Sentences with phrase «west coast port»

First quarter GDP is expected to be a little soft, mainly the result of transient factors, such as the winter and the west coast port closures.

CREA president Gerry Thiessen has been a Realtor since 1977, first in the west coast port of Prince Rupert and then moving into B.C.'s...

CREA president Gerry Thiessen has been a Realtor since 1977, first in the west coast port of Prince Rupert and then moving into B.C.'s interior community of Vanderhoof.

The local economy is heavily impacted by the fact that Oakland is a major West Coast port city.

I wanted to compare those with current prices for tropical hardwood sawlogs at a West Coast port.

The local economy is heavily impacted by the fact that Oakland is a major West Coast port city.

Part of the recent soft U.S. growth is admittedly a function of two temporary factors: a brutally cold winter and the West Coast port strike.

Most market watchers have consoled themselves with the view that most of the softness was a function of temporary factors, including harsh winter weather and a West Coast port strike.

Economists blamed the slowdown on poor weather and the West Coast port strike, though a recent paper from the New York Federal Reserve found the latter event to have only a modest drag on growth.

That business suffered badly last year and in early 2015 because of labor strife at West Coast ports from Seattle to San Diego.

«Trust in West Coast ports is at an all - time low, and the perception of supply chain risk is at an all - time high,» said Peter Tirschwell, chief maritime analyst at the JOC Group, a supplier of U.S. sea - borne trade data.

D'Avignon pointed out that Alberta and B.C. have the most integrated economies in Canada and if costs rise in B.C., it will affect the cost of trade goods going to Alberta and the cost to ship Alberta products such as grain from West Coast ports.

If you want to move large amounts of goods to or from West Coast ports in the most cost efficient manner the railroads are it.

He predicts that many units may have been delayed at West Coast ports on their way to warehouses, and thus some transactions that actually occurred in May may not be factored into consumer sales until the June report.

In particular, Vancouver must shake its reputation of being perennially vulnerable to strikes (a reputation shared by US west coast ports).

The next phase must go beyond hard infrastructure to deal with a range of governance, labour, and efficiency issues that continue to be a drag on the competitiveness of west coast ports.

Economic growth in the first quarter retreated due to what we feel were transitory issues, including headwinds from a rising dollar, work stoppages at West Coast ports and harsh winter weather, leading to a 0.7 % drop in the US gross domestic product during first - quarter 2015.1 We still maintain, however, that the two main pillars of the US economy — consumer spending and corporate earnings — will continue to be supported by moderate economic growth.

With Asia's energy demands pulling more U.S. coal to West Coast ports, rail - line communities across Montana fear the effects: More train traffic, health problems, noise and congestion

February 18, 2015 • A labor dispute between shipping lines and dock workers has created big cargo backups at many West Coast ports.

Reno is situated on a major rail corridor linking west coast ports, especially the Port of Oakland, to inland destinations.

«It's just premature to assume that slowing vessel speed is the solution to the ship - whale interaction issue,» said T.L. Garrett, vice president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Assn., a trade group representing ocean carriers that dock at West Coast ports.

Arch is making plans to ship at least a portion of this coal to Asia by way of west coast ports.

Proposals for expansion of exports focus on sending coal from the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana over rail lines to West Coast ports for shipment to Asian buyers.

The TPP is, in the same way, designed to protect «free trade» in dirty energy products such as tar sands oil, coal from the Powder River Basin, and liquefied natural gas shipped out of West Coast ports.

Tight real estate markets, especially in the West Coast ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Calif., and Seattle - Tacoma in Washington, have led to the higher rents for warehouse and distribution spaces with some near $ 10 per square foot, triple net.

«A labor dispute that had reduced the 29 West Coast ports, which handle close to half the consumer cargo in the U.S. down to 50 % -60 % capacity appears to be over.

«National capitals Ottawa and Washington, D.C., oil centres Calgary and Houston and West Coast ports Vancouver and Seattle have price trends reflective of their economic and geographic similarities,» he says.

Not exact matches

In early March, as rebels fought for control of the country's east coast ports, where much of the country's oil is refined or shipped abroad, the price of the American crude contract (West Texas Intermediate, or WTI) broke US$ 100 for the first time since 2008.

Union Pacific serves many of the fastest - growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways.

SAN FRANCISCO / TOKYO (Reuters)- A labor dispute at ports on the U.S. West Coast is disrupting supply chains across the Pacific, forcing some Asian exporters to resort to costly air freight and pushing up shipping rates as more freighters are caught up in long lines to dock.

There have also been occasional naval visits as Canadian ships en - route to deployment in the Gulf stopped off to show the flag in Shanghai and other Chinese ports and PLA navy ships have made sporadic visits to Canada's west coast naval base at Esquimalt, BC.

While the market benchmark remains West Texas Intermediate crude delivered in Cushing, Oklahoma, there has been a surge in trading of futures contracts tracking the price differences between WTI and oil sold in Gulf Coast ports like Houston and the Permian shale fields near Midland, Texas.

Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the U.S. with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts, providing North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets across the globe.

Acre, an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast near present - day Haifa, had been captured by the Crusaders in 1104, and for almost two centuries, with some interruptions, it remained a thriving port and commercial center with ties to the West.

One of these roads was the Via Egnatia, which ran from Byzantium through the port of Neapolis on the east coast of Macedonia to Dyrrhachium on the west coast and served the cities and towns in between.

This includes # 350m for lengthening of platforms at London's Waterloo station; • Faster journeys and more train capacity from # 240m of improvements along the East Coast Main Line from north east England down through Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire to London; • The creation of a high - capacity «electric spine» running from Yorkshire and the West Midlands to South Coast ports.

Burnie is a port city on the north - west coast of Tasmania, originally settled in 1827 as Emu Bay.

A Short History of Mumbai (Bombay) The port city of Mumbai, on the West coast of India, originally consisted of a series of islands which are now joined together through reclamation.

We serve many of the fastest - growing U.S. population centers, operate from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways.

Considered the hub of the Lewis - Clark Valley, Lewiston serves as an important manufacturing and port town, offering a valuable connection to the West Coast.

Roscoff is a ferry port situated in Brittany, on the north west coast of France providing regular connections to Southern England and several Irish ports.

Hawaii departures and an entirely new Pacific Costal Wine Cruise itinerary which will visit the new port of Santa Barbara, California, and will include an overnight stay in San Francisco, are highlights of Celebrity Century's October 2013 to May 2014 West Coast season.

One of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, Vancouver ranks among Canada's largest urban centres, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast - handling a staggering 65 million tonnes every year.

A former gold - rush town, Vancouver is among Canada's largest cities, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast - handling a staggering 65 million tonnes every year, and is consistently ranked as one of the planet's top three most desirable places to live.

It is among Canada's largest cities, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast - handling a staggering 65 million tonnes every year.

It is among Canada's largest cities, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast.

The ferry routes departing the port head to coastal resorts residing on islands neighbouring Canada's west coast, ranging from seven hours to 16 hours.

With ports in the capital and Ciutadella De Menorca on the west coast, Menorca is a useful gateway to some of the country's top destinations.

We headed to the port for our all day ferry ride to Bamfield on the west coast.

The City of Geraldton, capital of the Mid West region and the commercial centre and port for the Batavia Coast, is renowned for its warm climate and sunny days.