The GAZETTE, Montreal. Monday, October 4, 1982 B-5 arbor upgradin pushed at Quebec City Husain buys J. M. Chabot Halco Inc. of Montreal says it has closed the sale of J.M.
Chabot its wholly owned ship chandler, to Montreal shipping executive Shah Husain. Chabot supplies vessels with foodstuffs as well as deck and engine parts. Husain, 42, has spent the last year at Chabot as its executive vice-president reorganiz Port of Quebec authorities are pushing ahead with their program to upgrade facilities at the busy lower St Lawrence River harbor. Current projects along with major renovations to the grain elevators operated by Bunge of Canada Ltd. include $1.3 million invested for the construction of more efficient rail and road access to the grain elevators, the reconstruction of road access to the Louise Basin, and conversion to cargo storage of space now used as a parking lot at Anse au Fou-lon.
Quebec port officials last June announced a joint venture with Bunge to increase the grain export capacity of its installations. It is forecast that 12,000 rail cars of grain will be handled at the port in 1983, for a total of more than two 96-car unit trains per day will be completed in time for the end of the navigational season on the Great Lakes in December, when the new facilities will begin receiving unit trains carrying grain from Thunder Bay and Western Canada. The relocation and reconstruction of Abraham Martin St. will provide improved road access to facilities located at the Old Port sector. during the winter shut-down of navigation on the Great Lakes.
Long-term estimates call for up to three 96-car trains on a daily basis. The port is now modernizing rail access to the grain elevators operated by Bunge in order to increase rail car handling capacity, simplify maintenance and make operations safer. Officials say most of the work The work is being carried out to make way for the new rail facilities, and as part of a vast urban renewal program to convert part of the Old Fort area to commercial, residential and recreational uses. Work is also under way on converting space at the port's Anse au Foulon sector now used by the Ministry of Public Works as a parking lot for stockpiling general cargo. ing uie unit.
Halco said the move follows a decision sev eral montns ago to ex amine its non-shipping activities. Chabot, acquired by Halco in 1976, services both ocean and lake Dangerous cargo: B.C. ferry firm makes it smooth sailing Shipyards predicting industry layoffs despite expected federal aid vessels. It has offices in Montreal and Quebec City. ML' Employment at 'Chabot is down to 28.
During the last 12 months, the firm HUSAIN Started at 16 closed branches in Halifax, Saint John, N.B., and Sarnia. Ont. Husain refused to disclose the terms of the transaction. Frank Augsbury, Halco's chairman said his company decided to sell the chandlery operation because "we're sticking to basics. It's difficult for a large shipping company to be successfully involved even in related shipping activities.
"An owner-operator," he added, "can give the ship chandlery the day-to-day management attention and direction it requires. We think Husain has every chance of running a successful operation and that's important to us as a ship operator as well as for him as a dedicated professional ship chandler." Husain, who became a shipyard apprentice when he was 16, has held positions with several shipping companies in Canada. Previously, he worked as a marine inspector with Transport Canada. fof this country's builders to compete with countries offering subsidies in the 50-per-cent range. "Every 5.5-per-cent difference in cost of financing is equivalent to a subsidy of about 25 per cent," Walsh said.
"That's enormous," he said. Ottawa is expected to announce a new policy within several weeks that would help Canadian shipyards by imposing new duties on foreign-made goods. Walsh says despite the forthcoming announcement, layoffs are inevitable. "Even with the new policies and new contracts, we won't be able to catch up as quickly as that because it takes months and months to sign contracts." Canada's challenge, other shipping sources say, won't be to regain the pre-eminence it had in the 19th century as one of the world's foremost shipbuilders. Instead, this country will have to work just to stay in 25th place among the world's shipbuilders, behind such industry leaders as Japan, which has 39 per cent of the international market, and South Korea, with 8.4 per cent.
Canadian Press The future of Canada's shipyards doesn't appear to be as rosy as it did when employment in the industry rose 15 per cent from the start of 1981, to 16,854 this year. The bright forecasts were bolstered by estimates that Canada would need $33 billion worth of ships in the coming decade and that Canadian shipyards were in the running for much of that business. But industry sources now say the 25 shipyards across the country may have to lay off 4,000 employees by the beginning of next year if the order books don't start filling up soon. Henry Walsh, president of the Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Asssociation, says part of the problem is that the federal government has no clear policy on development of the shipbuilding industry. "The current policies or lack of policies encourage people to go elsewhere," Walsh said in an interview, suggesting that foreign shipyards can offer more attractive deals.
