Maritime Magazine

  Eight global and European trade associations representing shippers, forwarders and vessel operators have issued an urgent alert to all businesses involved in the movement of goods into or via the European Union, Norway, Switzerland or Northern Ireland, by sea, road or rail to be ready for the new Import Control System (ICS2) that will start […]

  VANCOUVER – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514, representing ship and dock foremen, has agreed to delay serving 72-hour strike notice on employer DP World Canada at Centerm in order to take part in federal mediation and is refuting alleged false claims made by the BC Maritime Employers Association about the dispute.  ILWU Local

  Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have announced an agreement in principle between the City of New York, New York State, the Port Authority, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation that will enable the city to transform the Brooklyn

  Quebec – Maritime industry leaders have joined forces to meet the port logistics challenges of the St. Lawrence-Saguenay system by establishing the Centre of Expertise in Port Logistics based in Trois-Rivières. The Centre  took advantage of the 4th Assises québécoises du secteur maritime to announce its creation, introduce its Board of Directors, its members

  The Port of Antwerp-Bruges today presented a world premier: the Methatug. This tugboat, which runs on methanol, is part of a greening programme for the port’s fleet and an important step in the transition to a climate-neutral port by 2050. The project is being financed by the European research programme Horizon 2020 and is

  LOGISTEC Corporation, a leading marine and environmental services provider, has received the 2024 Canada’s Best Managed Companies award, now for the second year. This award recognizes LOGISTEC’s outstanding business performance, continuous sustained growth, bold strategy, and culture of innovation. “We are very honored to be named a Best Managed Company for the second year,” said Sean Pierce,

  Unifor members working for CN Transportation Ltd. (CNTL) have ratified a new four-year agreement, it was announced today. Unifor represents 786 independent owner-operator truck drivers who haul cargo for CN’s Intermodal business, including local, regional and long-haul delivery across Canada. CNTL is a subsidiary company of Canadian National Railway.  The owner-operators are members of Unifor Council

  The BC Maritime Employers Association has filed a complaint with the Canada Industrial Relations Board as a result of the alleged “intransigence” of the union representing ship and dock foremen towards an offer that included “a generous monetary proposal.” The initiative was announced late last Friday. The BCMEA and the International Longshore and Warehouse

  Dartmouth, NS – Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth Cole Harbour, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, joined by Assistant Deputy Minister for Defence Research and Development Canada, Dr. Jaspinder Komal, today officially opened the Facility for Intelligent Marine Systems (FIMS). Renovations to

  Crews working under the Unified Command are preparing to use small explosives to remove on Saturday evening the portion of the collapsed bridge that is laying across the bow of the Dali containership, known as span four. Precision cuts made with small, strategically-placed charges offers the “safest and swiftest method” to remove the bridge piece