Harry Valentine
Author and Researcher
Mr. Valentine has a degree in mechanical engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada specializing in thermodynamics (energy conversion) and transportation technology. He has worked as a technical journalist for the past 10-years and has more than 2 decades of research in the transportation industry.
A Future Option for Cruising Canada’s St. Lawrence River
Short-distance and multi-day long-distance river cruises have steadily gained popularity amongst tourists, including along Canada&...
Future Possibilities for Fast Freight Transportation
Examining the long-term trend in commercial vehicle transportation technology development offers possible clues into potentially s...
Sailing Into Headwinds Using Transverse-Axis Magnus Rotor
A unique configuration of wind turbine that rotates on a horizontal transverse-axis to wind direction offers promise to sail a ves...
Future Possibilities in Ship Wind Propulsion
The combination of environmental exhaust emissions regulations and fuel prices have prompted introduction of wind assisted vessel...
Future Agricultural Transport on North American Waterways
The long-term trend of annual rainfall taken across Northern USA and Southern Canada for over a century reveals a steady increase....
Changing Market Conditions and Eastern Canadian Ports
A combination of factors that includes the COVID pandemic, U.S. – China trade disputes and advancing technology have changed...
Sailing Into Headwinds Using Wind Power
The combination of precedents using deck-mounted windmills to sail directly into a headwind and new developments in kite technolog...
The Bangladesh Commercial River Transport Industry
The nation of Bangladesh has a population of some 170 million people with over 3,800 kilometers of year round navigable waterways...
Briefings on St Lawrence Seaway Water Levels
The international authority that overseas water levels along the St Lawrence Seaway between Montreal and Lake Ontario recently hos...
Automation Could Aid Port Operations During Pandemic
The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is occurring both locally and internationally, affecting maritime and airline op...