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...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
During 2019 and the first half of 2020, the Port of Vancouver’s resilience and reliability were on full display. As Canada’s largest port, one of Vancouver’s biggest strengths continues to be the ability to accommodate the most diversified range of cargo of any port...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
What a difference just a few months makes. Six months ago, I would not have anticipated writing an article that references the closure of Canada’s borders to all but essential travellers, the need for ocean carriers to cancel sailings and otherwise manage capacity due...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Government and Regulation, Other
By Theo Van de Kletersteeg Covid-19 has left few segments of the economy untouched, with hardship experienced by millions of Canadians and thousands of Canadian businesses. It will take many years before we will be able to “erase” the negative economic impacts of this...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Business and Economy, Environment, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By R. Bruce Striegler In a burst of action, hydrogen is making a bid as a clean power source to respond to the world’s energy and climate challenges, as well as the economic wreckage of the Covid-19 pandemic. As countries invest into economic recovery, governments...
