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Lower average vessel speeds to strengthen on container shipping market

  According to maritime consultancy Maritime Strategies International (MSI), the tendency for container carriers to slow vessel speeds to cut costs could strengthen under current global conditions. And recovery in the container shipping market will be overwhelmed by the flood of new vessels entering service. Data from the early months of this year have been […]

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Federal funding announcement on Montreal Contrecoeur project “a question of weeks”

  By Leo Ryan, Editor Maritime Magazine An announcement from Transport Minister Omar Alghabra outlining federal financial support for the Port of Montreal’s big Contrecoeur container terminal project is “a question of weeks, not months.” So indicated today Martin Imbleau, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, on the occasion of the port’s annual board

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ArcelorMittal first mining company in Quebec to transport workers on electric buses

  Fermont, QC – ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. has reached another milestone in its energy transition by becoming the first mining company in Québec and the first company on the North Shore to use electric buses to transport its workers. The eight buses that will be used by ArcelorMittal were manufactured in Saint-Jérôme by the

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CN, UP, and GMXT announce continental intermodal service

  CN, Union Pacific Railroad and GMXT have announced the creation of Falcon Premium intermodal service, a best-in-class Mexico-US-Canada service with a seamless rail connection in Chicago, Illinois. The service will directly connect all CN origin points within Canada and Detroit, Michigan to GMXT terminals in Mexico: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, and Silao, Guanajuato. This service

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Two dozen shipping companies take part in California speed reduction program to protect whales

  Twenty three shipping companies, including Canada’s CSL Group, participated in Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies vessel speed reduction program in 2022, contributing to cleaner air, safer whales, and a quieter ocean. Companies are recognized for their vessels transiting at ten knots or less in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern California region. The

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The Ports of Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach establishing green shipping corridor

  The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles, with the support of C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay ports complex to support the decarbonization of the maritime industry and

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Canada West Foundation sees RBT2 as important factor for future Indo-Pacific trade

  Calgary – The Canada West Foundation (CWF) has welcomed the federal government’s approval last Thursday of the Port of Vancouver’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion. This decision sends a much-needed positive signal to global markets that Canada can build the infrastructure needed to enable trade, the CWF declared. “The federal government’s Indo-Pacific Strategy recognizes

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BC government partners with Port of Prince Rupert for cleaner, greener trade

  The British Columbia government announced it is expanding the Integrated Marketplace initiative to the Port of Prince Rupert to reduce emissions and create economic opportunities through local innovation that will help create the greenest port in Canada. As a key action in the StrongerBC Economic Plan, the Integrated Marketplace initiative matches local innovators with

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Federal government approves controversial mega container terminal project of Port of Vancouver

  By Leo Ryan, Editor Maritime Magazine The Canadian government has given the green light to a controversial massive new container terminal project at Roberts Bank in the Port of Vancouver, but with several hundred severe legally-binding conditions to protect the environment. The announcement on April 20 ended a prolonged period of federal environmental assessment

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