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Louis-Philippe Allard appointed Executive Director of CargoM

CargoM, the Logistics and Transportation Metropolitan Cluster of Montreal, today welcomed Louis-Phillipe Allard to its team as Executive Director. Louis-Philippe brings 20 years of experience in operations management, strategic partnership development and organizing large-scale international events. After holding key roles at the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) and the organization’s five-city expansion, he joined the team […]

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Green shipping corridors growing but face “a feasibility wall”

Copenhagen – Green shipping corridors – specific trade routes where the feasibility of zero-emission shipping is catalysed by public and private action – have rapidly expanded in popularity worldwide, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall.” That’s according to the “Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors 2024”, published

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Maersk completes first conversion of large containership to dual-fuel methanol engine

As the first large vessel in the industry, the container ship Maersk Halifax has been converted into a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on methanol. The retrofit operation was conducted at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China over 88 days with completion at the end of October 2024. “We are happy to announce that Maersk

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Strong grain shipments power busy fall season at Port of Thunder Bay

The Port of Thunder Bay has reported significant cargo volumes for the months of September and October, and the strongest year-to-date October totals in decades. Total cargo to end October amounted to 8 million tonnes versus the year-earlier 7.1 million tonnes. The month of September was busy on multiple fronts and particularly at Keefer Terminal,

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Nearly $300M investment in Bécancour Port and Industrial Park for battery project

The President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, the Honourable Anita Anand, and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, today announced a federal investment of $163.8 million for a project at the Bécancour Port and Industrial Park, in partnership with the Government of Québec, for a total investment of up to $327.6 million. The

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CIRB orders Montreal port operations to resume Saturday

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) issued an order requiring operations to resume at the Port of Montréal effective 7:00 a.m. Saturday.  The Maritime Employers Association will act on the CIRB’s order to allow port operators to resume their activities. Port employees will receive their assignments starting at 6:00 p.m. today for the next day.  The MEA

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Maritime Magazine 30th Anniversary Edition

Reservation for “showing the flag” with an advertisement As we approach the New Year, Maritime Magazine is proud to announce that its forthcoming winter 2024-2025 edition will mark the 30th anniversary of a unique niche publication for the maritime/multimodal/logistics industry in Canada. Since its inception, Maritime Magazine has sought to offer a comprehensive, objective coverage

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ILA halts talks with the United States Maritime Alliance

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has suspended talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on a new master contract over port automation issues. The move raises the possibility of renewed strikes by 45,000 dock workers in U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas in January. Neither side has indicated when negotiations

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Longshore unions launching court challenges to government’s binding arbitration order

Unions representing longshore workers on the east and west coasts have vowed to legally challenge Tuesday’s decision by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to send current prolonged employer-worker disputes paralyzing port operations to binding arbitration. “We will fight this order in the courts. We will fight the arbitrated forced contract in the courts,” said Frank Morena,

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