by Canadian Sailings | Oct 15, 2017 | Business and Economy, Mark Cardwell, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Mark Cardwell René Trépanier is all for conservation efforts to help protect the critically-endangered North Atlantic right whale. But he thinks those measures should also be designed with the economic wellbeing of the communities and companies that rely on the...
by Canadian Sailings | Sep 12, 2017 | Mark Cardwell, Ocean, Other
By Mark Cardwell Diesel mechanic Yves Grondin says most of his friends, family members and work colleagues thought he was crazy in 1996 when he quit his well-paying job as a fuel injection and turbocharger expert with the now- defunct diesel Division of United Auto...
by Canadian Sailings | Sep 12, 2017 | Mark Cardwell, Other
By Mark Cardwell A new software upgrade that simplifies compliance with existing and future (International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Common Structural Rules (CSR) will make life easier for designers and shipbuilders, the companies behind the...
by Canadian Sailings | Sep 12, 2017 | Environment, Mark Cardwell
By Mark Cardwell Antarctica is a lonely place. Surrounded by the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean, it is the Earth’s southernmost continent. It is also a frozen landmass nearly twice the size of Australia, with 98 per cent of its surface covered in 2-km-thick...
by Canadian Sailings | Jul 11, 2017 | Business and Economy, Mark Cardwell, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Mark Cardwell Ocean Group has landed a four-year contract for the repair and maintenance of a small French Navy vessel that patrols the waters around the sparsely-populated French archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, just south of Newfoundland. A spokesperson...
by Canadian Sailings | May 22, 2017 | Mark Cardwell, Other
By Mark Cardwell To hear Alain SansCartier tell it, land and long-term thinking are the two key elements that shape the future development of major ports. So, as Vice-President of Port of Quebec, he’s understandably excited by the facility’s announced plan to purchase...
