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The Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Anita Anand, today announced a public consultation to gather feedback on expanding security screening requirements at Canada’s ports. These proposed changes would enhance security. Consultations will be open until March 31, 2025. Currently, only individuals with specific occupations and those requiring access to highly restricted areas at Canada’s ports are required to hold […]

New data from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reveals abandonment of seafarers by ship-owners increased by 87% in 2024 from the previous year.  The abandonment of seafarers is spiralling out of control, increasing nearly two-fold with 3,133 seafarers abandoned by ship-owners in 2024 compared to 1,676 in 2023.   A total 312 vessels were abandoned

On February 1, Maersk A/S (Maersk), an entity under A.P. Moller – Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd AG (Hapag-Lloyd) launch their operational collaboration Gemini Cooperation. The ambition is to deliver a flexible and interconnected ocean network with industry-leading schedule reliability above 90 percent once fully phased in. Around 340 vessels will be phased in and be a

By Leo Ryan, Editor While the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has traditionally focused on security, it must now prioritize trade facilitation as well by notably significantly broadening customs support for shipping projects requiring marine container examination facilities. Such is the central message from the respective leaders of the Chamber of Marine Commerce, the Shipping

Atlanta-based Americold Realty Trust, a global leader in temperature-controlled logistics, real estate, and value-added services focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition, and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, today announced plans to develop its first Import-Export Hub in Canada at Port Saint John in New Brunswick. Americold will invest between $75 and $80M to develop this conventional

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Quebec (CCIQ) and the Greater Lévis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIGL) have announced their support for a project being proposed by QSL for a  container terminal that would handle 250,000 containers annually in the Beauport sector of the Port of Quebec. In a joint statement on January

A wide-ranging agenda on Polar specific measures was discussed at the January 24-25 Polar Marine Seminar jointly sponsored by IMO and Norway’s Chairship of the Arctic Council, in cooperation with the Arctic Council’s Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME). Over 200 participants representing nearly 100 different States, entities and organizations

CN announced today that a new tentative four-year collective agreement has been reached with the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW), thereby averting a strike action that workers had approved with a 72-hour notice. The union represents approximately 750 Signals and Communication employees at CN across Canada. No details of the tentative agreement will be

At its cocktail reception at the beginning of the year, the Port of Sept-Îles (PSI) revealed that it had reached a tonnage record for the second year in a row, with 38.5 million tonnes of cargo transiting through its facilities in 2024. This surpasses the record of 36.6 million tonnes set last year. With this