Transportation

Another marine 'project' cargo destined for the Alberta oil sands makes its way into the Port of Thunder Bay next week. After more than a year's worth of planning with Canadian National Railway, another jumbo vessel is arriving in Thunder Bay Nov.

Employee use of cell phones while driving may well represent the next frontier of costly liability for Canadian companies, according to Sudbury lawyer Claude Lacroix, of Lacroix Forest LLP.

Pay me now or pay more later. It's the words of advice the City of North Bay is sending to the federal government regarding a major repaving job needed for the 25-year-old runway at Jack Garland Airport. However the original $5.

Continuous improvements at Sudbury’s Sea Rail Transloading Inc. have allowed its railcar traffic to triple over the last two years, according to general manager Mike Linseman. “It’s going really well and we’re fielding more inquiries every day.

Little Current will be undertaking the second phase of their dock development with the help of $1.1 million from Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation. The project will include hookups for 28 new slips, and washroom and shower facilities.

Dryden airport manager George Friesen would like to turn his municipally-run facility into a profit centre. When Transport Canada transferred the assets of small airports to communities in 1998, the onus was on them to generate business on their own.

The Sault Ste. Marie Joint International Bridge Authority is looking to Ottawa to pick up the cost of upgrading the antiquated 1960s-era customs plaza on the Canadian side of the St. Mary’s River.

A coal crunch by the major European steelmaker proved to be a blessing for the Port of Thunder Bay this past spring.

After more than a century of moving cargo around the world, Kuehne + Nagel isn’t going to stray too far from its core competencies.

In an increasingly paperless world, A. D. Rutherford and Co. Ltd. is taking steps to stay ahead of the digital curve.