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CSL and Viterra set grain load record at Port of Thunder Bay

Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) reached a historic milestone at the Viterra terminal in the Port of Thunder Bay yesterday, when it loaded a record-setting 31,362 metric tonnes of grain on CSL Welland, breaking the previous record of 31,143 metric tonnes. The cargo of wheat will be discharged in Montreal, destined for international markets. The 36,364 […]

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On the heel of record traffic, Suez Canal announces toll increases for 2022

The Suez Canal Authority issued new resolutions concerning the fees of the transiting ships through the canal to be applied during the next year 2022. Admiral Osama Rabea, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced, on Thursday, increasing the transit tolls of all the types of transiting ships through the canal by 6% during 2022

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First Movers Coalition launched to advance commitments to zero-emission shipping

Glasgow, Scotland — The World Economic Forum, in partnership with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, today announced the First Movers Coalition, a new platform for companies to make purchasing commitments that create new market demand for low and zero carbon fuels and technologies. Among the eight “harder-to-abate” sectors addressed by the First

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The Port of Antwerp and the Port of Montreal pledge to create a green shipping corridor

  Glasgow,  — At the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) on climate change, the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Montreal have signed a cooperation agreement to support the creation of the first green shipping corridor in the North Atlantic.   Through this agreement, the two pillars of marine transportation between Europe and North America pledge to mobilize their respective public-

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Canada’s marine sector welcomes new federal vaccination rules

Canadian marine shipping organizations welcomed new federal mandatory vaccination rules released this week by Transport Canada, and said that marine company policies would be ready to protect the safety and welfare of both their employees and the public. The Chamber of Marine Commerce, which represents marine industry stakeholders including major Canadian ship operators, shippers, ports,

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