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Canadian Coast Guard strengthen ties with international partners

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The Canadian Coast Guard works closely with partners every day to protect mariners, safeguard the environment, and keep waterways open. These partnerships at the community, provincial, territorial, national, and international levels are key to providing service to Canadians. The Canadian Coast Guard is always looking to strengthen those partnerships and, as such, has recently signed […]

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Maritime employers assail one-day strike called for Sunday by longshore union

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By Leo Ryan, Editor The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) has strongly criticized the latest salvo by the longshore union in the Montreal waterfront labour conflict over conclusion of a new collective agreement.  Local 375 of CUPE representing 1,200 longhoremen early today served notice of a 24-hour strike starting at 7.00 am Sunday. The union also

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GLS renews collective agreement with union representing U.S. Seaway employees

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Massena, NY – The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) has announced the renewal of its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1968.  Following cooperative negotiations in the summer of 2024, this new four-year agreement marks a pivotal moment for the Corporation’s labor relations efforts.  With

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Seaway International Bridge enhancing safety with Emergency Tabletop Exercise

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The Seaway International Bridge Corporation (SIBC) announces that it will be conducting a comprehensive Emergency Tabletop Exercise on October 29, 2024, in Cornwall. This initiative underscores SIBC’s unwavering commitment to safety and preparedness, ensuring the highest standards are maintained for the communities and stakeholders we serve. The exercise aims to test and improve the emergency response capabilities

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Azores establishes largest marine protected area network in North Atlantic

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Ponta Delgada, Portugal — As the world prepares for the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16), the Autonomous Region of the Azores has passed groundbreaking legislation designating the largest marine protected area network in the North Atlantic. This historic decision safeguards 30% of the sea surrounding the Azores archipelago, covering 287,000 km², half of which is fully protected,

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Amasus  contract with bound4blue for world’s largest suction sail system on a general cargo vessel

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London – Amasus, one of Europe’s leading players in the shortsea, bulk, general cargo, offshore and heavy lift segments, has signed a fresh eSAIL® (suction sail) contract with Spain’s bound4blue. Under the new agreement, a 22-meter unit will be retrofitted on a 90-meter, 3,000 dwt vessel at Astander Shipyard in Santander, scheduled for mid-2025. The

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Maritime employers and Montreal longshoremen reject minister’s proposal for new mediator

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The waterfront labour conflict at the Port of Montreal has remained clouded in uncertainty after the Maritime Employers Association and the union representing 1,200 longshoremen rejected a proposal by  federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon for a new, special mediator to work with both sides to advance deadlocked negotiations. He had proposed last week a 90-day

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Saguenay and Sept-Îles join the St. Lawrence ports cooperation agreement

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The port authorities of Montreal, Quebec City and Trois-Rivières have announced the broadening of their cooperation agreement, initiated in 2022, to jointly strengthen the St. Lawrence corridor. As of October 22, on Quebec Marine Day, the port authorities of Saguenay and Sept-Îles are uniting in the cooperation dynamics through the signing a new, expanded cooperation agreement.  Integrating the ports of Saguenay

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Transport Canada seeking stakeholder feedback by November 15 on potential SCEA repeal

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Transport Canada is reviewing how it regulates cooperative agreements between ocean carriers and how it could modernize existing regulations. Currently, the Shipping Conferences Exemption Act  (SCEA) exempts certain agreements from the Competition Act, but with changes in global shipping, these “shipping conferences” no longer operate on Canada’s major trade routes. Instead, “shipping alliances,” which coordinate services

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MARAD selects ABS to establish U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation

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Houston, Texas – The United States Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Office of Environment and Innovation has selected the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to establish and maintain the U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation (Center) under a five-year cooperative agreement. Authorized by the U.S. Congress, the Center is intended to support the adoption of clean energy on

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