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Transport Canada invests $8 million in new Montreal grain terminal equipment

  The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Annie Koutrakis, today announced an investment of up to nearly $8 million for DG CanEst Transit Inc. to update existing infrastructure and purchase new equipment for its facilities located in the Port of Montréal. The funding was provided under the National Trade […]

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ABS Grants AiP to Veer Corporation for wind-hydrogen box ship design

  Bahamas-based shipping company Veer Corporation has announced the granting of Approval in Principle (AiP) by ABS, which the company sees as a major step on its mission to build the first fleet of 100% clean, ocean-going container vessels. In this project, Veer is partnered by Dutch naval architects Dykstra and project management team at Brookes

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Completion of Canada’s Port Modernization Review

  Halifax-The Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, announced today the completion of the Ports Modernization Review, which aims to advance the role of Canada Port Authorities and optimize their current and future roles. In a constantly changing world, ports need modern and flexible tools that will allow them to respond to increasingly complex challenges.

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Montreal’s MEA announces artificial intelligence project

  The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) has announced the launch of its artificial intelligence project, Galileo. Designed in collaboration with Airudi and with the contribution of Scale AI, this revolutionary tool is designed to improve the planning surrounding the dispatch of the port workforce.  Using artificial intelligence, Galileo will complement the Port of Montréal‘s projects

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Pacific Coast climate action pact between British Columbia, California, Oregon and Washington

  SAN FRANCISCO – In the latest of several climate partnerships among Pacific Coast governments, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia signed a new Statement of Cooperation (SOC) recommitting the region to climate action. The partnership promotes collaboration between the four regional governments on accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy, investing in climate infrastructure like EV

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Helsinki shipyard denied export license to build icebreaker for Norilsk Nickel 

  Proposed design for Nornickel’s now-canceled icebreaker (Nornickel) STOCKHOLM – The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to issue an export license to the Finnish shipyard Arctech Helsinki Shipyard for building an icebreaker for Russian company Norilsk Nickel. This is according to a statement published on the official website of the shipyard on Tuesday. “According

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German ferry operator FRS opts for all-electric seagliders to complement its fleet 

    PROVIDENCE, R.I.- REGENT, the company leading the development and commercialization of the revolutionary all-electric seaglider, announced  that FRS, the worldwide ferry operator based in Germany, has entered into an agreement to add REGENT seagliders to its fleet.  Seagliders provide harbour-to-harbour, overwater transportation at a fraction of the cost, noise, and emissions of existing

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Ocean Group continues its momentum by acquiring Chantier Maritime Verreault 

  Quebec City – Ocean Group has announced the acquisition of Chantier Maritime Verreault, located in the municipality of Les Méchins, in the Gaspé Peninsula. With this transaction, Ocean Group increases its capacity, enhances its expertise and adds about one hundred competent and committed workers to its workforce. In doing so, Ocean Group continues to expand in the

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