How to put Eastern Canada at the center of the new global trading patterns
Canadian Transportation & Logistics magazine featured Atlantica in the 'infrastructure' feature of its November/December 2005 edition. It based the feature on the talk delivered by AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley to Halifax Port Days 2005, where he prompted people to rethink geography and learn from history.
China Syndrome aids Port of Halifax
This story in the Globe and Mail shows how shipments of Chinese goods via the Suez Canal are boosting business in the Port of Halifax. This mirrors recent AIMS' commentaries that show the increased use of the Suez Canal places Atlantica on the Pacific Rim.
The Beacon, December 15, 2005
A significant foot forward for Atlantica with news of RFPs for two new studies. Also in this edition, a look at the federal election, a new book about Atlantic Canadian business culture, and the Kyoto Treaty.
A second RFP for a second Atlantica project
The groundwork is being laid to map Atlantica, the International Northeast Economic Region. First there is the significant Northeast CANAM Connections study covering transportation and economic issues on both sides of the border. Then there is the asset mapping project between Saint John and Bangor. RFP's have now been issued for both projects.
Shanghai Yangshan port opens first phase
While many in the west are talking about increasing container capacity at key ports, China is already there. It is where ports in Atlantica need to be - able to handle the kind of volume that will be moved out of China's newest container port, Yangshan.
The Codfathers: Lessons from the Atlantic Canadian Business Elite
When the Globe and Mail was looking for someone to review this book about the regional business élite, it turned to AIMS. In this review, Brian Lee Crowley takes a look at the latest offering from Gordon Pitt, "The Codfathers". He suggests the book has the vices of its virtues.