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The Canadian Government has announced $22.5 million in financial assistance to the Port of Quebec to support the electrification of its three docks welcoming cruise ships and the two docks hosting merchant vessels. This is a key plank in the Port’s ambitious sustainable development plan which targets a 40% reduction in greenhouse gases (GHGs) over […]

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has submitted the Species at Risk Act-compliant Fisheries Act Authorization application to Fisheries and Oceans Canada for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a future marine container terminal in Delta, B.C. “With this submission, we are one step closer to delivering one of Canada’s most important trade-enabling infrastructure projects—accommodating Canada’s growing trade and

Speaking at a luncheon organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM), President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) Julie Gascon today outlined her ambitious vision on how to develop the St. Lawrence River and expressed deep concern about the impacts of the labour relations impasse at the Port of Montreal. (The Montreal

The Québec Port Authority (QPA) has announced that after 14 years at the organization’s helm, its President and CEO Mario Girard will become Delegate General of Québec in Tokyo on February 17, 2025. “It is with great emotion that I informed the members of the Board today of my decision to accept the position of

Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election is ‘a step in the wrong direction’ for international trade as importers fear another spike in ocean container shipping freight rates, today commented Peter Sand, Chief Analyst of Xeneta, the Oslo-based intelligence platform. Mr. Trump has vowed blanket tariffs of up to 20% on all imports into

Hapag-Lloyd has signed two contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new container ships at a combined cost of about $4 billion. Of these, 12 newbuildings – each with a capacity of 16,800 TEU – will be built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. These units will be used to expand the capacity of

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Port of Oakland $322 million to fast track the Oakland Seaport’s conversion to nearly 100 percent zero-emissions cargo handling operations. The Port’s historic and transformative proposal is called “Community Led, Business Supported, Proven and Ready to Go! Transforming the Port of Oakland to Zero Emissions.” The

Portage, IND – State and local officials celebrated the opening of a new highway bridge that will double ocean cargo capacity for Indiana’s Lake Michigan port. The new State Road 249 bridge will open Nov. 6, marking a key milestone in INDOT’s $35.4 million multi-year project to double capacity on the only public roadway linking