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The Soo Locks between Lake Superior and the St. Marys River.
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Provincial and state leaders float Great Lakes shipping plan

A US$3.8-billion investment would increase capacity and kick-start economic development

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Provinces and states bordering the Great Lakes say there’s a need to boost shipping on the waterway — now they just have to convince the feds on both sides of the border. They’re boosting a US$3.8-billion plan which will require at least 10 years of construction, dredging and regulatory harmonization to implement, much of which
A Canadian Steamship Lines lake freighter entering Duluth Ship Canal at Duluth, Minnesota.
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Seaway shippers say conditions are good, but business is bad

The ice is clear and the water is high, but business is slow and there are too many ships for the existing cargo flow

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As the 2016 St. Lawrence Seaway season is set to open, shipping conditions are promising but business conditions are worrisome. Unlike other season openers, no thick ice blocks the Great Lakes and water levels are high enough to make mariners smile. Economic headwinds, however, threaten to limit the volume of traffic. Bruce Hodgson, director of
Crops, News

CN challenges revenue entitlement rules

The railway says some west-bound grain doesn’t go to port and shouldn’t be included

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The Canadian Transportation Agency has asked the grain industry for reaction to a proposal by Canadian National to exempt various Vancouver destinations from federal limits on freight rates. The issue flows from a CTA ruling in December that both CN and CP exceeded the maximum revenue they’re entitled to earn annually hauling grain to terminals
(PortMetroVancouver.com)
Crops, Markets

China and vessel glut drive Baltic index to fresh low

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Reuters — The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, slid to a fifth consecutive record low on Monday on economic worries about China and a surplus of vessels. The overall index, gauging the cost of shipping dry bulk cargoes including grain, iron ore, cement, coal and fertilizers,
(PortoDoItaqui.ma.gov.br)
Crops, Markets

Baltic Dry Index hits record low

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The Baltic Dry Index fell to its lowest levels ever on Friday, which bodes well for the competitiveness of Canadian grain exports. The BDI, a gauge of global ocean freight prices, was quoted Friday at 498 points — the first time the index dipped below 500 since records began in 1985. The index was trading
grain railway cars
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Railway profits don’t impress unhappy customers

A lack of competition is good for shareholders but not shippers

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Robust financial results posted by CN and CP for the first quarter of 2014 aren’t winning applause from customers who have suffered a winter of unpredictable freight service. “CN and CP already have the vast majority of the business in Western Canada, and they are focused on reducing costs to improve their operating ratios,” says
Crops

Rail freight bill rolls closer to final approval

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Although they pointed out plenty of shortcomings, opposition parties have supported final approval of legislation to balance commercial negotiations between railways and their freight customers. The Conservatives had shunted the Fair Rail Freight Service Act through all stages of the parliamentary process over the last six months without accepting any amendments from the opposition parties,
Crops

Rail freight bill chugs ahead

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Shippers say they’re disappointed their proposed amendments to the Fair Rail Freight Service Act have been rejected — but hopeful the legislation will see a substantial improvement in rail service. “We are still supportive of this legislation moving forward,” said Richard Phillips, executive director of the Grain Growers of Canada. “We are calling on both
Crops

Rail service getting worse, shippers charge

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Shippers say it’s no coincidence that service has deteriorated since introduction of legislation giving them more leverage

Freight service improved when Ottawa was preparing legislation last year to balance the market power of shippers and the railways, but has since slipped back to unsatisfactory levels, shipper representatives say. As “recently as two weeks ago we had mills just about shut down because they couldn’t get boxcars in Western Canada, and not just
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