Transportation
Sea3 cargo sailing hailed as boon to Canadian short-sea shipping
MONTREAL -- The first regularly scheduled container service between Montreal and Hamilton, Ont., got underway on July 3. The Niagara Spirit, a tug and barge vessel operated by McKeil Marine, set sail with 260 TEUs aboard -- a full load -- from Peer 26 at the Port of Hamilton, across Lake Ontario and up the St. Lawrence to the Port of Montreal.
Atlantic trucker likes the cut of container corridor’s jib
HALIFAX -- One of Atlantic Canada's three largest fleet owners says the city of Halifax should reconsider a plan to restrict port-bound trucks from the congested and pedestrian laden downtown core and move them to a new truck-rail corridor to the south of town.
CTA lobbies U.S. to substitute FAST card for passport
OTTAWA -- Proposed security measures requiring travellers entering the U.S. to produce a passport or related documents could exasperate current delays at the border and intensify the long list of costs already being absorbed by truckers, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance.