The Port of Toronto moved more than 2.3 million tonnes of cargo and welcomed a record 45 cruise ships and nearly 18,000 visitors to its Cruise Ship Terminal in 2023. Another strong year in marine imports and cruise ship activity highlights the important role the Port plays in Toronto’s economy by enabling the movement […]
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The Philadelphia Port community is buzzing with excitement as the largest vessel to ever call the Port was welcomed at PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal (PAMT). The M/V CMA CGM Marco Polo, spanning 1,300 feet and boasting a capacity of 16,020 containers, arrived last Friday. The owners of the vessel are the French shipping
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QSL, a Quebec-based company specializing in port terminal operations, stevedoring, marine services, logistics, and transportation throughout North America, has announced its recent partnership with the Peninsula Harbour Port Authority Corporation. They are joining forces and resources to foster the infrastructures and attract shipping opportunities that will generate value for the Town of Marathon, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, and
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La Fédération internationale des travailleurs du transport (ITF) a appelé aujourd’hui l’industrie mondiale du transport maritime à détourner les navires autour du Cap de Bonne-Espérance jusqu’à ce que le transit sécuritaire par la mer Rouge puisse être garanti. L’ITF a condamné avec la plus grande fermeté l’attaque perpétrée mercredi par des militants houthis sur le
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today called on the global shipping industry to divert ships around the Cape of Good Hope until safe transit through the Red Sea can be guaranteed. The ITF condemned in the strongest possible terms the attack Wednesday by Houthi militants on the MV True Confidence, which has claimed
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The Great Lakes Commission, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, and International Joint Commission are all tasked with varying aspects of management in the Great Lakes. On Wednesday, they all gathered ahead of a Washington, D.C. event honoring the region to sign a groundbreaking formal agreement. Going forward, the three organizations will work together to protect
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The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, met today with Commandant Admiral Linda L. Fagan at the United States Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to discuss the close partnership between the two coast guards on maritime safety and protection. This visit comes on the heels of the
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Chicago – Cruise the Great Lakes, the region’s cruise marketing program, announced its forecast for the 2024 cruising season. Following a record-breaking 2023, the 2024 season will continue to uphold the resilience of the region’s cruising sector and deliver passengers and their onshore spending to large and small regional destinations. Cruise the Great Lakes
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The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) marked 20,500 container moves by barge during calendar year 2023, the highest since starting the service in 2016 with the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group. The partnership represents the largest container-on-barge network in the U.S. with connectivity to the nation’s heartland. Container-on-barge moves
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The Port of Virginia’s wider shipping channel has opened for two-way passage of ultra-large container vessels (ULCV), reducing the amount of time one of the large vessels spends on berth by up to 15 percent. Widening the channel is part of the port’s $1.4 billion strategic infrastructure investment package that focuses on creating efficiency,
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