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Canada and Quebec jointly invest in conservation of St. Lawrence
The governments of Canada and Quebec are determined to protect the St. Lawrence River through joint scientific research, conservation, restoration, and collaborative projects, with the support of their partners. From a desire to continue this collaboration, which has existed for more than thirty years, the governments have jointly committed to making the St. Lawrence a healthy and
Canada’s Freight Management Association slams carriers for imposing ‘low water surcharges’ on Montreal cargo
By Leo Ryan, Editor Global carriers are “gouging shippers” when they are at their most vulnerable by slapping a Low Water Surcharge (LWS) on top of already sky-high rates for all containers discharging at the Port of Montreal, declared John Corey, President of the Freight Management Association. “It’s a Wild West out there, with
North American maritime leaders unite to drive GHG emissions reduction
Members of the maritime industry across the United States and Canada have come together to form the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition, a non-profit strategic alliance developing and taking action on projects to achieve a commercially viable net zero emissions waterborne logistics sector. The coalition includes shipowners, builders, charterers, financiers, classification organisations, port authorities, government
Ships will sound their horns in Canada to support urgent need to vaccinate seafarers
Ships will sound their horns at ports across Canada at 12 noon (local time) on June 25th — the Day of the Seafarer — as part of a worldwide effort to recognize the critical role marine workers have played during the pandemic and to urge governments to prioritize vaccinations for crews aboard ships. Throughout
Theodore TOO in Gaspé
Arriving at the Port of Gaspé shortly after midnight today, Theodore TOO spent the day at Gespeg, which in the Mi’kmaq language means the end of the land. However, Gaspé rather marks the beginning of the country and of Western history in North America with the cross planted there by Jacques Cartier in 1534, justifying
Of congestion, ships and crews
I have always been terribly enthused by Oliver St.John Gogarty’s poem The Ship and its first stanza – “A ship from Valparaiso came/ And in the Bay her sails were furled,/ She brought the wonder of her name/ And tidings from a sunnier world.” It came back to me last week reading about all
Theodore still moored in Miramichi N.B.
The friendly Theodore TOO is taking it easy in Mirachimi In addition to announcing more details on its sustainable development efforts, stops in several ports in Quebec were announced as part of the Great Lakes and St.Lawrence River tour of the famous Theodore TOO, offering the greater public the ability to take photos of
CargoM welcomes Quebec’s new maritime vision
MONTREAL – CargoM, the Logistics and Transportation Metropolitan Cluster of Montreal, enthusiastically welcomes Quebec’s new maritime vision Avantage Saint-Laurent. Announced yesterday by Chantal Rouleau, Minister for Transport and Minister Responsible for the Metropolis and the Montréal Region, in the presence of Jean Boulet, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister Responsible for the Mauricie Region, this new strategy