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MSC adds double call at Halifax on its Canada Express 2 service
The Port of Halifax has welcomed the announcement by MSC that it has added a double port call at Halifax and a call at Valencia, Spain in an enhancement of its Western Mediterranean-Canada shipping route that includes Montreal. “The addition of Halifax will offer Canadian exporters the possibility to export cargo to anywhere in the
Shipping industry takes new step to protect marine environments
Cleaning a ship’s submerged parts from barnacles and other growths, while the ship is in the water, can transfer invasive species to local marine environments unless it is properly cleaned and the debris is captured. To combat this problem, and to provide clarity and quality assurance to shipowners, ports and government authorities, BIMCO and
California boxship congestion shattering records
By Leo Ryan, Editor Containership congestions at unprecedented levels at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the biggest maritime complex in North America, cannot be rapidly alleviated due to the devastating impact of rising COVID-19 cases amongst longshoremen, truck drivers and freight train operators, Capt. Kip Louttit, Executive Director of the Marine Exchange
Provincial government investments should give priority to Made in Canada ships (FORUM)
Ottawa – The Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) has expressed concern over provincial governments ordering vessels overseas rather than giving such business to Canadian shipyards. In a bluntly-worded statement released by Colin Cooke, President and CEO, the CMISA noted: “During the last week of January when new US President Joe Biden re-issued a Buy American
GE designated strategic partner of Davie’s Polar Icebreaker Program
LÉVIS, QC -Davie, Canada’s premier builder of Polar and ice-capable ships, today welcomed GE as a strategic partner in its Polar Icebreaker program. The latter is the flagship of Canada’s National Icebreaker Centre (NIC), which was launched last August. GE joins Vard and Serco as partners in Davie’s Polar program. Davie said it expects to soon announce steel, critical systems
MSC Virtuosa leaves Chantiers de l’Atlantique in the midst of the pandemic (in French)
Paris, France – MSC Croisières a pris livraison hier du MSC Virtuosa, nouveau fleuron de la Compagnie, et symbole de l’investissement de long terme du Groupe MSC, et plus particulièrement de MSC Croisières, en France. La cérémonie de livraison officielle du MSC Virtuosa a eu lieu en petit comité au Quai Penhoët à Saint-Nazaire, crise sanitaire
A maritime cybernetic security center opens in Montreal
MONTRÉAL – Polytechnique Montréal, Neptune Cyber and Davie Shipbuilding, have announced on Friday the start of a 5-year R&D partnership focussing on cyber security for maritime critical infrastructure. The partnership, which will create Canada’s Maritime Cyber Security Centre of Excellence, aims to develop and commercialize cyber security solutions for the maritime industry. As in all spheres
Enjoy! The Winter Edition of Maritime Magazine (#99) is online
Like most sectors of the global economy, the publishing world has been hit hard by the pandemic caused by COVID-19. Against the odds, once again, the winter 2020-2021 edition of Maritime Magazine awaits you with its special features on the Great Lakes-St Lawrence system and Arctic shipping, plus an exclusive interview of Sylvie Vachon on her 11