Statistics released today by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation confirm a declining traffic trend, with total cargo down 7.65% at 15.7 million tonnes in the period to end July. Dry bulk and liquid bulk were up respectively 5.5% and 20.9% but all other cargo categories were down, although there was a moderate increase of […]
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Rankin Inlet, Nunavut – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, has announced new funding of more than $100 million for two separate Arctic initiatives that will expand the charting of Canadian Arctic waters. New funding of $84 million will enable the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to continue their work
By Michael Grey* It may offer less in the way of adventure, while an enthusiasm for foreign travel is universal these days, but the sea career still remains attractive to a surprising number of young people. Those organisations offering scholarships for cadet training report there is still plenty of demand out there, even
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ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Algoma Central Corporation today announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement to construct four dual-fuel ice class 1A 17,999 DWT climate-friendly product tankers with Furetank AB of Sweden. Algoma will own 50% of the joint venture, which is to be named FureBear. This joint venture, with a leader
The Arctic Today news platform reports that a broad bill covering national security, shipping, research, and trade in the Arctic that sharply challenges Russia’s dominance on some issues has been introduced in the U.S. Senate. The proposed legislation seeks to curtail Russia’s shipping “monopoly” in the Arctic while establishing a year-round U.S. presence in the North through
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A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Martin Bencher Group, a Denmark-based project logistics company with premium capabilities within non-containerised project logistics. The transaction is valued at $61 million. Martin Bencher was founded in 1997 and is an asset-light logistics provider that specialises in project logistics. Martin Bencher’s core
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According to Xenata, the Oslo-based market intelligence platform, under one in five containerships are currently arriving on time at U.S. East Coast ports, with the West to East coast cargo shift hitting schedule reliability. The shift in shipping capacity has caused congestion for the East Coast ports as West Coast ports improve cargo flow relative
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Baffinland Iron Mines has sent termination notices to more than 1,100 workers at its Mary River mining operation in response to delayed regulatory approvals for the company’s request to continue annual production at 6 million tonnes and map future expansion. Large bulk carriers ship the iron ore mainly to markets in Asia and Europe. In
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Hudong Zhonghua shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC) has announced the launch of what is claimed to be the world’s largest containership based on capacity. The MSC Tessa, has a capacity of 24,116 TEUs. The mega-containership was floated out of its building dock at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding’s Changxing Shipbuilding Base, located
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Our summer edition highlights two major features of topical interest. One is devoted to the opportunities and challenges in Canada-Asia trade amidst a rapidly-changing global economy ushered in by Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine. The second feature offers an in-depth perspective on how terminal operators in ports across Canada are expanding to improve supply chain
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