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.
AI-Based Container Inspection Could Deter Exports of Stolen Goods
The theft of automobiles in developed nations for export to customers in underdeveloped countries has prompted customs o...
Tariffs Open Up New Opportunities for Trade at Canada's Great Lakes Ports
Prior to both the pandemic lockdown and the more recent trade tariffs, there was potential to expand direct container sh...
Ontario Seeks Arctic Port on James Bay
Top government officials from the Province of Ontario, Canada have recently expressed interest in developing a maritime...
Developing Waterway Cruises in Northern Canada
Trump’s tariffs have elicited a backlash from Canadian tourists, who now choose to visit domestic attractions. The...
Could Mega-Scale Pumping Solve Canal Transit Problems?
Reduced water depths occur along navigable inland waterways, disrupting the economics of waterway transportation. While...
Op-Ed: As Tariffs Rise, Canadian Cruisers Can Skip the U.S. Market
The Canadian public has responded to the American tariff on trade. Airline bookings from Canada to American destinations...
A "Floating Truck Stop" Could Alleviate Ontario's Highway Congestion
The increasing volume of east – west road traffic through North America’s busiest corridor at Toronto, Canad...
The Art of the Transit Deal: Canada Holds Trump Card on Great Lakes Trade
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian Goods entering the USA. Canada holds a trump card in that...
Sulfur Energy Storage Could Provide Low-Cost Green Propulsion
Advances in the chemistry of thermal reactions involving sulphur, oxygen and hydrogen can generate temperatures of 900 t...
Future Development of Flettner Rotor Propulsion
Wind energy historically provided the basis for vessel propulsion, using sails and sometimes kites. During the 1920s, en...