by CanadianSailings | Feb 26, 2020 | Business and Economy, Featured, Gateways and Corridors, Keith Norbury, Other, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury Port of Nanaimo is all set to embark on a long-awaited $100 million expansion and upgrade of its Duke Point terminal. The port, on Vancouver Island’s east coast about 110 kilometres north of the B.C. capital of Victoria, is receiving $46.2 million...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Alex Binkley, Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Other, Rail, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Alex Binkley Melius Energy of Calgary has partnered with BitCrude to market a semi-solid bitumen that can be shipped in marine containers to refineries in North America and overseas for further processing. Melius was formed earlier this year in the belief that...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Gateways and Corridors, Keith Norbury, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Keith Norbury One million of anything is a significant measure — no matter what the category. Port of Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container Terminal, operated by DP World (Canada) Inc., reached that milestone in December, making 2018 the first calendar year in which...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals
On track to set yet another record for annual cargo volumes, growth in cargo volumes at Port of Prince Rupert show no sign of slowing down. That keeps the Port on a trajectory that started more than a decade ago when volumes were about half the present level of about...
by CanadianSailings | Oct 22, 2019 | Bruce Striegler, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler A critical transportation link between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan, Alaska, has been suspended over a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirement that Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) secure Canadian law enforcement presence to...
by CanadianSailings | Oct 22, 2019 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Other, Ports and Terminals, Tom Peters
By Tom Peters PSA International Pte. Ltd. (PSA), the new owner of Halterm Container Terminal in the port of Halifax, is looking at positioning the terminal as a logistics hub, says David Yang, PSA’s Regional CEO for Europe, Mediterranean and the Americas. PSA recently...
