The opening date for the 2023 navigation season on the St. Lawrence Seaway has been scheduled for 0800 hours on March 22 on both the Welland Canal and Montreal-Lake Ontario sections. Ship transits will be subject to weather and ice conditions, the Canadian and US Seaway agencies announced. Restrictions may apply in some areas […]
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La date d’ouverture de la saison de navigation de 2023 sur la Voie maritime du Saint-Laurent est fixée au 22 mars à 8 h sur les sections du canal Welland et du lac Ontario à Montréal. Les transits de navires seront assujettis aux conditions météorologiques et aux glaces, ont annoncé les agences canadiennes et américaines de
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The Port of Montreal has earmarked $335+ million in its new five-year investment plan for its infrastructure on the Island of Montreal. These investments are necessary to consolidate the Port of Montreal’s status as a trade platform at the heart of the strategic St. Lawrence corridor, to support the energy transition, and to promote harmonious cohabitation with the neighbouring community.
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By Michael Grey* You would almost think that it is a seasonal phenomenon, these regular warnings about ships’ machinery grinding to a standstill on account of something nasty having been introduced into the bunker tanks. The consequences of off-spec or non-compliant fuel are generally dire, ranging from wrecked machinery, to expensive operations to purge the
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Algoma Central Corporation and the CSL Group, who together form the CSL International Pool, today announced a newbuild order with Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. to construct four new methanol-ready Kamsarmax-based ocean belt self-unloading vessels. These new ships will replace the Pool’s oldest vessels and become the model for its next generation of ocean
Freight forwarder DB Schenker is expanding its green ocean freight services and has secured an arrangement to use 12,000 metric tons of biofuel component for all of its own consolidated cargo, less-than-container load (LCL), full-container-load (FCL) and refrigerated containers (reefer containers), from MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s largest container line. The amount of
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South Korean carrier HMM has announced that it has signed newbuilding contracts with Hyundai SamhoHeavy Industries(HSHI) and HJ Shipbuilding and Construction(HJSC) for nine 9,000 TEU containerships powered by methanol dual-fuel engines. In doing so, HMM has joined the ranks of global shipping lines ordering methanol-fuelled container vessels in contracts valued at more than US$1
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The Board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted a revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that reaffirms the industry’s commitment to meet 2050 net zero carbon goals and sets out the full details of how this can be achieved via
The Port of Trois-Rivières closed 2022 with a record number of goods handled. A total of 4.3 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo transited through the Port, surpassing the 2019 record of 4.2 MMT and compared with 2021 it represented a 10% increase in Port activity. All types of traffic contributed to this increase.
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AmmPower Corp has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) in Texas to explore the development of a green hydrogen used as feedstock for green fuel and green derivatives production, storage and distribution facility. As previously announced on January 10, 2023, AmmPower has
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