For the 189th consecutive year, the Port of Québec welcomes the first ocean-going vessel of the year hailing from a foreign port. Port President and CEO Mario Girard was on hand to present the prestigious Gold-Headed Cane to Greek Captain Pantelis Kaimakis who was at the Cap Corpus Christi’s command from the Gulf of Mexico […]
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Hamilton- For more than thirty-five years, the name “Heddle” has been synonymous with hard work, determination, perseverance and the “mettle” it takes to fix and build ships in Canada. It is important to respect and understand the past in order to ensure a successful future. On January 1st, 2024, Heddle Shipyards became Ontario Shipyards to reflect
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Negotiations between the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) and Local 375 of the Canadian Public Employees (CUPE) representing 1,100 Montreal dockers for a four-year collective agreement have failed to break a deadlock prior to the expiration of the existing pact on December 31. But no strike or lockout scenario has immediately surfaced as the Canada
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On this second day of January at 7: 17 am the Helena G was the first ocean-going vessel of 2024 to cross the Port of Montreal’s downstream limit at Sorel without a stopover. True to a tradition that dates back more than 185 years, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is awarding the Gold-Headed Cane to the vessel’s master, Eduard Voshchuk.
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by Michael Grey* We are terribly worried about our supply chains these days, now that we realise they stretch rather further than the delivery van. It is a concern that was illuminated in the past year, with the spectacular interruption to the westbound voyage of the Ever Given, followed by the revelation that the excitingly expanded
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The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) targets for the use of zero or near-zero fuels in 2030 can be met using sustainable biofuels, reports BIMCO. Many different sectors will compete for those fuels, so shipping is focusing on transitioning to alternative green and blue fuels. Today, only 1% of bulk, container, and tanker ships are
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The crisis in the Red Sea region has sent the cost of ocean freight shipping spiraling as the market continues to react to vessels being forced to avoid the Suez Canal. Analysts at Xeneta, the leading ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and intelligence platform, predicted rates could increase by 100% following Houthi militia
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Canada’s Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, has announced investments of up to $10.9 million for four projects through the Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) to improve ballast water management systems in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to combat aquatic invasive species. The four selected projects, funded through the OPP’s Ballast Water Innovation Program (BWIP), will
By Leo Ryan, Editor Statistics released by St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) on cargo performance to end-November today reveal a slight increase of 1.3% in cumulative traffic volume despite the impact of an eight-day strike by Canadian workers in October that prevented some 100 vessels from transiting the waterway. But the current late
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