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Québec unveils its Avantage Saint-Laurent maritime vision
Trois-Rivières, Québec – Making the St. Lawrence River a high-performance economic corridor that respects ecosystems and riverside communities is the focus of Quebec’s new maritime vision: Avantage Saint-Laurent. Chantal Rouleau, Minister for Transport and Minister responsible for the Montreal region, in the presence of Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and
Theodore Too is back on track
After weathering some bad weather in the port of Summerside where it had stopped over for a friendly visit, Theodore Too has left the lovely Prince Edward Island capital at 10:26 today. Pushed by a frisky southwester, our joyful tug is pushing along at a healthy 8 knots heading north in the Northumberland Strait. To
Construction materials and steel dominate Seaway traffic
Demand for construction and manufacturing materials via the St. Lawrence Seaway and at Canadian ports boomed in May as industries across the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway region continued to regain their footing from the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall cargo shipments through the St. Lawrence Seaway (from March 22 to May 31) totaled 8.1 million tonnes
Maersk transload facility targets Pacific Northwest supply chains
Vancouver, BC – North American importers and exporters will gain more cross-dock transload capacity in their PNW supply chains during the 2021 peak season. Maersk and Canadian Pacific announced the construction of the new facility in September 2020 with ideal connectivity to the port of Vancouver via rail (or truck) directly into the warehouse.
CN and Kansas City Southern one step closer to merger
MONTREAL and KANSAS CITY – CN and Kansas City Southern today announced that they have jointly filed with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) certain documents requested by the STB in its June 8, 2021, Decision in STB Finance Docket No. 36514 to enable the STB to review the voting trust in connection with the
U.S. retailers seek meeting with Biden to address port congestion issues
The National Retail Federation has requested an urgent meeting with President Biden and other top U.S. administration officials to discuss the challenges retailers face from congestion at U.S. ports. The letter from NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay states: “The supply chain disruption issues, especially the congestion affecting our key maritime ports, are causing
NEOLINE chooses Neopolia Mobility to build its first 136m freighter sailboat
NEOLINE’s decision to retain the offer from the Loire company Neopolia Mobility for the construction of its first sail freighter is motivated by a qualitative proposal from Neopolia that is best suited to the needs of the shipowner. This decision closes a second international call for tenders launched at the end of 2020 by
Panama Canal increases allowable vessel lengths
Panama City – Ahead of the fifth anniversary of its expansion, the Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for vessels transiting the Neopanamax Locks. Since May 21, the maximum length overall (LOA) for commercial and non-commercial vessels acceptable for regular transits of the Neopanamax Locks is 370.33 meters (1,215 feet), up from