Surface Transportation Annual Review 2014
Does the surface transportation and logistics system that supports international trade and maritime commerce deliver the performance you expect? The Surface Transportation Annual Review Survey [...]
Does the surface transportation and logistics system that supports international trade and maritime commerce deliver the performance you expect? The Surface Transportation Annual Review Survey [...]
Record grain movement in Canada was projected for the 2013-14 crop year. Grain is a staple of the Canadian freight shipping and transportation diet. Annually, [...]
The Mary River Project would have an impact on Arctic freight shipping. Much of Canada’s policy attention has focused on in-transit international shipping through the [...]
The first transit of the Canadian North West Passage by a fully loaded commercial cargo vessel occurred in September 2013. Many commentators had indicated that [...]
Market segmentation and competitiveness for ports are an important international trade development topic. It was discussed in research findings by Phil Davies at the 5th Metrans International [...]
Container terminal reservation system performance is an important topic impacting the performance of global supply chains. Research results presented by Phil Davies at the 5th Metrans International Urban Freight [...]
With the October 2013 release of the Tom Hanks movie Captain Phillips the subject of piracy in the 21st century will be the topic of discussion when [...]
The level of BC forest products exports has remained relatively robust over the last two years. In 2012, $10 billion in British Columbia wood and [...]
Illegal migrant smuggling by sea is often the only option for economically disadvantaged people. While the trend in the total number of deaths of smuggled [...]
For many coastal nations, the marine transportation of crude oil by sea is common and often large-scale practice. The marine transport of Canadian oil by [...]
As the volume of international trade continues to increase so does the importance of Seafarer welfare. Seafarers’ centers have always provided comfort, relaxation, an understanding [...]
The Vancouver Island freight shipping transportation sector is adjusting to changes in the marketplace. The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance hosted the Island Transportation Forum on March 31, [...]
Darryl Anderson, Managing Director of Wave Point Consulting in this 2013 Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Shipping Network article argues that a key issue for the future of Port [...]
The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment, and Natural Resources invited Darryl Anderson, Managing Director of Wave Point Consulting to appear as an expert [...]
In Canada, the issues around proposed oil tanker and pipeline risk are emotionally, and politically charged and are not going away anytime soon. K. Joseph [...]
In recognition of the importance of maritime commerce and Seafarer Rights, this BC Shipping News article uses the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer to acknowledge the [...]
On March 18, 2013, the Government of Canada held a press conference to announce that it was enacting new steps to ensure that Canada has [...]
Federal Search and Rescue activities are important. The 2013 Auditor General’s report revealed that overall, federal activities have met established minimum standards of readiness to respond when people [...]
Cool and refrigerated cargoes are used to meet the world’s hunger for fresh fruit and perishable foods. Complex global supply chains have emerged, and the [...]
Darryl Anderson and Joe Spears in the paper ‘Regulating Oil Tankers in Canadian Waters‘ explore the policy commitments that govern oil tanker shipping in Canada and how [...]
Analysis of the Pacific Coast cruise outlook is vital for tourism interests on both sides of the Canada-US border. Given the importance of the cruise [...]
The National Aerial Surveillance Program is an integral element of Canada’s ocean management. Canada takes a risk-based approach to ship-source pollution response and seeks to [...]
The Arctic Ocean Basin continues to see sea-ice diminish and thin on an ever increasing basis, outstripping the scientific predictive models. This trend has significant [...]
To move forward in a changing world, Canada needs clear thinking around important maritime governance issues that have an environmental risk component. We should not [...]
Are current Search and Rescue in the Arctic capabilities adequate? Canada has both marine and aviation search and rescue (SAR) requirements and obligations that have [...]
The coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) in August 2013 might serve to generate such a discussion amongst BC Shipping New readers and those [...]
On the important topic of West Coast container port competitiveness, this paper by Phil Davies analyzes the market performance of two West Coast port complexes – Vancouver [...]