By Leo Ryan, Editor Freight traffic has begun slowly returning on the vast networks of CPKC and CN in response to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision announced on Saturday ordering the railways to end their work stoppage and engage in a binding arbitration procedure. The conflict disrupted the transportation of an estimated $1 […]
The Teamsters Union today announced its members would strike against Canadian National Railway next week after “constitutionally” challenging Thursday’s decision by the federal government ordering both major Canadian railways to resume operations and directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to prepare a binding arbitration agreement. Both CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC)
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Picton, ON – Picton Terminals of the Doornekamp Group and Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) have announced the forthcoming construction of a new bulk agricultural marine terminal at Picton Terminals in Prince Edward County. This state-of-the-art facility will provide crucial support to farmers in eastern Ontario by offering a closer, more efficient delivery option for
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By Leo Ryan, Editor Following the collapse of increasingly bitter negotiations with the Teamsters Union (TCRC), Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) early today locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. The dramatic action came after the parties failed to agree on a new contract before the midnight deadline.
Veteran marine executive Fulvio Fracassi has been appointed the new President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA), effective September 26, 2024, succeeding Captain Allan Gray who plans to return to Australia after assuming the helm of the Nova Scotia port since 2019. The announcement earlier this month follows an extensive international search under
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For the first time in over two decades, an export shipment of Critical Minerals departed on August 16 from the Port of Churchill. The zinc concentrate shipment marks a significant milestone in Arctic Gateway Group’s work to revitalize the Hudson Bay Railway, diversify the Port of Churchill, and seize the opportunity to further develop Canada’s
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This year has been exceptionally busy for the management team of Maritime Magazine with the transfer to new ownership. So, for a short holiday period between August 12 and August 21 there will be a “pause” in the daily Newsletter and topical reports on our website. All will be anchors away again on Thursday, August
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Michael Grey* It was years ago that an old friend, who was a shipbroker, told me proudly that using his new mobile telephone, then something the size of a house-brick, he had fixed a cargo for one of his clients from the vegetable aisle of his local supermarket, while his embarrassed wife, pretending that he
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GFI LNG LP (GFI), a diversified energy solutions company, and Pilot LNG LLC (Pilot), a Houston-based clean energy infrastructure developer, have announced that they have formed a partnership to develop, construct, and operate a small-scale LNG terminal in Salina Cruz, Mexico. Strategically located on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, the project is ideally
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Depuis que Canpotex a terminé l’agrandissement de ses installations du terminal 5 du port de Portland, d’une valeur de 150 millions de dollars, en 2018, elle reçoit généralement plus d’une douzaine de trains par mois, chacun contenant 188 cargaisons de potasse. Au deuxième trimestre de cette année, l’augmentation des expéditions de Canpotex à Portland a entraîné