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Halifax container cargo surging

  The Port of Halifax has reported a strong recent increase in container traffic as a result of continued strength in inbound cargo from Asia which started in the second half of last year and increased flows with Europe. Containerized throughput for Q2 2021 amounted to 156,378 TEUs versus the year earlier 107,888 TEUs. “Positive

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Oceana Canada calls for stronger ban on single-use plastics 

  TORONTO, ON – During Plastic Free July, Oceana Canada is calling on the federal government to put in place a stronger ban on harmful single-use plastics that goes beyond the proposed six items, so Canadians are no longer forced to participate in the growing global plastic disaster that is flooding our oceans and killing marine

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DP World and Rosatom sign agreement for Northern Transit Corridor

  On July 23, at the Arctic Day, which took place in St. Petersburg (Russia), a Cooperation Agreement was signed between ROSATOM and DP World Corporation. The document was signed by ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev and Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of DP World. ROSATOM seeking to develop its logistics business and

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Marine Atlantic chartering Ro-Pax vessel from Stena North Sea

  St. John’s, NL – Following a competitive procurement process, open to domestic and international bidders that was overseen by an independent fairness monitor, Marine Atlantic announced  that the Corporation has entered into a 5-year charter agreement with Stena North Sea Ltd. to supply a new Ro-Pax vessel for the fleet. Following the five-year charter agreement,

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CP unveils comprehensive climate strategy

  CALGARY, AB – Canadian Pacific Railway Limited  today published its first comprehensive Climate Strategy, charting a path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt CP operations to the physical risks of climate change and further position CP as a leader in the transportation sector’s transition to a low-carbon future. “CP’s Climate Strategy is ambitious, which we feel appropriately reflects the urgency

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Cruise the Great Lakes coalition welcomes Nov. 1 re-opening of cruise operations

  Leaders of Cruise the Great Lakes, a coalition of states and provinces, cruise lines, ports, convention and visitor bureaus, and other stakeholders, have welcomed the Canadian federal government’s recent announcement that cruise ships may enter Canadian ports effective Nov. 1 following a prolonged no-sail ban due to COVID-19. In recent years, the Great Lakes

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HOPA releases 2020 Sustainability Report

  Hamilton and Oshawa ports (HOPA) has released its Summary Report of Sustainable Actions in 2020. The annual report outlines HOPA’s ongoing commitment to transparency, and explores what the port does, how it interacts with the community, and how decisions are made to support social, environmental and economic sustainability. You can access the report HERE

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