by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Business and Economy, Keith Norbury, Other, Ports and Terminals
By Keith Norbury Three major projects, with a combined value of over $300 million, are planned for Port of Prince Rupert in the next few years. To support those projects — a major railway bridge upgrade, new rail infrastructure to support an export logistics platform...
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, Keith Norbury, Other, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury AltaGas Ltd.’s Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal — the first such facility in Canada — is the latest addition to the port of Prince Rupert. The terminal, called RIPET for short, celebrated the export of its first shipment, bound for Asia, on May...
by CanadianSailings | Oct 22, 2019 | Business and Economy, Keith Norbury, Other, Rail
By Keith Norbury In its first year of operation, the Great Sandhills Railway in Saskatchewan had a budget of about $2 million. A decade later, its annual budget is around $7 million. “Of that $7 million, probably 85 to 90 per cent goes right back within 100 miles of...
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,...
