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HAMBURG, Germany – Fednav Limited was presented with two awards at a gala dinner organized last night by the International Bulk Journal. One was the Special Achievement award, presented in recognition of the company’s 75 years of success in the industry. The other was Bulk Ship of the Year award represented by the Federal St Laurent, one […]

Halifax, NS – Singapore-based PSA International has announced the rebranding of the Halterm container terminal acquired last July from Macquarie Infrastructure Partners as PSA Halifax. The Halifax terminal is PSA’s first coastal terminal in Canada and currently the only container terminal in Eastern Canada that can serve mega container vessels. With a depth alongside of

MONTREAL- CSL received the prestigious Award for Safety in Bulk Handling at the International Bulk Journal (IBJ) Awards on November 25, 2019, in Hamburg, Germany. The award was presented to CSL in recognition of its innovative work to improve seafarer safety when operating landing booms. “I am extremely proud of our technical and safety teams who,

Ottawa, ON – Closing the St. Lawrence Seaway in December to accommodate higher water outflow at the Moses-Saunders dam, as called for by some resident groups, would cost the Canadian and U.S. economies $250 million/per week, according to the Chamber of Marine Commerce. Such a move would impact farmers’ grain exports, manufacturing plant operations and

Since its founding nearly two hundred years ago, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal has always been very active in strategic issues related to the development of the St. Lawrence. The Chamber therefore added its voice to consultations about the maritime vision of the Ministère des Transports du Québec, which wanted feedback from all

VANCOUVER –  While it is encouraging that the parties continue to negotiate, the impacts of the current CN Rail disruption and the probability that it will extend into a second week is untenable, stated the Chamber of Shipping which represents shipping lines and their agents trading internationally and domestically. A lengthy disruption could potentially divert

MONTRÉAL, Nov. 22, Marine terminal operators Logistec USA Inc. (“LOGISTEC”) and. Waterson Terminal Services, LLC (“WTS”), who entered into a cargo-handling agreement in June at ProvPort, in Providence (RI), are preparing to handle an increased volume of lumber to meet growing demand in the northeastern U.S. markets. The first vessel of specialized lumber from Europe, destined

Wednesday, the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) in New Delhi approved India’s accession to the Hong Kong Convention, becoming the first of the major south Asian ship-breaking nations to do so. “By this accession to the Hong Kong International convention, we are bringing in global best practices and we are not becoming a backyard

On November 6 this year, the Autoridad del Canal de Panama sent a reminder to all shipping agents, owners, and operators concerning Fuel Requirements in the Panama Canal. Advisory to shipping No. A-39-2019 has been issued because the upcoming international sulphur cap for marine fuels (IMO 2020), which will go into effect January 1, 2020,

Montreal, QC – The ongoing CN strike has cost scores of Halifax rail workers their jobs – at least for now – as the labour stoppage continues to impact shipping across the country, according to a Canadian Press report. More than 250 staff at Canadian National Railway Co.’s Autoport terminal, which handles cars shipped in