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Port of Trois-Rivières: Dynamic port – dynamic community

by CanadianSailings | December 8, 2019 | Business and Economy, Corporate events & profiles, Other, Ports and Terminals, Top Stories | 0 Comments

In 2018, after a decade of modernization projects, Port of Trois-Rivières commissioned an independent research firm to conduct a public survey in Trois-Rivières. This was a first for the Port which...

Port of Trois-Rivières: On Course for 2030 – Generating growth through innovation and collaboration

by CanadianSailings | December 8, 2019 | Business and Economy, Other, Ports and Terminals, Top Stories | 0 Comments

Record traffic One year after the unveiling of the On Course for 2030 development plan, Port of Trois-Rivières has already implemented several initiatives that will lead it to its goal of “Being an...

Fifteen colleges from east to west offer CIFFA programs

by CanadianSailings | December 8, 2019 | Corporate events & profiles, Education, Keith Norbury, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics, Top Stories | 0 Comments

By Keith Norbury Leading up to his appointment as Executive Director of Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association, Bruce Rodgers decided to get some schooling in his longtime profession....

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MSC the latest carrier pledging to avoid the Northern Sea Route

by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019

By Gavin van Marle MSC has joined a growing list of container carriers ruling out operating vessels in the Arctic, due to thinning sea ice round the North Pole. This is despite the fact that these conditions have made the Northern Sea Route between Europe and Asia...

Sept-Îles marks major milestone as record cruise season comes to a close

by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019

It has been a banner year for Destination Sept-Îles Nakauinanu. After an impressive spring earning international recognition at the Cruise Insight Awards in Miami and an award at the Gala du Mérite Nord-Côtier, the cruise development organization now marks the end of...

Panama Canal use by box ships slows only slightly, but trade wars continue to threaten

by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2019

By Mike Wackett The number of container ships transiting the Panama Canal during its fiscal year ending 30 September declined slightly, by 1.1 per cent to 2,575. But, there could be further reductions after ocean carriers announced a number of blanked sailings in the...