by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Brian Dunn, Business and Economy, Other, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Brian Dunn This year will be remembered as one of the worst on record for the global economy due to Covid-19. For CargoM, the Logistics and Transportation Cluster of Metropolitan Montreal, it was only one of three events that impacted business. “Not only were we...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Business and Economy, Environment, Other, Ports and Terminals
Environmental protection has long been part of the Montreal Port Authority’s (MPA) DNA through its initiatives to protect wildlife, natural areas and air quality alike. “Our priority is to reduce the environmental footprint of our activities through responsible...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Business and Economy, Other, Ports and Terminals
The Port of Montreal has reached many key milestones for the biggest strategic infrastructure project in its modern era: Contrecoeur container terminal. The Montreal Port Authority (MPA), backed by the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and private partners, is...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ports and Terminals
Robust investment in gateway and terminal infrastructure signals confidence in the Port of Vancouver Ongoing infrastructure investment and delivery is critical to maintaining fluidity and growing capacity in the Asia-Pacific gateway. Despite recent and ongoing...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
Marine infrastructure creates opportunity for green economic recovery. Throughout the pandemic crisis in Canada, the normally unseen business of supply chain and logistics has become much more visible to Canadians. Even in the early, toilet-paper hoarding days of the...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Other, Rail
CN has awarded a contract to build 1,150 new generation, high-capacity, grain hopper cars to National Steel Car Ltd. of Hamilton, ON, bringing to $1-billion the amount CN plans to invest in Ontario by the end of 2022. In addition to its purchase of 1,150 rail cars, as...
