by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Other Stories
By R. Bruce Striegler It’s been more than a decade in the making, but the new rule mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), lowering sulphur emissions from fuels used by the international shipping industry, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Business and Economy, Environment, Other, Other Stories
Launched in 2008 in the Netherlands, the Lean & Green program has a simple yet ambitious objective: to reduce CO2 emissions by a minimum of 20 per cent in a maximum of five years. To achieve this, a simple methodology has been developed. After carrying out an...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Business and Economy, Other, Other Stories, Rail
Although 2019 was another record year for both of Canada’s railways, by the fourth quarter revenues increased only marginally (CP), or declined (CN). For the fourth quarter CN’s revenues declined by 5.9 per cent, but for the year increased by 4.2 per cent to $14.9...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Government and Regulation, Other, Other Stories, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Alex Binkley A container fire onboard COSCO Pacific in early January highlights the need for Transport Canada to focus on educating shippers on the importance of keeping mis-declared or undeclared dangerous goods from marine shipments, say shipping line and freight...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Other, Other Stories, Rail
CN announced that, in the absence of significant illegal blockades on its network, it has started calling back most of the temporarily laid off employees based in Eastern Canada. Over 1,400 trains, including passenger trains, were delayed or cancelled because of the...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Other, Other Stories, Supply Chain and Logistics, Tom Peters
By Tom Peters Maritime World Logistics, Inc. (MWL) is “just one link in the supply chain,” says Managing Director Serge DiPenta, and for more than 20 years, the Halifax-based company has grown to be a vital link in that chain, specifically in the breakbulk and project...
