Now in service with SAAM Towage Canada, the SAAM Volta and Chief Dan Georgeare the first battery electric tugs built specifically to operate in Vancouver, B.C. Built to Robert Allan Ltd’s ElectRA 2300-SX design by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards, the tugs mark a milestone in the Port of Vancouver’s goal of becoming the world’s most sustainable port as well as SAAM Towage’s leadership in the drive to the decarbonization of harbour operations.
Optimized for emissions-free ship-docking operations in...
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Rail volumes have largely returned to normal at the Canadian West Coast ports of Vancouver and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-bound-rail-volumes-approach-prestrike-levels-in-canada
MIAMI — Air Canada’s first freighter aircraft are the most visible manifestation of an aggressive push to grow cargo business, but the airline is also building up airport infrastructure to support higher volumes and more profitable specialty products.
Without efficient ground handling capabilities the extra cargo jets won’t deliver the expected service and revenue.
Air Canada is preparing to expand its Vancouver, British Columbia, cargo terminal in preparation for receiving two 777 factory-built...
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In a change of plans, Air Canada on Thursday operated the inaugural flight of its first dedicated freighter to Vancouver with a full load of supplies to help British Columbia cope with flooding and landslides that have disrupted freight rail and truck transportation.
Israel Aircraft Industries delivered the converted Boeing 767 cargo jet to Air Canada’s Toronto hub on Sunday. The aircraft was originally scheduled to fly its first mission to Frankfurt, Germany, but Air Canada Cargo deployed the...
The Port of Vancouver hit a grim milestone this week as the number of ships waiting for a berth reached 60 despite the resumption of rail service.
It happened Tuesday night, and included nine container, 17 grain and 16 coal vessels. The number had dipped to 57 as of late Wednesday.
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, in an operations update Wednesday, reported that “anchorage demand continues to exceed capacity” as Canada’s largest port continues to battle the impacts of the flooding and...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/port-of-vancouver-ship-backlog-hits-60
CN has resumed service on its Kamloops-Vancouver corridor, the Canadian railway said on Monday, restoring a critical rail link to the Port of Vancouver.
The rail corridor was shut down three weeks ago as a result of damages brought by flooding and landslides that devastated British Columbia. CN (NYSE: CNI) had briefly restored service two weeks later before shutting it down again as a precautionary measure.
“CN crews will continue to monitor both the rail infrastructure as well as the terrain...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-reopens-key-port-of-vancouver-rail-line-again
A strike by container truckers at a carrier serving the Port of Vancouver has been averted after their union reached a last-minute agreement with their company on Thursday.
Prudential Transportation signed a tentative agreement less than a day before around 120 drivers were set to begin their strike, the truckers’ union, Unifor, said. It followed a similar agreement reached by another carrier serving the port, Aheer Transportation, on Tuesday.
The agreements averted a potentially devastating...
It was an extremely wet November in parts of the Pacific Northwest, causing major flooding on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.
The latest storm system to hit the region triggered new evacuation orders and at least one mudslide in flood-ravaged British Columbia, Canada, late Sunday.
On the same day, flood sirens sounded in Washington as the Nooksack River overflowed. Henry Braun, mayor of Abbotsford, British Columbia, told reporters the water flow was headed toward the Canadian border city...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/whats-causing-repeated-floods-in-pacific-northwest
Months of virtually never-ending storms have slammed the Pacific Northwest this fall, leading to record rainfall, floods, mudslides and road closures.
Related: CN’s main link to Port of Vancouver remains closed
As November came to a close, the Seattle-Tacoma Airport (ICAO: SEA) recorded its wettest meteorological fall (September through November), with 19.04 inches. Vancouver, British Columbia, also had its wettest fall on record, surpassing Seattle’s total with 20.88 inches, more than twice its...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/record-fall-rain-slams-pacific-northwest