Maritime Magazine

  By Leo Ryan, Editor Global carriers are “gouging shippers” when they are at their most vulnerable by slapping a Low Water Surcharge (LWS) on top of already sky-high rates for all containers discharging at the Port of Montreal, declared John Corey, President of the Freight Management Association. “It’s a Wild West out there, with […]

  Members of the maritime industry across the United States and Canada have come together to form the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, a non-profit strategic alliance developing and taking action on projects to achieve a commercially viable net zero emissions waterborne logistics sector. The coalition includes shipowners, builders, charterers, financiers, classification organisations, port authorities, government

  Ships will sound their horns at ports across Canada at 12 noon (local time) on June 25th — the Day of the Seafarer — as part of a worldwide effort to recognize the critical role marine workers have played during the pandemic and to urge governments to prioritize vaccinations for crews aboard ships. Throughout

  Arriving at the Port of Gaspé shortly after midnight today, Theodore TOO spent the day at Gespeg, which in the Mi’kmaq language means the end of the land. However, Gaspé rather marks the beginning of the country and of Western history in North America with the cross planted there by Jacques Cartier in 1534, justifying

  The friendly Theodore TOO is taking it easy in Mirachimi In addition to announcing more details on its sustainable development efforts, stops in several ports in Quebec were announced as part of the Great Lakes and St.Lawrence River tour of the famous Theodore TOO, offering the greater public the ability to take photos of

  MONTREAL –  CargoM, the Logistics and Transportation Metropolitan Cluster of Montreal, enthusiastically welcomes Quebec’s new maritime vision Avantage Saint-Laurent.  Announced yesterday by Chantal Rouleau, Minister for Transport and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, in the presence of Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister Responsible for the Mauricie Region, this new strategy

   Trois-Rivières – The Port of Trois-Rivières is very proud to have welcomed today the Minister for Transport, Chantal Rouleau, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region, Jean Boulet, as well as several partners in the maritime industry, for the official announcement of Quebec’s new maritime vision: Avantage

  Long prior to European settlement, the Miramichi region was home to members of the Mi’kmaq first nation. For the Mi’kmaq, Beaubears Island, at the junction of the Northwest and Main Southwest branches of the Miramichi River was a natural meeting point. The towns of Chatham and Newcastle were formerly important ports for northeastern New