...
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...
