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Led by strong increases in grain, general cargo and liquid bulk, shipping activity on the St. Lawrence Seaway is enjoying a robust 2024 navigation season. According to statistics released by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation covering the period to end-July, total traffic on the North American waterway amounted to 15.95 million metric tons versus […]

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has released its latest Economic Impact Study, confirming the important role Canada’s largest and most diversified port continues to play supporting jobs and businesses across the country. The study found the port and its supply chains sustain more than 132,000 jobs paying $9.3 billion in wages, and contribute $32.7 billion in

The rumble of ships, deafening seismic blasts from oil and gas exploration and the roar of marine construction and port expansions continue raising the volume in our oceans. Canada’s efforts to protect marine life from the harmful impacts of underwater noise pollution have not kept pace. The draft Ocean Noise Strategy — announced in 2016, promised for 2021 and

London – The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA), which represents over 50 member countries, is partnering with the Canadian National Centre of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage (NCEMP) and the Canadian Coast Guard to rigorously explore remote pilotage to ground-truth its feasibility, readiness, and impacts on safe navigation practices and systems. This work aims to provide

Significant progress is being made to eradicate methane slip as uptake of the LNG pathway accelerates, and this is worth underlining. With continued collaborative efforts across the value chain, methane slip will be eliminated for all engine technologies within the decade, according to a recent report from SEA-LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition. Today, 2-stroke diesel

By Leo Ryan, Editor Freight traffic has begun slowly returning on the vast networks of CPKC and CN in response to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision announced on Saturday ordering the railways to end their work stoppage and engage in a binding arbitration procedure. The conflict disrupted the transportation of an estimated $1

The Teamsters Union today announced its members would strike against Canadian National Railway next week after “constitutionally” challenging Thursday’s decision by the federal government ordering both major Canadian railways to resume operations and directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to prepare a binding arbitration agreement. Both CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC)

Picton, ON – Picton Terminals of the Doornekamp Group and Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) have announced the forthcoming construction of a new bulk agricultural marine terminal at Picton Terminals in Prince Edward County. This state-of-the-art facility will provide crucial support to farmers in eastern Ontario by offering a closer, more efficient delivery option for

By Leo Ryan, Editor Following the collapse of increasingly bitter negotiations with the Teamsters Union (TCRC), Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CPKC) early today locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers. The dramatic action came after the parties failed to agree on a new contract before the midnight deadline.

Veteran marine executive Fulvio Fracassi has been appointed the new President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA), effective September 26, 2024, succeeding Captain Allan Gray who plans to return to Australia after assuming the helm of the Nova Scotia port since 2019. The announcement earlier this month follows an extensive international search under