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Ottawa invests in Halifax container examination facility
The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, today announced an investment to build a new marine container examination facility within the Port of Halifax.

Embassies striving hard to repatriate seafarers stranded in Ukraine waters
Estimates suggest there are more than 2,000 seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters in an increasingly dangerous situation with Russia tipped to shortly launch a full-scale

More spectacular seizures against Russian assets in France
French authorities are stepping up their efforts to enforce EU sanctions against Russia by detaining commercial merchant ships and, in a high-profile action, announced they

Seven Arctic Council nations halt collaboration with Russia
Arctic nations Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States have condemned “Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine” and are “pausing”

DOT announces new funding for America’s Marine Highway Program to strengthen supply chains
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced March 2 the availability of $25 million in funding for the America’s Marine Highway

Russian megayacht seized in Hamburg
According to multiple reports, Dilbar, the largest motor yacht in the world is now being held in Hamburg, Germany. It belongs to the Russian oligarch

Governments hiding behind force majeure for onshore treatment of critically-ill seafarers
Governments continue to hide behind force majeure rules to deny critically ill seafarers medical access ashore, something lobby group the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Thousands of containers diverted from St. Petersburg
Ocean carriers expect sanctions against Russia to tighten in the coming days and are offering no guarantees that cargo already on the water will make