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Panama Canal increases allowable vessel lengths

  Panama City – Ahead of the fifth anniversary of its expansion, the Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for vessels transiting the Neopanamax Locks. Since May 21, the maximum length overall (LOA) for commercial and non-commercial vessels acceptable for regular transits of the Neopanamax Locks is 370.33 meters (1,215 feet), up from […]

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METIS Cyberspace sets up Canadian subsidiary

  Maritime data analytics specialist METIS Cyberspace Technology has opened a fully owned subsidiary in Vancouver, Canada, to enhance its service to local customers and generate new business throughout North America. As part of the company’s global growth strategy, the establishment of a regional office allows METIS to support local shipowners with their digital transformation

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MU to develop solutions that will capture ship CO2 and store it in liquid form

  ATLANTA and LYSAKER, Norway-TECO 2030 AS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chart Industries, Inc. to jointly develop technological solutions that will capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted by ships and subsequently store it in liquid form. “When the new CO2 capture integration that we are collaborating on with Chart and Sustainable Energy Solutions

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Port of Montreal signs agreement with Greenfield Global

  In response to the global movement to decarbonize the transportation industry, and consistent with its leadership in environmental issues, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) continues to evolve towards clean energy, notably green hydrogen, ethanol and methanol. On June 10, it signed a cooperation and development agreement with Greenfield Global, which specializes in the production

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Proposed US bills could devastate BC cruise industry

  Three bills tabled in the US  Senate seek to allow foreign-flag cruise ships to bypass British Columbia on their Alaska voyages, dealing a serious blow to the province’s multi-billion dollar tourism sector. Current laws temporarily allow the vessels to travel directly between US ports without touching a foreign country. If the bills tabled late

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Theodore Too aproaching Northumberland straight

    Saturday, 15h30 EDT, Theodore TOO is chugging along, having passed Canso Straight and is approaching Northumberland Strait. See original story below. Burlington, ON, June 9, 2021 — Theodore TOO, a 65-foot life-sized reproduction of Canada’s “Theodore Tugboat” main character in the  the beloved CBC series “Theodore Tugboat”, is set to embark on his journey from Halifax to the Port of Hamilton where

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Hamilton port partners launch container ship service to Montreal

   HAMILTON, Ontario – Nearly 300 containers were being loaded June 11 onto the M/V Sedna Desgagnés at the Port of Hamilton, as part of a new short sea shipping service launched by Hamilton Container Terminal (HCT) in very close collaboration with Desgagnés. Bound for the Port of Montreal, this new container service was developed

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Québec’s Laurentia container project given thumbs down by Canada’s federal environment minister

  By Leo Ryan, Editor The Port of Quebec’s ambition to emerge as a second container gateway on the St. Lawrence River with Montreal appears seriously jeopardized after Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, announced his refusal to endorse the Laurentia project. This followed the release yesterday of the final

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