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New Coast Guard icebreaker named CCGS Judy Lamarsh

  Prescott, ON – Ensuring that Canadian Coast Guard personnel have the equipment they need to keep Canada’s waterways navigable is a key priority for the Canadian Coast Guard. The Canadian Coast Guard recently purchased a light icebreaker that will supplement its operations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, and Atlantic regions. Today, the Parliamentary Secretary […]

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Canadian railways to help Ukraine restore railway infrastructure

  Canada will lend a hand in rebuilding Ukraine’s railway system, confirmed the Ukraine  Ministry of Infrastructure in a report published by the Kviv Post. Six thousand kilometres of railway tracks have been wrecked (or Ukraine has lost control of them) since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, along with fifty bridges and dozens

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Candela electric hydrofoil ferries could unlock the potential of Seattle’s waterways

    The Candela P-12 Shuttle dubbed the world’s fastest all-electric passenger ship will hit the water in 2023, flying passengers at a service speed of 30 mph without wake, noise, exhaust fumes or CO2 emissions. During the Interferry Conference on October 1-5, Candela will showcase its unique technology that can speed up Seattle’s ferry rides dramatically.The

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EverWind and Svitzer developing Canada’s first green tug

  Halifax— EverWind Fuels Company, a private developer of green hydrogen and ammonia production in Nova Scotia, and Svitzer, a leading global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to deploy one of the world’s first green fuel powered commercial tug vessels in the Canso Strait in Nova Scotia.

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Ports of Halifax and Hamburg working to decarbonise shipping corridor

    The Halifax Port Authority and Hamburg Port Authority are working to decarbonise the shipping corridor between Halifax, on Canada’s east coast, and Hamburg, along Germany’s northwest coast. A Memorandum of Understanding between the Halifax Port Authority and the Hamburg Port Authority is now in effect, signed in Hamburg on September 29, 2022, by

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Canada and United Arab Emirates first to back marine sector’s green fuel initiative

  Representatives of the maritime sector have officially launched an initiative to catalyze the supply of green fuels to support the global energy transition. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), along with the CEO-led Clean Energy Maritime Taskforce, unveiled the ‘Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative’ at the

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Davie chief executive underlines urgency of defending Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic

  Speaking today before the Conseil de relations internationales de Montréal (CORIM), James Davies, President and CEO of Chantier Davie, underlined the urgency of defending Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic in the current volatile global context. “Time is of the essence,” he said. “This is a volatile period and people are rightly worried. Davie’s role

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New study on liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel for the Canadian Arctic

  A detailed study by the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance (CNGVA), VARD Marine, and Clear Seas with support from Transport Canada’s Innovation Centre, investigated the feasibility, benefits, and risks of the use of natural gas to replace some or all of the current diesel and heavy fuel oil used in the Canadian Arctic. Key

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