by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2020 | Gateways and Corridors, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes, Supply Chain and Logistics
In an otherwise dreary landscape of significantly lower volumes passing through the St. Lawrence Seaway, Canadian grain shipments topped 6.2 million tonnes at the end of September, maintaining its 20 per cent increase over the 2019 season. Overall Seaway cargo...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics, Trucking
By Keith Norbury Production was slated to start in October of a B.C.-designed and manufactured vacuum-sealed temperature-controlled shipping unit that occupies the footprint of a standard pallet. CryoLogistics Refrigeration Technology Ltd. engineered and designed its...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Government and Regulation, Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury When Covid-19 vaccines receive approval from health authorities, they will need to be moved from where they’re produced to where they will be administered to recipients. Considering that most vaccines need to be refrigerated during storage and...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Keith Norbury, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Keith Norbury Montreal-based Hunt Refrigeration (Canada) Inc. has put in orders for SuperFreezer units that can solve the challenges of storing and transporting leading Covid-19 vaccine candidates. The company has ordered two SuperFreezers, which Hunt Refrigeration...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Brian Dunn, Business and Economy, Other, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Brian Dunn This year will be remembered as one of the worst on record for the global economy due to Covid-19. For CargoM, the Logistics and Transportation Cluster of Metropolitan Montreal, it was only one of three events that impacted business. “Not only were we...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes, Supply Chain and Logistics
August year-to-date Seaway shipments (from April 1 to August 30) totalled 19.3 million metric tonnes. During the same time period of 2019, Seaway volumes were 21.1 million tonnes, which were down from 21.6 million tonnes in 2018. Year-to-date shipments were down in...