Maritime Magazine

  In 2022, the Port of Halifax crossed the 600,000 TEU annual throughput threshold for the first time. Thanks to the eighteen ocean carriers and the collective effort of PSA Halifax, CN, the ILA, and with dedicated support from the marine pilots and tug operator, 601,700 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) moved through Halifax’s containerized cargo […]

  Maritime piracy attacks reached their lowest level in almost three decades in 2022, but the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has called for counter efforts to be sustained worldwide. The IMB’s report recorded 115 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2022, down from 132 incidents in 2021. Half of the incidents

  SANEXEN Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Corporation, has been awarded the major environmental remediation project of the former Rayrock mine in Northern Canada. The impacts of the mine on the surrounding land – and the local community – have been felt for generations. This project will allow the indigenous Tlicho people to return

  Nearly nine in ten major ports globally are exposed to damaging climate hazards, resulting in escalating economic impacts on global trade, according to new research from the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute (ECI). The largest climate risks are faced by large ports in Asia, the Gulf of Mexico and in Western Europe. However, despite the absolute risk

  The Biden Administration this week released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, which includes domestic and international maritime shipping. Developed by the Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency, the Blueprint is a landmark strategy for cutting all greenhouse emissions from the transportation sector by 2050. It exemplifies

  ArcelorMittal Infrastructure Canada S.E.N.C. handed over its steel-headed cane on January 12 to Captain Edsel Mark D. Garaygay, master of the bulk carrier Shiosai, the first ship to leave its port facilities in Port-Cartier in 2023 Flying the Japanese flag from Gijon, Spain, the Shiosai left ArcelorMittal for Asia with more than 146,000 tonnes

  From Rotterdam, The Netherlands, the M/V Cape Alexandros became the first vessel of the year, arriving at 1100 on 04 January 2023, but remaining anchored in the bay awaiting its loading. It was finally on Thursday morning, January 12, that the prestigious cane with its stylized pommel containing aluminum and iron ore, was handed

  The Port of Québec has presented a retrospective of its 2022 activities at the traditional event marking the awarding of the Gold-Headed Cane and the beginning of the new year. Mario Girard, President and CEO of the Port of Québec, gave the past year’s highlights, including advances in sustainable development and community relations. “The