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Launching of Ocean Edge maritime innovation platform

  Dubai – Ocean Edge, a trailblazing maritime global open innovation platform, announced its launch at the COP28 in Dubai. Founding partners Novarium of Rimouski, Quebec and Climate Edge join forces to bring the best climate technologies to a network of port authorities around the world.  This result-driven platform is dedicated to revolutionizing the port […]

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Port of Montreal, Oceanex and QSL form green shipping corridor

  At a side event to COP28 currently underway in Dubai, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), Oceanex and QSL today announced their collaboration to create the first domestic green shipping corridor between Quebec and Newfoundland. This corridor will make it possible to green one of Eastern Canada’s busiest shipping routes, used daily between the Port of Montreal and the Port of St. John’s,

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Canada announces creation of Green Shipping Corridor Program

  Halifax – The Minister of Transport, the Honorable Pablo Rodriguez, today announced the creation of the Green Shipping Corridor Program, an investment of $165.4 million, and launched a call for proposals under this program. The program will establish green shipping corridors and help decarbonize the marine sector in major shipping areas along the Great Lakes, the

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Peter Xotta assumes helm of Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s board of directors announced that it has appointed Peter Xotta as president and chief executive officer, effective Monday, December 4, 2023. He succeeds Robin Silvester who held the post for 14 years and announced his departure last June. “I am pleased that the Port of Vancouver—and all Canadians—will benefit from Peter’s leadership as

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Shipping CEOs join forces to accelerate the decarbonization of global maritime transport

  Dubai – The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of five leading global shipping lines have issued a joint declaration at COP 28 calling for an end date for fossil-only powered newbuilds and urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the global regulator, to create the regulatory conditions to accelerate the transition to green fuels. Signing the joint

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Canada re-elected to IMO Council

  LONDON – Canada was re-elected today to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in Category B—states with the largest interest in international seaborne trade— for the 2024-25 term. The results of this election recognize Canada’s important contribution and leadership on issues that matter to Canadians, to seafarers, and to the international maritime community. The IMO is the

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Xenata foresees ‘brutal’ ocean shipping market in 2024

  The warning signs were already there, but the latest data from Oslo’s Xeneta market intelligence platform suggests 2024 could be even more brutal than expected for carriers in the ocean freight shipping market. The Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI®) tracks real-time developments in global long-term contracted rates and figures released today shows it fell by

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Julie Gascon appointed President and CEO of Montreal Port Authority 

  The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has announced the appointment of Julie Gascon as President and CEO. With her proven track record in the marine industry, Ms. Julie Gascon will bring in-depth knowledge of operations in the transportation sector to the entire Port of Montreal ecosystem and put her entrepreneurial know-how to work in implementing the 2023–2027 strategic plan. Ms. Julie Gascon is

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Thorold Multimodal Hub receives 2023 Brownie Award

  The Thorold Multimodal Hub, a collaborative venture between the BMI Group and HOPA Ports, has received a 2023 Brownie Award from the Canadian Brownfields Network. Honored in the ‘Renew-Large Scale Project’ category, the Thorold Multimodal Hub was recognized for its successful reimagining of a legacy industrial site for modern industrial uses. Each year, the Canadian Brownfields Network recognizes

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