Leo Ryan

Recovery work is continuing at the GCT Vanterm container facility in the Port of Vancouver where all cargo-handling has ceased since the collapse last Monday of a gantry crane struck by an Evergreen ship, the Ever Summit.

Feb 05, 2019 • View Full Blog

There appears to have been some shipping delays but no major cargo diversions as a result of the collapse of a gantry crane struck by Evergreen’s 7,000-TEU Ever Summit vessel berthing last Monday at one of the four container terminals at the Port of Vancouver.

Feb 01, 2019 • View Full Blog

Canadian National Railway is seeking to emulate its success on Canada’s west coast by establishing a bigger beachhead on the east coast by bidding, with an unidentified partner, to acquire a stake in Halterm Container terminal at the Port of Halifax.

Dec 07, 2018 • View Full Blog

Iron ore shipping to world markets from the Canadian Arctic region has recently spiked significantly, responding to demands from steel producers.

Nov 28, 2018 • View Full Blog

Two large Quebec institutional entities in Canada’s French-speaking province have announced that they are taking a minority stake totaling C$112 million, invested in equal amounts, in Ocean Group, a maritime enterprise based in Quebec City specializing in harbor towing, dredging, marine equipment rental, shipbuilding and repair.

Oct 26, 2018 • View Full Blog

Mario Girard, President and CEO of the Québec Port Authority (QPA), has announced that Don Krusel, architect of a spectacular transformation of the Port of Prince Rupert, has been appointed managing director of the Port of Québec’s project to build a container terminal.

Aug 28, 2018 • View Full Blog

Mid-way between Montreal and Quebec City on the St. Lawrence River, the Port of Trois-Rivières has inaugurated a breakbulk terminal operated by Logistec Corporation that entailed investments exceeding US$22 million (C$27 million). Ninety per cent of the port’s three million metric tons of cargo is related to international trade, with the breakbulk component steadily rising.

May 29, 2018 • View Full Blog

Already a major player on container services between Montreal and Northern Europe, Maersk has announced an exclusive weekly service with the Mediterranean to cater to rising demands of importers and exporters on both sides of the Atlantic.

May 24, 2018 • View Full Blog

Mounting world activity in infrastructure and other construction projects has prompted the second major Canadian bulk shipping enterprise in two years to establish a global cement shipping joint venture to broaden its revenue stream.

May 11, 2018 • View Full Blog

The Port of Prince Rupert, DP World Prince Rupert and CN have announced a new weekly marine carrier service at the Fairview Container Terminal. Yang Ming and its partners in THE Alliance, Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express, have added Prince Rupert as the first North American port of call on the amended PS8 trans-Pacific service this spring.

Apr 25, 2018 • View Full Blog