Maritime Magazine

System-Wide Report: Great Lakes-Seaway cargo rose by 7% in 2021 

A new system-wide report from the Chamber of Marine Commerce shows that Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway ships carried an estimated 149 million metric tons of cargo to and from domestic ports and overseas markets during the 2021 shipping season — an increase of 7% over pandemic-stricken 2020. “This report paints a clear picture that the bi-national Great […]

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CSL Makes History by Carrying the Canada Games Torch on Board CSL St-Laurent

MONTREAL – In a historic first for Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), the Canada Games and Great Lakes shipping, the Canada Games Torch embarked on board the biodiesel-fuelled bulk carrier, CSL St-Laurent during a ceremony last evening at St-Lambert Lock near Montreal. As part of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games Torch Relay, the traditional Roly McLenahan torch is being carried on board CSL St-Laurent along

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CMPA President, Capt. Simon Pelletier, re-elected President of the International Maritime Pilots’ Association for third term

OTTAWA – Earlier today, on the opening day of the 25th Congress of the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) in Cancún, the President of the Canadian Marine Pilots’ Association (CMPA), Capt. Simon Pelletier, was re-elected as IMPA President for a third consecutive four-year term. Capt. Pelletier was first elected in Panama in 2014, and was

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The Port of Saguenay and the Port of Aalborg in Denmark sign a collaboration agreement (in French)

Saguenay – Le Port de Saguenay et le Port de Aalborg, ville située au nord du Danemark, ont conclu, hier, une entente de collaboration et de jumelage visant à favoriser le partage de connaissances et les échanges mutuels portant sur les innovations technologiques et les meilleures pratiques au sein de l’industrie maritime et industrialo-portuaire. La

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Le Port de Saguenay et le Port d’Aalborg au Danemark signent une entente de collaboration

 Saguenay – Le Port de Saguenay et le Port de Aalborg, ville située au nord du Danemark, ont conclu, hier, une entente de collaboration et de jumelage visant à favoriser le partage de connaissances et les échanges mutuels portant sur les innovations technologiques et les meilleures pratiques au sein de l’industrie maritime et industrialo-portuaire. La

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DP WORLD Saint John fait un investissement important pour faciliter le flux commercial  

Saint John, NB, 13 juin 2022 – DP World, leader mondial de la logistique et fournisseur de solutions intelligentes de chaîne d’approvisionnement, réalise un investissement historique en technologie et en actifs dans le terminal à conteneurs polyvalent DP World Saint John. Cet investissement permettra d’améliorer et de moderniser les opérations de DP World Saint John,

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DP WORLD Saint John Makes a Significant Investment to Better Enable the Flow of Trade 

Saint John, NB, June 13, 2022 – DP World, a global leader in logistics and provider of smart supply chain solutions is making a historic technology and asset investment in the DP World Saint John multi-purpose container terminal.  This investment will enhance and modernize operations at DP World Saint John allowing it to provide a

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The Ports of Montréal, Québec and Trois-Rivières Look to Jointly Strengthen the St. Lawrence Corridor

MONTRÉAL and TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC – The Port Authorities of Montréal, Québec and Trois-Rivières have announced the creation of a working group to identify and facilitate the implementation of joint initiatives. The signing of a collaboration agreement between these three ports on the St. Lawrence River is motivated by strategic, environmental, and economic factors. The three ports

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Le port d’Halifax vise 1,6 million d’EVP d’ici 2070

Halifax (Nouvelle-Écosse)– Le plan sur 50 ans de l’Administration portuaire d’Halifax examine la planification portuaire jusqu’en 2070 et les différents repères qui déclencheront des projets d’expansion. « Notre objectif est de construire intelligemment, d’une manière qui soit financièrement et écologiquement durable et qui complète notre communauté environnante », a déclaré le capitaine Allan Gray, président-directeur

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Port of Halifax targets 1.6 million TEUs by 2070

 Halifax, NS – The Halifax Port Authority 50-Year Plan looks at port planning to 2070 and the various benchmarks that will trigger expansion projects.“Our goal is to build smart, in a way that is financially and environmentally sustainable, and that complements our surrounding community,” said Captain Allan Gray, President and CEO, Halifax Port Authority. “We

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