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Maersk and CMA CGM join forces to develop decarbonization

  A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S and CMA CGM have decided to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonization, in full compliance with all laws and regulations. As frontrunners of the energy transition in shipping, both companies are convinced that joint action will help accelerating the green transition in shipping, learning from each other to […]

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St. Lawrence Seaway traffic continues to show resilience

  Marine shipping on the Canadian Great Lakes-Seaway corridor continues to show resilience and consistency in a year that began with economic uncertainty and ongoing disruptions in the global supply chain. In August, the year-to-date cargo traffic within the Seaway System reached 19.9 million tonnes, which is consistent with the 19.8 million tonnes transported during

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Discover the history of marine pilotage on the St. Lawrence River!

  There is an intrinsic link between the history of marine pilotage and that of Canada. As soon as the first settlers arrived from France, it was along the waterways that the first colonies sprang up. Once they reached the Gulf, their journeys involved navigating in conditions and under dangers that were foreign to experienced

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Charting a practical course to decarbonize the St. Lawrence system

  As part of  the PLAINE Research Program for the Mitigation of Impacts of Commercial Navigation on Ecosystem developed by Réseau Québec maritime and led by Université de Montréal (UdeM), the port authorities of Montreal, Quebec City and Trois-Rivières have launched a project to chart a practical course of action for a totally carbon-free St. Lawrence system. The two-year

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Ian Hamilton elected Chair of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities

  Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority President and CEO Ian Hamilton has been elected chair of the Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA), the national trade association of 17 Canada Port Authorities and leading national port supporters. “The coming months are important for the future efficiency and competitiveness of Canada’s supply chains, with the anticipated release of

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QSL sharply rejects union allegations of risks by replacement workers handling ammonium nitrate

  Robert Bellisle, President and CEO of QSL, has castigated as “erroneous and frivolous” the allegations by the CUPE union representing the locked-out dockers at the Port of Quebec that the use of the replacement workers for the handling of ammonium nitrate involved security risks that could endanger the local populations.  The allegations were published

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IMO urged to prioritize actions to reduce underwater noise by ships

  As a two-day workshop exploring the relationship between energy efficiency and underwater radiated noise from shipping opened today at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, the Clean Arctic Alliance and the Clean Shipping Coalition called for increased international action on decarbonizing the global shipping fleet. “This IMO Workshop must identify and prioritize actions

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Docker union evokes alleged current risks of handling ammonium nitrate at Port of Quebec

  At a time when Lebanon is commemorating the explosion at the Beirut Port on September 11, 2020, the union representing Port of Quebec longshore workers is denouncing that this same chemical compound that caused that tragedy has been handled by replacement workers since the beginning of the lockout on September 15, 2022. When the longshore

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DP World selects hydrogen electric partners to decarbonize cranes at Port of Vancouver

  Vancouver- TYCROP, a leading industrial manufacturing and engineering company based in Chilliwack BC, and Loop Energy™, a leading hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer, have been selected to provide a hydrogen electric solution for the global supply chain leader DP World pilot project to decarbonize its rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) fleet at the Port of Vancouver. The design

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