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New Zealand to phase out livestock exports
New Zealand’s agriculture minister Damien O’Connor announced the country will cease the export of livestock by sea following a transition period of up to two years. “At the heart of our decision is upholding New Zealand’s reputation for high standards of animal welfare. We must stay ahead of the curve in a world where
Quebec business community seeks immediate Ottawa intervention in Montreal port conflict
MONTRÉAL – The Association du camionnage du Québec, the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal (CCMM), the Conseil du patronat du Québec (CPQ), the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ), the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), and the Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Québec (MEQ) are extremely concerned about the impact of weeks of uncertainty at the Port of Montreal. Now that a strike
Joint letter urges the UK to establish international seafarer vaccination hub
Nautilus International and the UK Chamber of Shipping have urged Maritime Minister Robert Courts MP to support establishing the UK as an international seafarer vaccination hub, where seafarers of all nationalities can access Covid-19 vaccines while their vessels are in ports around the UK. In a joint letter to the minister, Nautilus general secretary
A word from the president on the labour dispute at the Port of Montreal
The Port of Montreal: a part-time public service with significantly reduced capacity Created to cost-effectively meet the needs of importers and exporters, the Port of Montreal is a strategic infrastructure serving millions of Quebecers and other Canadians. Every year, $100 billion worth of goods pass through our facilities. That’s close to $275 million a day! That cargo includes goods that go to families in the
Montreal dockers launch partial strike at Port of Montreal
By Leo Ryan In a move strongly regretted by maritime employers , the union representing 1,125 longshoremen at the Port of Montreal announced that its members will cease working overtime indefinitely as of tomorrow. The decision plunging Canada’s second largest port into revived turmoil and provoking more cargo diversions followed the statement on Saturday
Ever Given still stuck in Suez Canal (in French)
Le porte-conteneurs Ever Given est toujours ancré dans le Great Bitter Lake en Égypte, des semaines après que les sauveteurs l’ont libérée des rives du canal de Suez – et il ne partira peut-être pas de sitôt. Le haut responsable de l’Autorité du canal de Suez (SCA) a déclaré la semaine dernière à une
SC Ports opens state-of-the-art container terminal
CHARLESTON, SC— South Carolina Ports made history on April 9 welcoming the first vessel to the Hugh K. Leatherman Terminal, marking the first container terminal to open in the U.S. since 2009. Operations launched March 30 with the arrival of the first container, followed by the first ship arrival today with Hapag Lloyd’s Yorktown
CMA CGM flirts with biomethane.
The French container line giant announced Thursday that it would invest in 12,000 tonnes of guaranteed-of-origin biomethane, enough to power two 1,400-teu LNG-fueled ships for an entire year on the Balt3 line in the north of France. Europe between Saint Petersburg and Rotterdam. Biomethane is a renewable green gas produced, among other things, from