Sustainability OmniTRAX affiliate acquires Sand Springs Railway Company May 29, 2014 DENVER, Col.–Sand Springs Railway Company is being acquired by Sand Springs Holdings, LLC, a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held rail service…
Sustainability Montreal Port Authority announces good results in 2013 May 13, 2014 MONTREAL, Que.–n 2013, the Port of Montreal announced it had another very good year despite still difficult economic conditions. In fact, it managed to maintain comparable results…
Sustainability Donning of the Top Hat marks beginning of 2014 season for Port of Hamilton April 4, 2014 Hamilton, Ont.–The first domestic vessel of 2014 arrived in Hamilton Harbour in the early hours of April 4, marking the beginning of the 2014 shipping season. The…
Sustainability Lack of Canadian ice-breakers in the Great Lakes and Seaway delaying critical cargo: Shipowners’ Association March 19, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont.– With the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway facing the thickest and broadest ice cover in years, the Canadian Shipowners Association (CSA) is extremely concerned…
Sustainability IATA says “game changing innovation needed” for air cargo March 12, 2014 Los Angeles, Calif.–The International Air Transport Association (IATA) commenced its 8th World Cargo Symposium in Los Angeles with a call for the average end-to-end transit time to…
Sustainability Port of Hamburg on growth course February 28, 2014 HMABURG, Ger.–The Port of Hamburg announced it is on a growth curve, achieving total throughput of 139 million tons in 2013, or 6.2 percent growth. Both general…
Sustainability Port of Hamilton sees “grains and trains” lead its continued diversification January 23, 2014 HAMILTON, ON – The Port of Hamilton reported that total cargo through during the 2013 shipping season was 10,024,418 tonnes, on-par with 2012 (10.3 million MT) and…
Sustainability Canada Steamship Lines sets North American transhipment record January 21, 2014 SEPT-ÎLES, Que.– Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) announced completion of the first ever loading of a Chinamax class dry bulk vessel in North America, performed by the CSL’s…
Sustainability St. Lawrence Seaway sees surge in grain shipments January 16, 2014 CORNWALL, Ont.–The St. Lawrence Seaway said that for the second consecutive year, a surge in grain movements led to a strong finish at the close of the…
Business Operations Algoma Central’s Equinox class vessel unveiled at Toronto harbour January 15, 2014 TORONTO, Ont.–Algoma Central Corporation, Canada’s largest domestic ship operator in the Great Lakes, unveiled its new environmentally and technologically advanced vessel M/V Algoma Equinox to the media…
