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The Vancouver-based Chamber of Shipping has welcomed the Government of Canada’s continued commitment to protecting Canada’s coasts by expanding and extending the Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) for an additional nine years with a further investment of $2 billion. The Chamber of Shipping is pleased with the federal government’s acknowledgment of the relationship between the supply chain and ocean protection.  Protecting […]

Bowen Island, BC – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the next phase of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan. With the new investment of $2 billion over nine years, announced in Budget 2022, Canada will establish 15 new measures to expand ocean protection initiatives to more regions and better proactively combat emerging threats to marine safety,

CASTALOOP USA, Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc., has announced the opening of a new terminal operation located in Lemont (IL). CASTALOOP USA, Inc. will provide bulk, break-bulk, and project cargo heavy lift customers with seamless marine and cargo handling services on the Illinois River at mile marker 300, connecting to the Mississippi River

Exports buoyed shipping activity through the St. Lawrence Seaway in June, with U.S. coke and Canadian potash heading to overseas destinations for the season reaching a 20-year record high.  Canadian ports also reported strong demand for Ontario-grown soybeans and corn exports along with rebounding domestic salt and petroleum shipments. Overall cargo tonnage shipments (from March

  The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced details of a new simplified toll structure which reduces the number of tariffs from 430 to under 60.    “The proposal aims to strengthen the tolls structure in a way that is consistent with the value provided by the Canal transit service while providing greater visibility and predictability to

CLEVELAND – Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in June, a decrease of 32.6 percent from 2021, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA). Shipments were 29.5 percent below the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 13.8 million tons, 33.5 percent below the previous year’s

MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, has embarked on the journey from Fjellstrand shipyard to its new home port, Stavanger. The vessel has been built using unique modular manufacturing methods at the Norwegian shipyard, Fjellstrand. Modularisation helps cut both production costs and engineering costs and

According to the latest piracy report of the ICC International Maritime Bureau, global incidents of piracy fell in the first half of the year to the lowest reported level in nearly 30 years. The report referred to ‘cautious’ gains in the Gulf of Guinea, where 12 incidents were reported. The report details a total of

Canada’s federal government has announced $4.4 million in funding, under the National Trade Corridors Fund, for a study to understand the current and future conditions of permafrost along the Hudson Bay Railway corridor – a decision welcomed by the Arctic Gateway Group. The railway represents a vital link for people and cargo in the port/city of