Maritime Magazine

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Wallenius Wilhelmsen announce the completion of the terminal upgrades as part of the Annacis Auto Terminal Optimization Project in Delta, British Columbia. Construction, which began in 2022, involved consolidating two existing automobile terminals—Annacis Auto Terminal and Richmond Auto Terminal—into a single facility at the Annacis Auto Terminal.   The […]

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam decreased by 4.1% in the first half of 2025 at 211 million tons, Europe’s biggest port announced. The largest decline was in dry bulk (-8.9%) and liquid bulk (-5.3%) segments. Container throughput showed growth of 2.7% in TEUs. In terms of tonnage, the container segment showed a decline of

Quebec City – Ocean Group, a leader in the maritime industry in Quebec and Canada, announces a significant change in its shareholding structure, marking a major milestone in its development. The transition is being carried out with the continued involvement of Gordon Bain, the company’s founder, and through a management buyout process led by Jacques

According to the latest Container Volume Observer Report from well-known industry expert John McCown, the ten leading U.S. ports posted a nearly 8% year-over-year decline in June in inbound container volume, following a 6.6% decrease in May. This marked a sharp reversal from a 9.9% gain in April. Outbound volume also declined by 5% in

The Documentary Committee of BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has adopted a standard clause aimed at addressing contractual uncertainties that may arise from the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Notice of Actions to impose fees on Chinese-related ships calling US ports. A BIMCO subcommittee comprising legal and commercial experts began working on the clause

California’s Port of Oakland, one of the top 10 largest container ports in the United States, is the newest Ambassador of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program (BWBS). BWBS incentivizes shipping companies to voluntarily reduce speeds along the California coast to reduce fatal ship strikes to endangered whales, underwater noise, and air pollution. The

London – In 2021, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) was the first and remains the only Indigenous Peoples Organization to gain provisional consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This achievement marked the beginning of a sustained effort by ICC to ensure Inuit voices are represented where global maritime policies are shaped. That effort reached a

President Trump’s proposed US tariffs are likely to result in increased costs, supply chain disruptions, changes in freight demand and customer loss for some Canadian transportation companies, according to an in-depth KPMG survey of business executives. These and other outcomes will impact the operational efficiency and profitability of transportation businesses. They’ll have a significant impact

First Phosphate Corp.  announces that it has finalized an industrial land option agreement with Port of Saguenay. The Agreement marks progress on the memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) signed between the Company and the Port on October 12, 2022. Under the Agreement, First Phosphate has the exclusive right to enter into a definitive land lease with

The Honourable Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, along with senior officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the Halifax Port Authority and the Africville community, celebrated the opening on July 16 of the new Marine Container Examination Facility (MCEF).   This