Government subsidies, which once stood at 20 per cent but fell to 9 per cent in 1980, make it hard By MARK WILSON Special to The Gazette VANCOUVER About 50 per cent of cargoes moving by ship around the world can be classified as dangerous, according to CP. Srivastava, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Compared with the problems facing operators of mammoth oil tankers or energy-packed liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers, the concern of B.C. Ferry Corp. about small cannisters of gas carried outboard by recreational vehicles may appear trivial.
But B.C. Ferry Corp. does something deep-sea transporters of bulk fuels and chemicals avoid. It transports those small cannisters of propane on $30 million ferries which can board up to passengers. The problems that the provincial Crown corporation faces in ensuring safety during short sea crossings were described here at the seventh international symposium on the transportation of dangerous goods by sea and inland waterways.
Capt. Edward P. deCunha, operations manager with the corporation, said ferry crewmen have found families travelling in camper trucks cooking in their vehicles while afloat, oblivious to or uncaring about regulations that propane tanks be shut off and sealed. Each year B.C. Ferry Corp.
transports 12 million passengers and five million vehicles. The corporation encounters people who deliberately flout safety rules, "for their own convenience or profit, or who do not bother to read safety warnings. Once, the driver of a pick-up truck was found to be carrying a load of dynamite. Sailings frequent DeCunha said the service handles a tremendous volume of commercial traffic because sailings are frequent and charges economical. He said unscrupulous freight operators may be tempted to withhold disclosure of dangerous commodities in order to use the government ferries and avoid the expense and delay of moving freight on commercial vessels which do not carry passengers.
"Incidents have occurred," deCunha said. "A semi-trailer was found to be loaded with 82 unreported gas bottles, including two which were leaking." The incident was handled without accident and the shipper was taken to court. Propane stoves The biggest single chore imposed on the service involves recreational vehicles equipped with propane stoves, heaters and refrigerators. "We have to check to see that propane equipment is safe, though the job should properly be the responsibility of vehicle operators," deCunha said. "Although the vast majority of potential offenders are spotted before boarding tickets are issued, some vehicles do manage to get through." Intelligent people who are normally well behaved may grow belligerent when told that they must shut off propane tanks and seal them.
"The public simply does not understand the hazards of transporting dangerous goods and never thinks about it in connection with ferry travel," deCunha said. "The public is exposed to little information on the topic and has only a cursory understanding of potential perils." In an effort to foster greater awareness, the B.C. Ferry Corp. has been putting up more posters, issuing information cards to travellers and alerting travel publications. Increased understanding on the part of the public can avoid unpleasantness.
Owners of vehicles fitted with propane devices may argue with ferry crewmen on being directed to leave the car decks of vessels unless they understand the reasons for the precaution. By keeping camper trucks and their passengers separated, the ferry service avoids having ferry crewmen finding themselves staring in at steamy kitchen scenes while making the rounds of parked vehicles aboard ferries. CP buys Moffatt TORONTO (UPC) Canadian Pacific Ltd. of Montreal said it has purchased Moffatt Bros. Ltd.
of Truro, N.S., for an undisclosed price. The company carries out trucking operations to and from, as well as within, Newfoundland. Included in the deal are the assets of Moffatt Moving and Storage the largest household goods mover on the East Coast; Boness Transport River Transport O'Toolcs Transfer Ltd. of Sydney, N.S., and Starr Trucking Ltd. of Monc-ton, N.B.
Royal Commission on the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster Commission Royalesurle Desastre Marin de Ocean Ranger NcwfoundlandTerri' Nravc Canada w3 in il i I II A OOCL Seapac DIRECT SERVICE TO FAR EAST OOCL-SEAPAC (514) 934-5183 Committed to serving Canada REGULAR AND DEPENDABLE SERVICE TO AND FROM EUROPEMID EAST BANGKOK SINGAPORE MANILA HONG KONG TAIWAN JAPAN KOREA CARIBBEAN PUERTO RICO CENTRAL AMERICA THE AMERICAS ATLANTIC PACIFIC VESSEL VESSEL VW- SAVING VOY. SUUM INDEPENDENCE 030 Oct. 7 SS BOSTON 436S Oct. 8 PACER 067 Oct. 13 SS SAN PEDRO 122S Oct.
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on October 25, 1 982 in the Canon Stirling Auditorium, Church of St. Mary the Virgin on Craigmillar Avenue in the City of St. John's in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. This Notice of Inquiry is issued pursuant to the Ocean Ranger Marine Disaster Inquiry Rules. Copies of the Terms of Reference and of the Inquiry Rules applying to that portion of the inquiry contained in paragraph one of those terms of reference, may be obtained by application to the Secretary: David M.
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