Canada’s largest port is hoping that normal operations can be restored this weekend after record-breaking torrential rains last weekend on Vancouver Island caused severe flooding and mudslides that submerged the Trans-Canada Highway and the tracks of the Canadian Pacific and CN railways. There is no certainty when the vital rail services will actually resume, despite […]
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To shift port containers off congested highways and reduce pollution, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg backs an increase in federal funding for ‘Marine Highway’ vessels operating on the nation’s waterways. He voiced this view at a media briefing on November 16 at the Port of Los Angeles, which has been heavily congested by containerships for months.
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Les ports et les exploitants canadiens sur les Grands Lacs et la Voie maritime s’attendent à ce que les deux derniers mois de la saison soient occupés après les volumes imposants des cargaisons qu’ils ont accueillis en octobre. D’après les derniers chiffres, les cargaisons qui ont emprunté la Voie maritime du Saint-Laurent entre le 22
Great Lakes-Seaway Canadian ports and operators are expecting the final two months of the season to be busy following solid cargo volumes in October. According to the latest figures, St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments between March 22 and October 31 totalled 28.5 million metric tons, up 1.9% from the same period last year. General cargo
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Saint John – The Board of Directors for Port Saint John has announced the appointment of Craig Bell Estabrooks as President and Chief Executive Officer. Assuming his post on November 22, he succeeds Capt. Chris Hall, who acted as Interim President and CEO since July. Over the past decade, Craig has worked in progressively responsible
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The Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) has pressed the pause button on shipments of grain from The Port of Churchill in Northern Manitoba for the 2022 season while extensive repairs continue to the Hudson Bay Railway (HBR). The Port of Churchill, on Hudson Bay is Canada’s only Arctic deep-water port. The November 16 news release by
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For the first time in its fifty-year history, Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership, the largest terminal operator at the Port of Montreal, joined efforts with Fracht FWO Inc., an international freight forwarder with a strong presence in North America, to receive a cargo vessel originating directly from Asia.. “MGT is particularly proud to have teamed up with Fracht in making history,” said Michael Fratianni, President and CEO
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Hamilton – Heddle Shipyards a annoncé aujourd’hui avoir obtenu la prolongation de la durée de vie du brise-glace de la Garde côtière canadienne, le NGCC Amundsen, inaugurant une nouvelle ère de croissance et de stabilité pour les légendaires cales sèches de Port Weller. Autrefois une installation de construction navale importante au Canada, le chantier naval
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Hamilton – Heddle Shipyards announced today it has been awarded the vessel life extension of the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker, the CCGS Amundsen ushering in a new era of growth and stability for the storied Port Weller Dry Docks. Once a premier shipbuilding facility in Canada, the St. Catharines Shipyard employed upwards of 2000 people during
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Recognized for its outstanding quality of research and innovation, Dalhousie University will join “The PIER” at the Seaport district. With leading global research in big data, maritime policy, and ocean science, among other fields, Dalhousie will help solve the persistent problems of the supply chain, transportation, and logistics industry with other PIER members. The PIER,
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