Maritime Magazine

  Geneviève Guilbault, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Andrée Laforest, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region and deputy for Chicoutimi, and the deputy for Dubuc, Mr. François Tremblay, announces an investment of $20 million to improve infrastructure at the Port of Saguenay. The Marcel-Dionne Quay project […]

  Thanks to the addition of new LNG export terminals in Canada and Mexico together with the expansion of existing LNG capacity in the United States, North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is poised to more than double by the end of 2027, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Ten projects across

  To mark the Sommet de l’Est, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announces that it has joined the Pacte de l’Est as part of the “D’est en Est” initiative that is mobilizing stakeholders to fast track the revitalization of Montreal’s East End. At the invitation of the Chambre de commerce de l’Est de Montréal, this

    By Leo Ryan, Editor In an initiative that will delight shipping lines and various industry sectors, the St. Lawrence Seaway has announced its latest closing date since the vital North American waterway was founded in 1959 – notably to compensate for the impact of an eight-day strike in October by Canadian workers that

  Novarium, the Quebec-based innovation hub dedicated to the blue economy, is delighted to announce the creation of a strategic partnership with the Port of Barcelona. Along with strengthening the relationship between Quebec and Barcelona, this partnership will provide startups supported by Novarium with access to the Port of Barcelona’s Blue Sandbox. In addition, the

    PSA Halifax has unloaded two brand new mega Shipto-Shore (STS) cranes for its Atlantic Hub terminal on the south end of the port. These new ultra-large cranes will be added to the five existing super-post-panamax cranes at the terminal, thus allowing PSA Halifax to handle the largest container vessels deployed along the North

  Seaspan announced it is making substantial investments to upgrade and expand its Vancouver Drydock infrastructure to help grow the company’s ship repair and maintenance operations and to better serve the Pacific Northwest. Seaspan received permit approval from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) in October 2023 to extend its North Vancouver drydock facilities to increase capacity

  CN has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport and Ports America establishing a new intermodal service. The trial run of the service will launch in the coming weeks. “We are proud to be partnering with the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport and Ports America to

  By Leo Ryan, Editor Canada’s Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan Jr. today introduced legislation which proposes to ban the use of replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces which include ports during a strike or lockout.  The long-anticipated initiative drew rapid approval from labour union circles and sharp criticism from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The