Maritime Magazine

  LÉVIS, QC – Davie, Canada’s largest, longest-established and highest capacity shipbuilder, made history today with the official launch of the long-term naval frigate maintenance and upgrade program. A welcome ceremony for HMCS St. John’s was hosted by James Davies, President and CEO of Davie Shipbuilding, Honourable Jean Yves Duclos, President of the Treasury Board of Canada,  Marie-Eve Proulx, minister […]

Traffic severely impaired by stranded container trucks in Montreal By Leo Ryan, Editor The Canadian federal government has turned down urgent requests from business leaders to directly intervene in an indefinite strike launched Monday by more than 1,100 Port of Montreal dock workers. But observers consider such an option remains possible should the port’s paralysis

MONTRÉAL- La Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain (CCMM), le Conseil du patronat du Québec (CPQ), la Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ) la Fédération canadienne de l’entreprise indépendante (FCEI) et Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec (MEQ) sont extrêmement préoccupés par l’impact de la grève générale illimitée déclenchée hier par le Syndicat des débardeurs SCFP (section locale 375) au

MONTREAL, August 10, 2020 – This is day one of an indefinite strike called at 7:00 a.m. this morning at the Port of Montreal by the Union of Longshoremen of the Port of Montreal (CUPE 375). This follows a series of limited strikes since late July by the union as well as that of the checkers,

  MONTREAL, August 8, 2020 – Local 1657 of the International Association of Longshoremen (Checkers) gave notice of strike action to their employer, the Maritime Employers Association (AEM), on Friday, August 7, 2020, starting Monday, August 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. for an indefinite period. This was served in accordance with the provisions of the

The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is very concerned, especially during this pandemic and time of economic crisis, about the serious impacts resulting from the strike episodes by dockworkers at the Port of Montreal, including the indefinite general notice that the Longshoremen Union, CUPE Local 375, sent to the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) this morning. This

MONTREAL, August 7, 2020 – At 7:00 a.m. this morning, the Union des longshoremen du port de Montréal (CUPE 375) filed a notice for an indefinite general strike that will begin on Monday, August 10, 2020. This notice has become necessary, according to the union, because of the recent changes made to the working conditions

After the horrific live images of the blast, these pictures borrowed from the Web leave no doubt as to the violence of the explosion that destroyed the port of Beyrout. In a food deprived country as Lebanon, losing a grain elevator will have dramatic impacts. International help must be organized at once. To this end,

Photo: Earthjustice Washington, D.C. — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) released yesterday the final report of the Fourth IMO Greenhouse Gas Study. Prepared by a global consortium of organizations led by CE Delft and including The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) researchers, the study finds that total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime shipping

Montréal – Not backing down in this gloomy period due to COVID-19, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is taking another important step forward in its container terminal project in Contrecoeur. On August 4, it launched a public procurement process in anticipation of the design and construction of this new strategic infrastructure for the economy of