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Winnipeg – The Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), alongside partners including the Manitoba government, the Major Projects Office (MPO), and the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG), today announced the launch of a market sounding study to gather industry input on the long-term growth […]

The Port of Los Angeles processed 812,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in January, a decrease of 12% compared to last year’s cargo levels. “There are several factors at play,” Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka told reporters at a media briefing. “First, we’re comparing January to 2025 elevated numbers when importers were scrambling

Hamilton, ON — Hanwha Ocean, one of the “big three” shipbuilders in South Korea, and Ontario Shipyards have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate the return of large-scale shipbuilding in Ontario and to strengthen Canada’s ability to deliver future naval programs. In parallel, Hanwha Ocean, Ontario Shipyards and Mohawk College have entered

North Vancouver locals might be surprised to spot the familiar Seaspan Careen floating drydock absent from its usual location near the Burrard pier and instead being lifted onto a gigantic heavy-lift ship in the middle of Vancouver Harbour.  This is part of planned upgrades as Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock beginning in February 2026 that will ensure that the Seaspan Careen, a familiar landmark in the Shipyards District, can continue supporting major ship launches

The International Maritime Organization‘s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response held its 13th session at IMO Headquarters in London from 9 to 13 February 2026.The Sub-Committee agreed to the draft 2026 Strategy and the Action Plan to Address Marine Plastic Litter from Ships, with a view to adoption by the Marine Environment Protection Committee at

In 2026, the Port of Montreal is getting ready to welcome 50,000 passenger days aboard 17 ships from 15 different cruise lines, from the smallest – Ponant’s Bellot (184 passengers) – to the largest, Holland-America’s Volendam (1,440 passengers). All in all, there will be nine stopovers and 30 boarding/disembarking operations. The season gets underway on April 24 with

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) issued a statement that acknowledges the U.S. Government’s Maritime Action Plan and its stated position to revitalise and expand domestic shipbuilding and maritime capacity in the United States – but reiterated its opposition to proposed port levies. ICS supports the objective of increasing U.S. shipbuilding capacity and strengthening the

As Canada accelerates investments in Arctic sovereignty, defence modernization, and critical mineral development, Edmonton-based logistics firm BBE has launched a licensed Canadian Customs Brokerage to strengthen the integrity of regulated international supply chains. The expansion integrates customs brokerage directly into BBE’s growing international freight forwarding division, enabling the company to manage highly regulated shipments including

LOGISTEC, a Montreal-based leading North American marine and logistics service provider, today announced that it has successfully entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of IPA Terminal (IPA, ATEMSA, SMA, STEEL, collectively “IPA”), a pivotal hub handling breakbulk and steel cargo at the Port of Altamira, Mexico. The acquisition expands LOGISTEC’s presence to Latin

APM Terminals, a subsidiary of A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), and Eurogate aim for and are in advanced negotiations for a long-term partnership under which they plan to invest one billion Euro in the modernisation of their joint container terminal North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven (NTB). The one billion Euro investment aims to upgrade NTB into