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 | Brian Dunn, Featured, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Brian Dunn Port of Montreal When the pandemic hit last March, any hope by anyone connected with the port of Montreal that it could surpass the records of 1.75 million TEUs and 40.6 million tonnes of total cargo that it set in 2019 evaporated. The pandemic, coupled...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured, Keith Norbury, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Keith Norbury An approximately $1 billion upgrade to the coal terminal at North Vancouver’s Neptune Terminals was “in the final stage of construction” and 90 per cent complete by the end of January 2021, according to Teck Resources Ltd.’s fourth quarter 2020...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured, Keith Norbury, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Keith Norbury Work on the expanding the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C., is running slightly ahead of the rest of the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. Capt. Bikram Kanjilal, Trans Mountain’s Director of Marine Development, said in...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured, Keith Norbury, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Keith Norbury Port of Nanaimo and terminal operator DP World signed a 50-year lease agreement in February that marks a major step in an estimated $105 million container terminal expansion. Design work can begin immediately on expanding the port’s Duke Point...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Brian Dunn, Featured, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Brian Dunn An ambitious $775 million expansion project at the port of Quebec is facing a lot of push back from several organizations. The project, backed by CN, is a deep-water container terminal known as Laurentia terminal. It is being reviewed by the federal...
