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 | Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Mike Wackett November will be a decisive month for ocean carriers as they go all out to push up container spot rates on the key tradelanes of Asia-Europe and the transpacific. According to Alexander Borulev, commodity associate at S&P Global Platts, rates are...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019 | Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Mike Wackett CMA CGM has announced that it will increase its 40ft FAK rate from North Europe to Asia to $850 from 1 November. The first adjustment this year by the French carrier of its backhaul rates could coincide with what European exporters fear: a severe...
