by CanadianSailings | Feb 26, 2020 | Business and Economy, Government and Regulation, Joseph Spears, Ocean, Other
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 | Brian Dunn, Corporate events & profiles, Government and Regulation, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Brian Dunn The issue of abandoned and mislabelled cargo was brought to the attention of Canadians last year by the well-publicized case of garbage being labelled as recyclable plastics, and shipped to the Philippines in 2013 for “recycling”. For the past six years,...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 25, 2020 | Ocean, Other, William Hryb
By William Hryb One of the most senior masters in the Anglo-Eastern/Fednav fleet, Capt. Sikander Mustaqali Kazi is most assuredly one of a kind. Distinguished looking, debonair and mild mannered, the consummate master of Federal Montreal belies the authority that he...
by CanadianSailings | Feb 25, 2020 | Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, Theo van de Kletersteeg
By Theo van de Kletersteeg Canadian Sailings has recently completed another annual study comparing financial and other performance data related to federally operated Canadian Port Authorities from 2017 to 2018 (Data for 2019 will not be available until July or...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Keith Norbury, Ocean, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
by Keith Norbury Canada’s freight forwarders are looking forward to the future — the year 2030 to be more specific. The Board of Directors of Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association at a meeting in September agreed upon three priority goals for the next...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Alex Binkley, Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Other, Rail, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Alex Binkley Melius Energy of Calgary has partnered with BitCrude to market a semi-solid bitumen that can be shipped in marine containers to refineries in North America and overseas for further processing. Melius was formed earlier this year in the belief that...
