The first electric tugs for SAAM Towage’s fleet are ready to sail from the Port of Tuzla, Turkey to Vancouver, where they will join the fleet operating in British Columbia. SAAM Towage’s Engineering and Development Manager, Pablo Cáceres, noted that “we are one step closer to having our electric tugs operating, which for us […]
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Il y a un mois, une série d’attaques non provoquées contre des navires marchands ont commencé dans le sud de la mer Rouge, à Bab El-Mandeb, dans le golfe d’Aden et dans la mer d’Oman. On pense généralement que les attaques proviennent du mouvement Houthi aligné sur l’Iran et que le nombre d’attaques n’a cessé
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One month ago, a series of unprovoked attacks on merchant ships began in the Southern Red Sea, Bab El-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. It is widely believed the attacks originate from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement and the number of attacks has steadily increased, threatening commercial shipping. BIMCO believes nation states must
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PortsToronto has capped off another record year at the Port of Toronto Cruise Ship Terminal, with 45 ships bringing nearly 18,000 passengers to Toronto in 2023, representing another record season for Great Lakes cruising. “I am thrilled to cap off another record season at the Port of Toronto Cruise Ship Terminal, welcoming thousands of visitors to Toronto through
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Leading global shipping lines Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd today announced they are pausing all transits through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Manhab Strait while the International Chamber of Shipping called for immediate action to stop attacks that are “a flagrant breach of international law.” Recent recent escalation has seen a missile land close to
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The Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, has announced the expansion of the Marine Training Program to the Western Arctic Marine Training Consortium (WAMTC) in Hay River, Northwest Territories. WAMTC will launch its inaugural program in January, offering local residents the skills and qualifications to gain meaningful employment in the marine industry and serve the needs of
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Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered the HAISEA KERMODE, the first of two highly powerful, environmentally-friendly escort tugs, to HaiSea Marine in Vancouver. The tugs will be transferred to LNG Canada’s new export facility in Kitimat which will be exporting 18 million tonnes of LNG annually during its first phase. The HAISEA KERMODE will soon
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The Montreal Port Authority recognized Mediterranean Shipping Company Canada’s (MSC Canada) 25 years in Canada with a symbolic silver key to the Port of Montreal. The symbolic key was presented on December 13 to Sokat Shaikh, President and CEO of MSC Canada, Marc Healy, Chief of Staff, and Darren Edwardson, Deputy Managing Director Cargo,
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A binational coalition of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence maritime organizations today released a new survey of infrastructure investments by both the public and private sector in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system. The report was sponsored by the American Great Lakes Ports Association, the Lake Carriers Association, the Shipping Federation of Canada, the
Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH have announced a world first: the Hydrotug 1, the first hydrogen-powered tugboat, is ready for operation in the Antwerp port area. This ground-breaking development will play a crucial role in Port of Antwerp-Bruges’ efforts to green its fleet and to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. With the Hydrotug 1,
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