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Port of Trois-Rivières presents its 2025 results at Annual General Meeting

The Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) held its Annual General Meeting today at the Marine Terminal, during which it presented highlights and its 2025 annual report. The Chair of the Board of Directors, Me Véronique Néron, and the President and CEO of the TRPA, Anick Métivier, reviewed the past year and provided an update on operations and […]

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DP World enters negotiations to develop container terminal at Port of Corpus Christi

Dubai-based DP World announced it has entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement for a long-term lease to develop and operate a container terminal at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas. Upon completion, it would represent a comeback for DP World on the US market after it was forced out by Congress opposition in 2006 to

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Hapag-Lloyd announces rate increases on shipments to North America effective July 15

German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced pricing adjustments on shipments to North America effective July 15. They encompass a new General Rate Increase (GRI), revised ocean tariff rates and higher Booking Cancellation Fees (BCF). Revised its ocean tariff rates for cargo moving from North Europe to North America and Mexico apply to dry, reefer, high-cube and special

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Strategic Hanwha-Kanata partnership for proposed floating LNG export facility at Prince Rupert

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.  today announced that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Kanata Clean Power & Climate Technologies Corp. regarding the proposed development of Kanata LNG, a floating liquefied natural gas (“FLNG”) export project planned near Prince Rupert, British Columbia.  Kanata’s proposed project is expected to have a capacity of

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Greater Victoria Harbour Authority appoints Jeremy Dunn as CEO

The Board of Directors of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) has appointed Jeremy Dunn as the organization’s new CEO, effective July 7, 2026.  Mr. Dunn brings more than two decades of experience in port operations, commercial development, major infrastructure, and waterfront asset management — most recently as Vice President, Operations with the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) where he orchestrated rapid commercial growth for

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CSL delivers world-first battery-powered self-unloader bulk carrier for Adbri operations

CSL and Adbri announce the delivery of MVYampu, the world’s first battery-powered self-unloading bulk carrier. The vessel was officially delivered at Jiangjiang Nanyang Shipyard on June 5, 2026, and has now departed on its maiden voyage to commence operations for Adbri in Birkenhead, South Australia. This new purpose-built 11,000 deadweight tonne limestone carrier represents a

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Global shipping industry welcomes U.S.-Iran peace deal but remains wary of security issues

A U.S.-Iran agreement jointly announced Sunday to end months of conflict in the Persian Gulf has been welcomed by maritime organizations, though they cautioned that important security and operational questions remain unresolved, including the threat of mines. The agreement ending hostilities, lifting the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and reopening the Strait of Hormuz is

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Keel laid for first Canadian River-Class destroyer

Halifax – Irving Shipbuilding laid the keel last Friday for the first River-class destroyer (RCD), the future HMCS Fraser, and recognized significant milestones from this past year, including the delivery of the sixth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy and the launch of the first AOPS variant for the

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Enstructure to acquire LOGISTEC Marine Terminal Division

WELLESLEY, MA, NEW YORK, and MONTRÉAL- Enstructure, one of North America’s leading terminal and logistics companies, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the marine terminal operations of LOGISTEC, a multi-purpose terminal operator and logistics service provider majority owned by New York-based private equity firm, Blue Wolf Capital Partners

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Unifor slams Senate report backing binding arbitration in transportation labour contracts

Unifor, Canada’s largest union in the federally regulated private sector (FRPS), is appalled by the recommendations issued in a recent report by the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications, which advocates for the imposition of labour contracts in the marine and transportation sectors through binding arbitration, instead of through collective bargaining. “The conclusions of this report are

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