The 2019 shipping season has wrapped up in the Port of Thunder Baywith the departure of the final cargo-laden vessel on Sunday, January 12. The season featured notably higher cargo shipments than the past several years. Strong shipments of grain and other dry bulk commodities from Western Canada buoyed the port’s cargo tonnage to 9.3 […]
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La nouvelle année s’entame avec un vent de changement à la Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent. En plus d’accueillir son nouveau président-directeur général en fin d’année, la Sodes pourra maintenant compter sur une nouvelle directrice des affaires publiques, en plus de revoir les responsabilités de ses ressources à l’interne. En effet, Mathieu St-Pierre, nouvellement
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The year 2020 has begun with a wind of change at the St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (SODES) in Québec City. In addition to welcoming its new President-CEO late last year, SODES now has a new Director of Public Affairs and has reviewed the duties of its in-house staff. The organization’s new President, Mathieu St-Pierre,
The Board of the Association of Pacific Ports (APP) has announced the appointment of Jane McIvor as Executive Director, effective February 1, 2020. In making the announcement, Ian Marr, President of the APP and President and CEO of the Port of Nanaimo, noted that “Jane’s strong knowledge of the marine industry, coupled with her expertise
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The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced today another record year in volume. A grand total of 29.9 million tonnes of cargo moved through the Port of Prince Rupert in 2019 – 12% more than the 26.7 million tonnes handled the previous year and the highest total volume to date for the Port. Forecasted volumes
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The Guinea Shipping Corporation (GSC) launched its operations through a major contract for the transportation of raw materials from the West African nation to customers around the world. The GSC was created 10 years ago, but has remained dormant until today. Formed of a joint venture between Corporate Capital Consultants, based in Hong Kong, and
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La Guinée Shipping Corporation (GSC) a lancé ses opérations et obtenu un contrat majeur pour le transport de matières premières de la nation ouest-africaine à des clients du monde entier. On se souviendra que la GSC a été créée il y a 10 ans, mais est restée dormante jusqu’à aujourd’hui. Formé d’une coentreprise entre Corporate
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Ocean Conservancy, le groupe de défense de l’environnement basé à Washington, a annoncé que huit autres entreprises avaient convenu cette semaine de ne pas expédier de marchandises via l’océan Arctique en signant l’Arctic Corporate Shipping Pledgelancé en octobre 2019. Citant des préoccupations environnementales, les nouveaux signataires incluent Ralph Lauren Corporation, Kuehne + Nagel, PUMA, International
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Ocean Conservancy,the Washington-based environmental advocacy group, announced that eight more companies agreed this week not to ship goods through the Arctic Ocean by signing the Arctic Corporate Shipping Pledgelaunched in October 2019. Citing environmental concerns, the new signatories include Ralph Lauren Corporation, Kuehne + Nagel, PUMA, International Direct Packaging, Allbirds, Aritzia, Hudson Shipping Lines and Bureo.
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The M/V Whistler is the first vessel to call the Port of Trois Rivières in 2020. The bulk carrier docked at the Port on January 5 at 8 p.m. after a 19-day crossing of the Atlantic. With its 20 crew members of mainly Filipino, but also Montenegrin, Croatian, Hellenic and Ukrainian nationality, the vessel left
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