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The Canadian Coast Guard’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future CCGS Donjek, was launched yesterday at Halifax Shipyard. The launch of the first AOPS for the Canadian Coast Guard marks a significant milestone for Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) and the revitalization of the Canadian Coast Guard’s fleet. The 104.7-metre vessel transitioned from […]

By Steve Burns, Media Relations staff, Port Authority of NY/NJ Ask a hundred people what they believe to be the modern world’s most impactful inventions, and you’ll get a hundred different answers. The lightbulb. The smartphone. Antibiotics. Coffee. Allow me to propose a completely different answer: The shipping container. None of those previous answers get very

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on States to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation and reject any imposition of tolls, fees or discriminatory transit measures for passage through straits used for international navigation. Addressing the UN Security Council on the topic of The safety and protection of waterways in the maritime domain, he

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez opened the 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84), urging Member States to find convergence and make meaningful progress on the IMO Net-Zero Framework to cut global shipping emissions, and set an example of effective multilateralism. The meeting will cover a range of environmental issues, including actions to address:

The Port of Montreal has launched its cruise season, in collaboration with Montréal Cruises and Tourisme Montréal, with the arrival of the Victory I from Victory Cruise Lines. From now until October 31, 2026, the city will welcome nearly 50,000 passengers across 39 operations, confirming Montreal’s strong appeal as a must-stop destination in North America. In 2026,

In a global context where supply chain resilience, economic security, and the acceleration of trade diversification have become priorities, QSL welcomes the designation of the Port of Quebec as an international container port by the Government of Canada. This long-awaited milestone underscores the strategic importance of developing modern, sustainable, and resilient port infrastructure to meet

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to address the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, where around 20,000 seafarers remain trapped and unable to leave. In an informal briefing to Member States and industry representatives, Secretary-General Dominguez confirmed that several vessels had been seized and detained in the region over the past few days.    He

By Leo Ryan, Editor The Port of Quebec entered a new chapter in its history today with a federal government decision that will position it to become the second container port on the St. Lawrence River after Montreal – adding this dimension to a maritime gateway that has long been virtually totally focussed on bulk

Duluth, Minn. — Late yesterday, tugboat Meredith Ashton and a 240-foot deck barge loaded with project cargo became the first vessel in decades to dock at the rebuilt northeast-facing Berth 10 on the Clure Terminal Expansion pier. The 667-foot berth, along with northwest-facing Berth 11, opened for use following a $10.5 million reconstruction project completed in March 2025.

Despite regulatory uncertainty and political headwinds, decarbonisation plans by the world’s leading ports do not appear materially changed in 2026, IAPH’s World Ports Tracker 2026 reveals. The status of IMO’s Net Zero Framework has been in doubt since October last year, yet more than half of world ports are ‘going the extra mile’ by publicly