by CS | Oct 4, 2021 | Other, Ports and Terminals
It has been two years since the amalgamation of the Hamilton and Oshawa Port Authorities, creating a new, regionally minded entity, now better known as HOPA Ports. These two Ontario bulk ports in Hamilton and Oshawa are natural bookends to the Greater Toronto Hamilton...
by CS | Oct 4, 2021 | Other
The first, fully electric road ferries to sail in North America are on their way from Damen Shipyards Galati to Kingston on Lake Ontario, Canada, to begin operations. Ordered by the Ministry of Transportation, Amherst Islander II and Wolfe Islander IV, 68 and 98...
by CS | Oct 4, 2021 | Ocean, Other
Ocean Group has acquired Samson Tugboats Inc., a Vancouver based company specializing in harbour towing in the Vancouver area since 2011. In March 2020, Ocean Group announced that it had been awarded several major contracts in British Columbia, including one for...
by CS | Sep 6, 2021 | Other, Rail
Both of Canada’s major railways announced second quarter results for the period ended June 30, and both produced great “comeback” results, particularly CP. At CP, quarterly revenues rose 14.6 per cent, while CN’s revenues rose 12 per cent. However, while CN’s...
by Canadian Sailings 2023 | Sep 6, 2021 | Environment, Opinion, Theo van de Kletersteeg
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change, released its most recent report (AR6) in August. The report does not make for pleasant reading, as even IPCC’s most ambitious model of...
by CS | Sep 6, 2021 | Ocean, Other
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Canadian ports in the region are reporting an increase in commodity shipments to meet domestic economic activity and global export demand, according to the latest July figures. Through July 31, total year-to-date cargo shipped via the St....