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...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Ports and Terminals, Supply Chain and Logistics
During 2019 and the first half of 2020, the Port of Vancouver’s resilience and reliability were on full display. As Canada’s largest port, one of Vancouver’s biggest strengths continues to be the ability to accommodate the most diversified range of cargo of any port...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Business and Economy, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
What a difference just a few months makes. Six months ago, I would not have anticipated writing an article that references the closure of Canada’s borders to all but essential travellers, the need for ocean carriers to cancel sailings and otherwise manage capacity due...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Business and Economy, Environment, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By R. Bruce Striegler In a burst of action, hydrogen is making a bid as a clean power source to respond to the world’s energy and climate challenges, as well as the economic wreckage of the Covid-19 pandemic. As countries invest into economic recovery, governments...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Business and Economy, Education, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By Guy M. Tombs Growing a shipping company is helped by seeing its potential in global terms, especially because shipping is an international business. How can we go from thinking locally and small to developing a global vision? This is not a presumptuous, or even...
