Port Saint John a annoncé qu’il s’est joint au United Nations Global Compact, une plateforme de leadership volontaire pour l’élaboration, la mise en œuvre et la divulgation de pratiques commerciales responsables. Avec cette annonce, Port Saint John est fier de se joindre à des milliers d’autres entreprises à l’échelle mondiale qui se sont engagées à […]
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VANCOUVER – The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, has announced a new investment of nearly $30 million, through the Oceans Protection Plan, to extend the Marine Training Program for four additional years, and to continue delivering marine training opportunities for Indigenous Peoples, Northerners, and women. Through this investment, the Government of Canada is renewing its partnership with: the
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Vancouver – Le ministre des Transports, l’honorable Omar Alghabra, a annoncé un nouvel investissement de près de 30 millions de dollars, dans le cadre du Plan de protection des océans, afin de prolonger le Programme de formation dans le domaine maritime de quatre années supplémentaires et de continuer à offrir des occasions de formation dans le domaine maritime aux
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Longshore workers at the Port of Quebec marked the six-month anniversary of a lockout on the picket line at noon March 15, where they sounded an alarm six times. The Société des arrimeurs de Québec (SAQ) locked out its 80 longshore workers on September 15, 2022. Since then, the employer has turned to replacement
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L’anniversaire des six mois de lock-out des débardeurs du port de Québec a été souligné sur la ligne de piquetage, le 15 mars, alors que les lock-outés se sont fait entendre six fois. Rappelons que la Société des arrimeurs de Québec (SAQ) a mis en lock-out ses quelque 80 débardeurs le 15 septembre dernier, à
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The Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, has announced an investment of up to $600,000, under the National Trade Corridors Fund, for the Nanaimo Port Authority to study various supply chain improvements. The study will focus on: the expansion of container handling capacity; the development of land near the port to support economic growth, job creation, and
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Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern said today the U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued a decision approving the CP and KCS joint merger application, subject to certain conditions, thereby authorizing the two railways to combine to form Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the first single-line railway connecting the U.S., Mexico and Canada. CP completed its US$31 billion acquisition
PSA Halifax today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Finnish Industrial Equipment company Konecranes to purchase eight new electric Rubber Tired Gantry cranes (E-RTGs) for its Atlantic Hub terminal. This purchase will expand the terminal’s handling capacity by 25 percent and is part of PSA’s efforts to electrify its equipment fleet,
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The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has announced the appointment of Nathalie Pilon as Chair of the Board of Directors. Ms. Pilon has been a member of the MPA Board of Directors since 2017, when she was appointed by the Government of Canada on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport. Nathalie Pilon was President of ABB
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Mediterranean Shipping Company has taken delivery from China’s Yangzi Shifu Shipbuilding of what is today the world’s largest containership, the MSC Irina, with a capacity of 24,346 TEUs. On the same day, MSC also received the MSC Tessa, which also has a capacity of more than 24,000 containers. Until now, the world’s biggest containership
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