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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
World’s largest LNG bunkering vessel launched in China
London – The world’s largest dual-purpose, LNG supply and bunkering vessel Avenir Allegiance was launched at Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard Co. Ltd., China, on 27 January. Due for delivery from CIMC Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering Co. (CIMC SOE) in the third quarter of 2021, this will be the first 20,000cbm vessel to join the fleet of
New partnership announced at Davos to accelerate shipping decarbonization
Geneva, Switzerland – The Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), a new coalition formed to accelerate the decarbonization of global industries representing 30% of global emissions, was launched yesterday at the Davos Agenda. The MPP brings together over 400 companies, along with their customers, suppliers, bankers, shareholders, and regulators, to build pathways to net-zero. Run by
Steady as she goes at the Port of Trois-Rivières
In 2020, the Port of Trois-Rivières recorded a volume of goods handled totalling 3.3 million metric tonnes (MMT). Although this is down from the record year of 2019, it is in line with the average of the last five years and with the forecasts made by the Port of Trois-Rivières. Thus, the 2.9 MMT