According to the Barents Sea Observer, a Norwegian news platform, an early and unexpected freeze has trapped at least 18 cargo ships in the Arctic Sea on Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR). Throughout November, ice up to 30cm thick has formed across most of the Laptev Sea and East Siberian seas. In the past few years, ice conditions in late […]
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The Maritime Employers Association’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Robert Roy as President, succeeding Martin Tessier who departed from the post in September. With more than 20 years of experience in management positions, Mr. Roy demonstrates great adaptability and unifying leadership that leads to tangible results. “Mr. Roy is known for his
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Le conseil d’administration de l’Association des employeurs maritimes annonce la nomination de Robert Roy à titre de président. Il succède à Martin Tessier. Fort d’une expérience de plus de 20 ans dans des postes de gestion, M. Roy démontre une grande capacité d’adaptation et un leadership rassembleur qui mènent à des résultats concrets. M. Roy
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Les chauffeurs de camions de Conteneurs de deux grandes entreprises de camionnage du port de la région métropolitaine de Vancouver ont voté à une écrasante majorité en faveur de la grève si nécessaire pour parvenir à un accord équitable, a déclaré Unifor, le plus grand syndicat du Canada. Une grève pourrait affecter près de 200
Vancouver-Container truck drivers at two large Metro Vancouver port trucking companies voted overwhelmingly to strike if necessary to achieve a fair agreement, says Unifor, Canada’s largest union. A strike could affect almost 200 truckers servicing the Port of Vancouver and threaten overall port stability at a time when supply chain pressures are enormous. Hundreds of truckers employed
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The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has officially launched the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Contrecoeur project’s Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM). The RFQ will remain open to national and international industry players for the next three months. By issuing this Request for Qualifications, the MPA aims to find the best possible strategic partnership that can meet the
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Hier, l’Administration portuaire de Montréal (APM) a lancé officiellement l’appel de qualifications pour la conception-construction-financement-exploitation et entretien (CCFEE) du projet de terminal à conteneurs de Contrecœur. Celui-ci demeurera ouvert aux acteurs de l’industrie à l’échelle nationale et internationale pendant les trois prochains mois. En démarrant cet appel de qualifications, l’APM vise à trouver le meilleur
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À la suite de réunions avec l’émissaire portuaire américain John D. Porcari et des parties prenantes de l’industrie, le port de Long Beach et le port de Los Angeles ont annoncé un nouveau report de la « redevance de séjour des conteneurs ». Avec les progrès continus pour déplacer les conteneurs hors des terminaux maritimes, les frais
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Following meetings with U.S. Port Envoy John D. Porcari and industry stakeholders, the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles announced further postponement of the “Container Dwell Fee.” With continued progress moving containers off marine terminals, the fee will not be considered before Nov. 29. Since the fee was announced on Oct.
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By Michael Grey* It is funny how different items of news mesh with each other. Cop 26 is over, thank goodness and the thousands of delegates have jetted off to their homelands, leaving a heavy smell of jetfuel over Argyll, but what we are learning to call “the supply chain problem” remains. A queue of