With a $3.25-billion contract to build a Polar Max icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard, Chantier Davie Canada Inc. hopes to leverage shipyard ownership in Finland and Texas to produce icebreakers for the U.S. government. “We want to bring shipbuilding capacity back to the U.S.,” said Marcel Poulin, Davie’s vice-president public affairs and strategic partnerships, […]
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Renewable sources of electricity generation are continuing to grow strongly around the world, with global capacity expected to more than double by 2030, according to the IEA’s latest medium-term forecast. Led by the rapid rise of solar PV, renewables’ expansion is taking place in a context of supply chain strains, grid integration challenges, financial pressures and
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With most holiday merchandise already on hand and tariffs continuing to rise, monthly import cargo volume at the major U.S. container ports is expected to fall below the 2 million TEU mark for the remainder of the year, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “This year’s
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Montreal-based Logistec has become a global logistics operator, with 85 terminals in Canada and the U.S., from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, and internationally with representatives in Istanbul, Shanghai, South Korea, Mexico and soon Brazil, says its CEO Sean Pierce. “We’ve done a lot of work in expanding our reach,” Mr. Pierce told
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Katherine Tai, who led American trade actions as the cabinet-level U.S. Trade Representative during the Biden administration, stressed Tuesday that tariffs are current President Donald Trump’s “signature policy.” Speaking at the annual convention of the American Association of Port Authorities in Quebec City this year, Ms. Tai began her address explaining what may drive Trump
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Dutch carrier Spliethoff has confirmed the death of one of its seafarers who was critically injured and passed away in hospital on October 6 after the general cargo Minervagracht was hit on September 29 by a Houthi missile in the Gulf of Aden. In a statement, the Amsterdam-based shipping line declared: “We extend our deepest
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The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced today the retirement of Shaun Stevenson, President and Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2025. Shaun Stevenson has led PRPA as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2018 and has been a key contributor to the organization’s success since 1997. “It has been an honour to lead the Prince Rupert Port Authority and work
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The American Association of Port Authorities, representing 130 public port authorities, mostly in the United States, but with Canadian ports in Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax, Saint John, N.B., Québec City and Prince Rupert, B.C., is holding its annual convention in Québec City. “Québec City is not the most obvious venue to hold this convention,” said AAPA
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Quebec City – The region’s Governors and Premiers gathered this weekend for their biennial Leadership Summit at the historic Château Frontenac. The Summit’s focus on a regional Agenda for Growth, led by the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP), included major announcements aimed at growing the region’s $9.3 trillion (US) economy, including: new efforts on
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Halifax, NS and Bamfield, BC – The Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) and the Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society (PMSA) have announced a three-year collaboration to expand ocean research capacity along Canada’s Pacific and Western Arctic coasts. The $300,000 initiative brings together national and regional expertise to address globally significant research challenges,