Julie Gedeon

Julie Gedeon is a seasoned freelance writer and editor who has been reporting on transportation issues - particularly in the maritime sector - for the past 20-plus years. She particularly likes to focus on industry efforts to improve environmental sustainability and social license through best practices and innovative thinking. Her writing portfolio has run the gamut from agricultural issues to interior and landscaping design to wine production. She has Journalism and Creative Writing degrees and previously worked at CBC Radio News for 12 years. She has also been a writing instructor/coach for business, fiction and memoir projects and has helped several people to publish their books.

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Ports are welcoming various large components, but future prospects still remain uncertain

North American ports see project cargo shift from wind energy toward data centers, energy infrastructure and major industrial investments.

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North American forestry divided

US–Canada trade conflict deepens longstanding divides as bordering states bear the brunt.

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US Great Lakes and Seaway ports seek new potential to pivot from tariff impacts

Great Lakes and Seaway ports adapt to tariff-driven trade shifts with new cargo opportunities, infrastructure investments, and supply chain strategies.

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Key shipping line and terminal operator cautiously optimistic about Great Lakes/Seaway trade

Great Lakes shipping leaders remain cautiously optimistic despite U.S.-Canada trade tensions, tariffs, and regulatory challenges.

Arctic adventures
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Transloading expertise drives Ray-Mont’s North American expansion

Ray-Mont Logistics International Inc. is significantly expanding its North American operations as it responds to increasing but more fluctuating market demands for its transloading logistics services in Canada and the United States.

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LOGISTEC significantly invests in technology for across-the-board efficiencies

LOGISTEC, the Montreal-based company acquired by Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC and the investment firm Stonepeak two years ago, is assertively upgrading its bulk, breakbulk, container handling and logistical services throughout its North American network of 62 ports and 85 terminals.

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Binational approach to the Great Lakes’ economy

Inaugural Great Lakes Economic Development Council (GLEDC) gathering invites key stakeholders.

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Trucking and other transport impacted by lumber dispute

Rising U.S. lumber duties and potential new tariffs threaten Canadian trucking, rail, and port operations, adding strain to already fragile forestry supply chains.

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US-Canada dispute threatens supply and American homeownership availability

U.S.–Canada softwood lumber dispute deepens with 35% duties, threatening housing affordability, homebuilding supply, and cross-border trade.

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