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Vancouver Fraser Port authority submits Roberts Bank Terminal 2 permit application to Fisheries and Oceans Canada

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has submitted the Species at Risk Act-compliant Fisheries Act Authorization application to Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a future marine container terminal in Delta, B.C. “With this submission, we are one step closer to delivering one of Canada’s most important trade-enabling infrastructure projects—accommodating Canada’s growing trade and […]

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Julie Gascon urges government to intervene to bring “true industrial peace” on Montreal port waterfront

Speaking at a luncheon organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM), President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) Julie Gascon today outlined her ambitious vision on how to develop the St. Lawrence River and expressed deep concern about the impacts of the labour relations impasse at the Port of Montreal. (The Montreal

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Port of Québec’s Mario Girard to become Québec Delegate General in Tokyo

The Québec Port Authority (QPA) has announced that after 14 years at the organization’s helm, its President and CEO Mario Girard will become Delegate General of Québec in Tokyo on February 17, 2025. “It is with great emotion that I informed the members of the Board today of my decision to accept the position of

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Vowed Trump blanket tariffs augurs badly for global shipping freight rates

Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election is ‘a step in the wrong direction’ for international trade as importers fear another spike in ocean container shipping freight rates, today commented Peter Sand, Chief Analyst of Xeneta, the Oslo-based intelligence platform. Mr. Trump has vowed blanket tariffs of up to 20% on all imports into

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EPA allocates $322M to fast track Oakland’s green conversion

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Port of Oakland $322 million to fast track the Oakland Seaport’s conversion to nearly 100 percent zero-emissions cargo handling operations. The Port’s historic and transformative proposal is called “Community Led, Business Supported, Proven and Ready to Go! Transforming the Port of Oakland to Zero Emissions.” The

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New highway bridge to double ocean capacity for Ports of Indiana

Portage, IND – State and local officials celebrated the opening of a new highway bridge that will double ocean cargo capacity for Indiana’s Lake Michigan port. The new State Road 249 bridge will open Nov. 6, marking a key milestone in INDOT’s $35.4 million multi-year project to double capacity on the only public roadway linking

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Coast-wide lockout begins at British Columbia ports

All 730 foremen at British Columbia’s ports, including Vancouver and Prince Rupert,  were locked out “defensively” today by maritime employers for failing to withdraw a strike notice, while in the eastern region of the country an “unlimited strike” by  Montreal longshoremen launched last Thursday against a major container operator was continuing. The Greater Vancouver Board

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British Columbia maritime employers announce coast-wide lockout starting Monday

In a sudden escalation of a waterfront labour conflict on Canada’s West Coast, the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) today announced that, starting Monday morning, it will “defensively” lock out more than 700 foremen in response to a strike notice served by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 514. It will not affect grain

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Montreal longshoremen begin “indefinite” strike against Termont terminals

In a new industrial action prompting the “deep concern” of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), the union representing 1,200 longshoremen at the Port of Montreal today launched an “unlimited strike” uniquely targeting Termont, which operates two terminals accounting for 40% of container cargo at Canada’s second biggest container port after Vancouver.    As was the

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