by CanadianSailings | Feb 26, 2020 | Business and Economy, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics, Top Stories
By: Wendy Zatylny As a trading nation, Canada has much to offer the world, and our seventeen Canada Port Authorities (CPAs) are a key part of this. We are already highly-competitive and efficient players in a very dynamic global trading system. But this system is...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 26, 2020 | Brian Dunn, Business and Economy, Featured, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Brian Dunn Montreal The port of Montreal reached an historic milestone in 2019 by surpassing the 40 million tonnes mark. The actual figure of 40.5 million tonnes was up 4.1 per cent from 2018 and marks the sixth consecutive year total tonnage has surpassed the...
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 | Feb 26, 2020 | Business and Economy, Government and Regulation, Joseph Spears, Ocean, Other, Top Stories
By K. Joseph Spears As anyone involved in the transportation industry knows, the past month has been challenging for Canada’s national transportation network. Rail transportation has come to a standstill for both commercial and passenger traffic in Eastern Canada, as...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 25, 2020 | Business and Economy, Environment, Government and Regulation, Other, Other Stories, Theo van de Kletersteeg
By Theo van de Kletersteeg Since April of 2019, Canada has imposed the implementation of a carbon tax in the four “backstop” provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick in an effort to reduce Canada’s ever-increasing releases of greenhouse gases...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 25, 2020 | Business and Economy, Other, Other Stories, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
Cando Rail Services has started construction of the Cando Sturgeon Terminal in Sturgeon County, Alberta. Phase 1 of the terminal will provide additional rail capacity to Alberta’s Industrial Heartland and utilize a loop-track system to enable storage of up to 1900...
