by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Business and Economy, Environment, Featured, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Shipbuilding and Repair, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Mike Wackett By the end of next year, 20-25 per cent of the global containership fleet will be fitted with scrubbers, enabling those vessels to consume lower-cost heavy fuel oil (HFO) blends, predicts Alphaliner. Moreover, it expects 2M alliance partners Maersk and...
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, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals
On track to set yet another record for annual cargo volumes, growth in cargo volumes at Port of Prince Rupert show no sign of slowing down. That keeps the Port on a trajectory that started more than a decade ago when volumes were about half the present level of about...
by CanadianSailings | Oct 22, 2019 | Bruce Striegler, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler A critical transportation link between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan, Alaska, has been suspended over a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirement that Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) secure Canadian law enforcement presence to...
by CanadianSailings | Oct 22, 2019 | Brian Dunn, Corporate events & profiles, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Brian Dunn Considering how closely they are linked, it seems fitting that at the same time the St. Lawrence Seaway is celebrating its 60th anniversary, Fednav is celebrating 75 years in business. The company was founded in Toronto by Ernest Pathy on Sept. 7, 1944,...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2019 | Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, William Hryb
By William Hryb Who said you can’t be an elite world surfer and a seasoned ship master. Well, this is exactly what Capt. Tamas Lorincz of MV Industrial Swift carries as his moniker. Born in landlocked Hungary in 1978, the gangly six foot seven inch giant is a man who...
