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The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has filed appeals with a federal court challenging the decisions that led to binding arbitration being imposed on locked out and striking workers at CN and CPKC. Four separate appeals were filed late Thursday contesting the legality of a directive by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to the Canada Industrial Relations […]

Montreal – In what was termed “an unprecedented response to a serious blunder,” the leaders from   the unions representing longshoremen in the ports of Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax today staged a joint press conference to assail federal interference in the railway conflict and to seek re-assurances that similar intervention would not apply to the longshore

Continuing its efforts to consolidate and intensify its trade relations with Asia, the Port of Montreal signed an action plan earlier this month with Vietnam Maritime Administration (Vinamarine), a key player in Vietnam’s maritime supply chain. Part of the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the Port of Montreal in November 2023, this action

The Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) commends the recent government decision to impose a 100% surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles. This bold action underscores the importance of protecting Canadian industries and national security. However, the same decisive measures must be extended to Chinese-built ships, which present an even greater strategic and ethical threat, the industry

Led by strong increases in grain, general cargo and liquid bulk, shipping activity on the St. Lawrence Seaway is enjoying a robust 2024 navigation season. According to statistics released by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation covering the period to end-July, total traffic on the North American waterway amounted to 15.95 million metric tons versus

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has released its latest Economic Impact Study, confirming the important role Canada’s largest and most diversified port continues to play supporting jobs and businesses across the country. The study found the port and its supply chains sustain more than 132,000 jobs paying $9.3 billion in wages, and contribute $32.7 billion in

The rumble of ships, deafening seismic blasts from oil and gas exploration and the roar of marine construction and port expansions continue raising the volume in our oceans. Canada’s efforts to protect marine life from the harmful impacts of underwater noise pollution have not kept pace. The draft Ocean Noise Strategy — announced in 2016, promised for 2021 and

London – The International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA), which represents over 50 member countries, is partnering with the Canadian National Centre of Expertise on Maritime Pilotage (NCEMP) and the Canadian Coast Guard to rigorously explore remote pilotage to ground-truth its feasibility, readiness, and impacts on safe navigation practices and systems. This work aims to provide

Significant progress is being made to eradicate methane slip as uptake of the LNG pathway accelerates, and this is worth underlining. With continued collaborative efforts across the value chain, methane slip will be eliminated for all engine technologies within the decade, according to a recent report from SEA-LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition. Today, 2-stroke diesel

By Leo Ryan, Editor Freight traffic has begun slowly returning on the vast networks of CPKC and CN in response to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision announced on Saturday ordering the railways to end their work stoppage and engage in a binding arbitration procedure. The conflict disrupted the transportation of an estimated $1