Cargo volume on the St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 24,030,000 metric tons in the 2025 navigation season to end-September, representing a 1.2% increase from the corresponding period in 2024, according to statistics released by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC). A sharp drop of nearly 30% in general cargo to 1.5 million tons appeared to […]
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Cruise the Great Lakes, the region’s cruise marketing program, announced its forecast for the 2026 cruising season at a press conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 2026 season continues the long-term growth of Great Lakes cruising, delivering more than 23,000 passengers, over 800 port visits, and a record-breaking $300 million (US)
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As part of a broad trade truce between the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat port fees on each other’s vessels for one year. It marks a major pause in the Trump administration’s efforts to counter China’s maritime industry dominance and boost US shipbuilding capacity. Following talks
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In light of recent developments, the Tripartite participating organisations reaffirmed their support to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the global regulator for international shipping, capable of delivering effective regulations in close collaboration with the maritime community. The Tripartite Forum of shipbuilders, shipowners and classification societies convened for their annual conference in Busan, South Korea,
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The Port of Québec will be taking over complete management of the Baie de Beauport as of January 2026. Its internal teams already successfully manage other port areas such as the Agora, the Cale, the Oasis, and the Village Nordik. This change will allow the Port to keep up the momentum Gestev has been building
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Winnipeg – The Manitoba government and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen economic corridors and supply chains connecting Manitoba businesses and the products they make to customers in global markets through the Port of Vancouver—bolstering the province’s and Canada’s competitiveness as a trading nation during a time
The Panama Canal Authority has launched a consultation process with representatives of maritime industry to identify potential partners for developing port terminals on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the waterway. Following an approach similar to that used for its gas pipeline project, the authority convened representatives from companies with proven experience in container
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Completing a journey from China to Canada’s St. Lawrence Port of Baie Comeau that has taken more than two months instead of three to four weeks, the Dutch-flagged freighter Thamesborg has arrived very close to its destination. “The ship is now at anchor in the Baie des Anglais at Baie Comeau and is scheduled to
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The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth has sued the Trump administration for failing to analyze how California shipping lane designations harm whales and sea turtles, such as by increasing vessel strikes and noise pollution. At least 10 gray whales have been killed by probable ship strikes in the Bay Area so far in 2025, and
BIMCO has initiated the development of a clause specifically addressing the new fees introduced on 14 October 2025 for US-related ships calling at ports in China. The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced on 10 October this year that new “Special Port Fees” would be imposed on ships arriving at Chinese ports if they are US-built
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