Montréal, January 3, 2020 – The Exeborg became the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2020, by crossing the downstream limits of the Port at Sorel on January 3, at 2:11 a.m. The Exeborg under the command of Captain Qin Xiao Fei, is a bulk carrier operated by […]
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Pierre Terrien Publisher, Maritime Magazine The Government of Canada today declared in a press release that the Davie Shipyard has prequalified to become the third strategic partner in the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The third partner shipyard under NSS will build six program icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. It was an open secret that
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Pierre Terrien Éditeur, Maritime Magazine Le gouvernement du Canada a annoncé aujourd’hui par communiqué que le chantier naval Davie s’est préqualifié en vue de devenir le troisième partenaire stratégique dans le cadre de Stratégie nationale de construction navale (SNCN). Le troisième chantier partenaire au titre de la SNCN construira six brise-glaces de programme pour la
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A proposal to set up a fund to support research and development into zero-emission ships was submitted today to IMO for discussion at the next meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee in April 2020. If it is eventually adopted and enters into force as an amendment to MARPOL, it would establish a levy on
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As the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway heads into the final weeks of the 2019 shipping season, ports along the Great Lakes are reporting the wins and challenges they’re facing at the end of the year.Overall cargo on the St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 34 million metric tons at the end of November; down 6 per cent
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Montréal, December 17, 2019 – A new free interactive exhibition is about to open at the Port Centre! Located at the Port of Montréal’s Grand Quay in the heart of Old Montreal, starting this Saturday, December 21, the All aboard! exhibition will offer an interactive, educational and fun way to learn a bit more about port
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VICTORIA,BC- Seaspan Shipyards and its 2,700 employees have succeeded in delivering the CCGS Capt. Jacques Cartier, the Canadian Coast Guard’s newest state-of-the-art Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the second OFSV delivered by Seaspan. This ultimate milestone in the shipbuilding process took place exactly five months and two days after the delivery of its sister ship, the CCGS Sir John Franklin. These two ships are
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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, a global player in expedition cruises and adventure travel experiences, celebrated the float out of National Geographic Endurance in Ulstein Verft, Norway, on December 7. The National Geographic Endurance is the first of two polar vessels of the CX104 design from Ulstein. The hull was built in Poland by CRIST Wodowa Ship
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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, un acteur mondial des croisières d’expédition et des expériences de voyage d’aventure, a célébré le départ du National Geographic Endurance à Ulstein Verft, en Norvège, le 7 décembre. Le National Geographic Endurance est le premier de deux navires polaires de conception CX104 d’Ulstein. La coque a été construite en Pologne par CRIST
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The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland has enacted a strict sulphur emissions control area (SECA) whereby ships calling at the island starting next year will only be allowed to burn 0.1% sulphur content fuel. The nation’s minister for the environment and natural resources, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, commented: “Vessels can use light
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