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BC Ferries: a flagship aspiring to become a utility, or a utility aspiring to become a Flagship?
2012-01-23
BC Ferries, a critical transportation link, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011. The service connects dozens of B.C. coastal and island communities, and is one of the largest ferry...
Seaspan and Government of Canada celebrate completion of NSPS Umbrella Agreement
2012-01-23
Seaspan Marine Corporation and the federal government formally recognized and celebrated the completion of an Umbrella Agreement that sets out the terms under which Seaspan’s shipyards in North...
Government concludes agreement in principle with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. to build combat vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy
2012-01-23
In a signing ceremony attended by Peter Mackay, Minister of Defence, senior representatives of the Royal Canadian Navy and other dignitaries, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that the...
First ship of 2012 at the Port of Belledune
2012-01-23
The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) officially greeted Capt. Piotr Wysocki, master of the M.T. Aurora, the first ship to lay anchor at the Port of Belledune in 2012. The Aurora is...
Vancouver Views - By Mark Wilson
2012-01-23
BC Ferries received a major course correction from former provincial premier Gordon Muir Campbell. Now, the vital West Coast marine service is shifting back more and more to its old heading.
Lakes ore trade up 12.8 per cent in 2011
2012-01-23
Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totalled 61,354,552 net tons in 2011, an increase of 12.8% over 2010, and the highest total since 2006.
The year ended on a very strong note;...
Canada’s trade balance shows surplus in November
2012-01-23
Canada’s merchandise exports increased 3.2%, while imports declined 0.8%. As a result, Canada’s trade balance with the world went from a deficit of $487 million in October to a surplus of $1.1...
Seaway concludes 53rd navigation season
2012-01-23
The St. Lawrence Seaway closed for the season on December 30, 2011, with the westbound vessel Algoma Spirit reaching Lake Ontario at 7:54 a.m. after having transited the locks on the St....
NRF says Harbour Tax would not drive cargo back to United States
2012-01-23
The National Retail Federation told the Federal Maritime Commission in December that imposing a tax on U.S.-bound cargo brought into Mexican and Canadian ports could violate international trade laws...
Former congresswoman proposes modified Harbor Maintenance Tax to be applied to all cargoes entering the U.S.
2012-01-23
In a speech in Tacoma, Washington on January 17, former Congresswoman and past Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission Helen Delich Bentley proposed changing the Harbor Maintenance Tax from...
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