At its recent New Year cocktail party, the Port of Sept-Îles revealed that it had reached an all-time high with 36.6 million metric tons of cargo handled at its facilities in 2023. The previous record was set in 1979 with 34.9 million metric tons. “This new milestone is of national significance and makes the […]
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Recruitment of seafarers is getting harder, according to a survey of crew managers conducted by Danica Crewing Specialists. Nearly half of those responding reported they are finding it more difficult to recruit crew of the calibre they need for their ships, while more than 70% of crew managers said their job has become more
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Port of Argentia said today it was extremely pleased with the decision by the Provincial Government to release the Cooper Cove Marine Terminal Expansion Project from environmental assessment with conditions. The announcement was made late Friday by Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change. “We thank Minister Davis and the department for their
In a significant step forward for southern Ontario importers and exporters, Hamilton Container Terminal (HCT), in collaboration with Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports), and Canadian National Railway (CN), announced the creation of a direct intermodal rail service between Hamilton, ON and Montreal, QC. The inaugural Hamilton-Montreal intermodal freight train, carrying export-bound shipping containers, successfully
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The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced that 23.5 million tonnes of cargo moved through the Port of Prince Rupert in 2023, five percent less than in 2022. Hardest hit was container traffic, which plunged by 32% to 7 million tonnes. This marks a third consecutive year of volume decline and reflects challenges of
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Le Rapport annuel sur la piraterie et les vols à main armée du Bureau maritime international (IMB) de l’ICC a exprimé sa préoccupation quant au premier détournement réussi depuis 2017, tout en notant une augmentation globale des incidents de piraterie maritime. Le rapport annuel de l’IMB a enregistré 120 incidents de piraterie maritime et de
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The annual Piracy and Armed Robbery Report of the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has expressed concern over the first successful Somali based hijacking since 2017 while noting an overall rise in maritime piracy incidents. The IMB annual report recorded 120 incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2023 compared to
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The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, joined by the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, announced that, following a competitive process, the contract for the conversion and refit of the Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS Judy LaMarsh has
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Algoma Central Corporation (« Algoma » ou « la Société ») (TSX : ALC), un important fournisseur de services de transport maritime, a annoncé aujourd’hui que la Société a fait l’acquisition de deux navires-citernes de 16 600 dwt construits en 2009 par Knutsen OAS Shipping de la Norvège. « Nous avons cerné une occasion d’obtenir des pétroliers de classe glace de haute
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Algoma Central Corporation (“Algoma” or “the Company”) (TSX: ALC), a leading provider of marine transportation services, today announced that the Company has acquired two 2009 built, 16,600 dwt product tankers from Norway’s Knutsen OAS Shipping. “We identified an opportunity to secure high-quality ice-class product tankers suitable for trading in Canada and in Northern Europe.
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