by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2019 | Keith Norbury, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Keith Norbury The recent merger of the Hamilton and Oshawa port authorities should give shippers of project cargo and breakbulk more options for moving those cargoes, said the new President and CEO of the combined Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority. “It gives us a more...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2019 | Gateways and Corridors, Keith Norbury, Other, Trucking
By Keith Norbury LamSar Inc. of Sarnia, Ontario, makes enormous pieces of equipment. One project currently underway involves constructing 84 modules for nearby Nova Chemicals’ new polyethylene plant. The largest of those modules measures 120 feet long, 50 feet wide,...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2019 | Air, Business and Economy, Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury For 20 years, University of Manitoba professor Dr. Barry Prentice had advocated for lighter-than-air ships as a solution to transportation challenges of remote regions like Canada’s north. No such airships have been flown commercially — at least not...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2019 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury It’s going to take a massive amount of project cargo and breakbulk — heavy machinery, steel, modular housing, etc. — to build the $40 billion LNG Canada project in Kitimat, B.C. Kitimat Mayor Phil Germuth is already seeing plenty of activity in and...
by CanadianSailings | Jun 10, 2019 | Keith Norbury, Other, Rail, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury Canada’s two major railways are embarking on some cool endeavours to build their refrigerated and temperature-controlled cargo business. For instance, the larger of the two, Canadian National Railway, recently wrapped up the acquisition of a major...
by CanadianSailings | Jun 10, 2019 | Keith Norbury, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Shipbuilding and Repair
By Keith Norbury Tropical Shipping expects to debut a second brand-new container ship on its Halifax run by this July to transport fresh and frozen foods and other products to the Caribbean. “It may even be earlier, but we’re going public with saying early July,” said...
