Maritime Magazine

  LOGISTEC Corporation has announced that its shareholders have approved the previously announced plan of arrangement under the provisions of the Québec Business Corporations Act involving LOGISTEC and 1443373 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, an entity owned by certain funds managed by Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC, with preferred equity financing provided by Stonepeak. At the

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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,