Maritime Magazine

Eileen Reid Marcil sets record straight on the first true transatlantic steamer

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By Leo Ryan, Editor The seemingly ageless Grande Dame and maritime chronicler of Quebec’s rich shipbuilding history has done it again – producing an extensively researched book that tells an engrossing, little-known story. But this time, Eileen Reid Marcil, has set the record straight for students of the great maritime traditions of the City of […]

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Entente de collaboration entre le port de Marseille Fos et le Port de Montréal

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Sylvie Vachon, présidente-directrice générale de l’Administration portuaire de Montréal, et Hervé Martel, président du directoire du Port de Marseille Fos. Montréal – Une toute première entente de collaboration d’une durée de cinq ans a été signée le 25 novembre dernier entre les ports de Marseille Fos et de Montréal, ouvrant la voie à un nouveau

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Government of Canada Partnering with Indigenous Communities to Enhance Marine Safety on the Coast of Labrador

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Sheshatshiu and Natuashish, NL, – As part of the third year of the Oceans Protection Program launched in 2017, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honorable Bernadette Jordan, announced the award of $ 461,298 to the Innu First Nation communities of Sheshatshiu and Natuashish, each to acquire a search and

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Mitsui OSK installs microplastic collection device on wood chip carrier

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In an industry-first, Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has installed a microplastic collection device on one of its ships. MOL teamed with Japanese ballast water treatment system manufacturer Miura to add the device onto a newbuild wood chip carrier. The microplastic collection device is activated during operation of the ballast water treatment system, with the

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Martin Imbleau named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal Port Authority

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  MONTREAL – The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) proudly announced today the appointment of Martin Imbleau to the position of President and CEO. In senior management positions for some fifteen years and having developed extensive experience in strategy, operations, business development and managing major infrastructure projects, he will succeed Sylvie Vachon. Ms. Vachon is retiring on December

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Davie Canada delivers CCGS Jean Goodwill

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Lévis, QC – Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and Mario Pelletier, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard marked the delivery of the CCGS Jean Goodwill, the second of three medium interim icebreakers to join the fleet after completing refit and conversion work at Davie Shipbuilding in Lévis, Quebec.

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New technology may weaken seafarers’ professional judgment (Forum)

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  By Guro Kulset Merakerås A good sailor has traditionally been a person who makes decisions that ensure that their ship, cargo and crew are safe. Good seamanship has not been synonymous with following procedures and doing everything by the book. Maybe just the opposite. Opposing a set of rules that are perceived as irrelevant or

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Port of Québec rebuffs negative federal environmental agency report on Laurentia project

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  By Leo Ryan, Editor The Port of Québec has challenged certain major issues raised last week in a federal agency report which concluded that the planned Laurentia container terminal project in its present form  “is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.” In its draft report, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada affirmed that

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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces smart protective coatings project  

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  (Dartmouth, NS) – Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced four projects  including the Smart Protective Coatings Project as a part of its core Technology Leadership stream of projects. With a total project value of more than $4.6 million, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster will provide $2.2 million in funding with the balance coming from industry partners. The Smart

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