by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2019 | Other, Other Stories, Rail
CN and CSX have announced a new intermodal service offering, effective October 7, between CN’s greater Montreal & Southern Ontario areas, and the CSX-served ports of Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and the New York City metropolitan area.
Over the long term, the freight market will increasingly depend on demand driven by the consumer economy and the rail industry must create new intermodal services that can successfully rival the over the road options,” said JJ Ruest, CN’s President and CEO. “This interline service fits perfectly with our strategic focus on feeding our unique network through organic and inorganic growth opportunities, including extending our reach into new geographic markets.” “This new intermodal offering aims to convert long-haul trucks to interline rail services,” explained Keith Reardon, Senior Vice-President, Consumer Product supply chain at CN. “Trains will run directly into the heart of the metropolitan markets of Toronto and Montreal via CN intermodal yards, making this partnership a natural opportunity for both railroads.”
Although details of the impact of the agreement are not available, it is reported that one immediate impact of it will be the closing of CSX’ terminal in Valleyfield, Quebec, at the beginning in October. The terminal has been in operation since 2015, when it was opened at a cost of $107 million. Expected to process in excess of 100,000 containers annually a few years following its opening, the terminal never met volume expectations, and actually never handled more than 100 containers per day.
by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2019 | Corporate events & profiles, Other, Other Stories, Ports and Terminals
Through the facilities of Port of Sept-Îles’ multi-user terminal, Champion Iron Limited announced that its subsidiary, Quebec Iron Ore Inc. shipped its tenth million tonne of high-grade 66.2% Fe iron concentrate from its Bloom Lake Iron Mine (“Bloom Lake”), located near Fermont, Quebec.
The achievement of this significant milestone occurred less than eighteen months after Bloom Lake was recommissioned, and achieved its annual full nameplate capacity of 7.4 metric tonnes per annum in its first year of operation. Champion benefits from access to world class infrastructure at the port, including access to a deep-water terminal where a Capesize vessel can be loaded in less than 40 hours. The delivery and sale of the Bloom Lake high-grade iron ore concentrate to end-users in Asia, Europe and the Middle East is being completed at a time of rising demand for high-grade iron ore concentrate with low impurities. (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2019 | Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Other Stories, 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 not only takes chances with dangerous surfs, he commands a state of the art multi-purpose bulk carrier.
Arriving late in the evening, from Duluth, Minnesota on Friday July 26th, the Hungarian captain, along with his pilot by his side, maneuvered the bright blue hulled 12,328-tonne vessel safely into her lay-by berth, Keefer Terminal, located in the middle of the port. Even though the crew had to quickly prepare the vessel for grain loading, they welcomed the opportunity to be close by to the hustle and bustle of Thunder Bay. (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2019 | Ocean, Other, Other Stories, Ports and Terminals
The port of Johnstown will be busy during the next several months as vessels will be delivering Enercon turbine components for the Nation Rise Wind Farm project. The cargo represents a major business win for the Port, which completed a multi-million-dollar infrastructure project in 2016 that included several acres of laydown space to be able to accommodate this type of heavy-lift cargo.
The first vessel, BBC Kurt Paul, arrived August 13, 2019. In total, twelve vessels are expected to arrive over a 10-12 week period to deliver the components for this wind energy project, which is located approximately 40 kilometers southeast of Ottawa, near the South Nation River. The wind farm features 29 Enercon wind turbines and is situated in the Municipality of North Stormont within the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. (more…)
by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2019 | Government and Regulation, Ocean, Other, Other Stories
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced that it has received a commitment for over $100 million of funding from the federal government’s National Trade Corridors Fund to support infrastructure projects.
“As a Canada Port Authority, our job is to make sure the port is ready to handle Canada’s growth in trade, but we are also undertaking a number of projects beyond the port to improve the flow of goods and seek to alleviate the impacts of growing trade on local communities,” said Robin Silvester, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s President and CEO. “With this federal funding, we are able to take on five new projects that will enable us to continue this critical work.” The five funded projects include three infrastructure projects in Richmond and Surrey to reduce interactions between the community and road and rail activities by building overpasses and making other improvements in operations. Additional funding will support two studies that will look at how to move goods more efficiently throughout the Lower Mainland.
The funded projects were identified in the Greater Vancouver Gateway 2030 Strategy, a strategic plan developed by the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum. The forum is an ongoing collaborative effort to ensure the Greater Vancouver gateway is ready to manage growing trade, and its membership includes Transport Canada, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, TransLink and the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council.
by CanadianSailings | Sep 11, 2019 | Other, Other Stories
Through the National Trade Corridors Fund, the Government of Canada will be contributing $18.5 million to Montreal Port Authority (MPA) for its $37 million project to increase freight mobility. By creating greater fluidity and efficiency, this project addresses the constant growth in cargo volumes transiting the port of Montreal each year. It is noteworthy that from 2009 to 2018, the total number of goods handled has grown by 58 per cent to 39 million tonnes. In addition to its expansion projects and investments in infrastructure to increase land capacity, particularly at the Viau Terminal and in Contrecœur, the Port Authority is engaged in improving, modernizing and streamlining the management of cargo and containers on its docks.
“The promised financial contribution will help us provide exporters and importers with ever more smooth and efficient service, and that will keep improving our competitive position in international trade,” said Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Port Authority.
