Maritime Magazine

CIRB orders Montreal port operations to resume Saturday

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) issued an order requiring operations to resume at the Port of Montréal effective 7:00 a.m. Saturday.  The Maritime Employers Association will act on the CIRB’s order to allow port operators to resume their activities. Port employees will receive their assignments starting at 6:00 p.m. today for the next day.  The MEA […]

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Maritime Magazine 30th Anniversary Edition

Reservation for “showing the flag” with an advertisement As we approach the New Year, Maritime Magazine is proud to announce that its forthcoming winter 2024-2025 edition will mark the 30th anniversary of a unique niche publication for the maritime/multimodal/logistics industry in Canada. Since its inception, Maritime Magazine has sought to offer a comprehensive, objective coverage

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Canadian Coast Guard strengthen ties with international partners

The Canadian Coast Guard works closely with partners every day to protect mariners, safeguard the environment, and keep waterways open. These partnerships at the community, provincial, territorial, national, and international levels are key to providing service to Canadians. The Canadian Coast Guard is always looking to strengthen those partnerships and, as such, has recently signed

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Launch of the RESPIRE fundraising campaign by Ocean

Québec City – Ocean Group, a well-established player in the Quebec and Canadian marine industry, officially launches its RESPIRE fundraising campaign. Funds raised will be donated directly to the Fondation du CHU de Québec to renew the stock of neonatal critical care ventilators at the Centre mère-enfant Soleil of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval, which

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Canada investing $1.2b in next phase of Oceans Protection Plan

  Vancouver, BC –   The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, today announced over $1.2 billion for 29 initiatives as part of the next phase of the Oceans Protection Plan. Since 2016, the Government of Canada has dedicated $3.5 billion to the Oceans Protection Plan, making it the largest investment Canada has ever made to protect its coasts and waterways. The new

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Federal government rejects proposal for expanded Baffinland development

  The federal government has given a final thumbs-down to the proposal by Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. to build a railroad and double its annual shipping output from its Mary River mine to 12 million tons. The decision was announced on November 16 by Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal. “After careful consideration and consultations, the

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Minister of Transport introduces bill to strengthen Canada’s port system and railway safety

  Ottawa – The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, today introduced the Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act in the House of Commons which seeks to modernize Canada’s ports and railway systems. Canadians have experienced supply chain challenges firsthand and the impacts that come with them, like the rising cost of everyday products,

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Maersk and Carbon Sink sign strategic partnership to accelerate green methanol production

  As part of the strategy to decarbonise its customers’ supply chains, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has entered a green methanol partnership with U.S. based project developer Carbon Sink LLC. This is Maersk’s 8th such agreement in the efforts to accelerate global production of green methanol. The parties have signed a Letter of Intent

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