Challenging the conventional, thinking outside the box, driving for solutions. According to this newspaper account of remarks made by the president of AIMS, Brian Lee Crowley did all three during his presentation to a transportation conference in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Atlantica and the role of global trading patterns in the future of the region were the topic for a provincial transportation conference in Truro, Nova Scotia. In this article in the Truro Daily News, readers are asked to accept a revolution in geographic thought.
In this inaugural edition of Atlantica: the International Northeast Economic Region rethink geography and make North America's east coast the first stop for Asian container traffic, not the west coast. Read about the megaships and how New York needs Halifax to handle the post-Panamax vessels. And find out how the US Congress is building Main Street Atlantica.
The CBC Radio Morning Show in St. John's, Newfoundland takes a closer look at "Public U to Private U: An Atlantica Canadian Opportunity" in this interview with the paper's author Kelvin Ogilvie.
While Canadians remain fixated on softwood lumber, a minor trade irritant affecting the equivalent of a few days’ cross-border trade each year, the real challenges in our relations with the United States arise from our limited imaginations. In his fortnightly column, Brian Lee Crowley examines Canada's economic relations with the US and suggests it is in our national interest to keep the momentum of deepening integration moving forward.
The Panama and Suez Canals are offering shippers a way to avoid congested West Coast ports. In this article in Logistics Today, journalist Roger Morton takes a look at the east coast alternatives to the west coast regulars.
In the first of a two part series, National Post columnist Lorne Gunter praises the attributes of Halifax. However, referencing work done for AIMS by Fred McMahon, he points out that it could be even greater if the government stopped bribing the voters.
From private universities to fencing the fishery to US trade, this Beacon has a little bit for everyone.
The ports of Atlantica aren't the only ones in North America vying for the title of Gateway to the Heartland. However, usually one looks at the ports on the west coast of the continent as the competition. That's not always the case, and definitely won't be the case if South Carolina has its way.
En Eaux troubles, Brian Lee Crowley, président de Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, écrit: "Nous devrions payer les véritables coûts de notre eau, mais non pas les coûts de monopoleurs satisfaits d'eux-mêmes. "