Maritime Magazine

QSL inaugurates multimodal terminal in Sorel-Tracy

Sorel-Tracy, QC – QSL, a world-class company specializing in port terminal operations, stevedoring, marine services, logistics and transportation throughout North America, and anchored in the Sorel-Tracy region for over 30 years, inaugurated on September 14 the brand new facilities of its multimodal handling terminal in the Sorel-Tracy IP Zone, in the Saint-Laurent sector.  These facilities […]

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Carl Laberge appointed Chair of Association of Canadian Port Authorities

At its Annual General Meeting held on September 14, the Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) appointed Carl Laberge, General Manager and CEO of the Saguenay Port Authority, as Chair of its Board of Directors for a two-year term. Mr. Laberge, a Civil Engineer, was most recently Vice-Chair of the ACPA Board of Directors and

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QSL Inaugure son terminal de manutention multimodal de la zone IP de Sorel-Tracy

Sorel-Tracy – QSL, une entreprise de classe mondiale spécialisée dans l’opération de terminaux portuaires, l’arrimage, les services maritimes, la logistique et le transport à travers l’Amérique du Nord et ancrée depuis plus de 30 ans dans la région de Sorel-Tracy, a inauguré hier les toutes nouvelles installations de son terminal de manutention multimodal de la Zone

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CP and KCS announce merger accord

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Kansas City Southern today announced they have entered into a merger agreement, under which CP has agreed to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately USD$31 billion which includes the assumption of $3.8 billion of outstanding KCS debt. The merger creates the first U.S.-Canada-Mexico railway. The decision

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ABS launches industry-first simulation decarbonisation service

Houston, Texas – In an industry first, ABS has launched an advanced service using sophisticated modeling and simulation technologies to assess the impact of a wide range of vessel decarbonization technologies at the design stage as well as simplifying EEXI and CII compliance. The SIM-based Energy Efficiency Evaluation Service will allow both newbuild vessels and

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Laurence Pathy inducted into Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame

Saluted as the 2021 Marine Man of the Year, Laurence G. Pathy, Chairman of Montreal-based Fednav Limited, has been inducted into the Captain John P. Wellington Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The prestigious award, which was launched in 1955 and is housed at the Sault Historic Sites was presented

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Kansas City Southern opts in favour of “superior” CP merger deal

Adding a new chapter in a continental railway power struggle full of twists and turns, the Board of Directors of Kansas City Southern announced on Sunday that CP’s revised proposal is “superior” to an existing rival merger agreement with Canadian National Railway. KCS has notified CN that it intends to terminate KCS’s current merger agreement

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Seafarers awarded pay increase of 4.5% in 2022-2023

Over the next two years, seafarers working aboard more than 9,000 flag-of-convenience vessels will be receiving a pay increase of 4.5%, the International Transport Workers’ Federation(ITF) announced after a deal with maritime employers was struck with employers represented by the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG). The agreement recognized the enormous sacrifices of seafarers during the pandemic

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