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  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the adoption of the landmark High Seas Treaty by the United Nations. This follows the significant breakthrough in March 2023 when nearly 200 states took part in the discussions and came to an agreement in finalising the text of the High Seas Treaty. Once ratified by

  By Julie Gedeon Seattle – Green Marine welcomed more than 300 delegates to its annual conference in Seattle from June 12 to 15 – a sell-out crowd for a second consecutive year. David Bolduc, Green Marine’s president, welcomed GreenTech 2023 attendees with news about the membership increasing five-fold since the organization’s launch 15 years

  St. Catharines, ON – Algoma Central Corporation today announced it has placed an order with Hyundai Mipo Shipyard in South Korea to build two 37,000 DWT ice class product tanker vessels for a total investment of $127 million CAD. These new ships will be entered on long-term time charters to Irving Oil under Canadian

  Québec – In January 2025, for the first time ever, an international cruise ship will sail the waters of the Saint Lawrence in heart of winter. Le Commandant Charcot from PONANT, with some 200 winter activity enthusiasts aboard, will make four 12-night sailings between late January and early March 2025. Several Saint Lawrence member

  The World Bank has added its voice to various countries and organizations backing a potential carbon tax on international shipping. The proposal comes ahead of the July meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London. A key area of discussion is climate change, with shipping accounting

  The Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) held its Annual General Meeting on June 15, highlighting the results for 2022 and the Port’s 140th anniversary. Over the past year, the Port welcomed 242 vessels and reported record cargo traffic of 4.3 million metric tonnes (MMT), bringing net earnings to $4.35 million.  “We would first like to

  Vancouver— Labour, community, and environmental groups have come together in a united front against the controversial Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) expansion project recently approved by the federal government. They staged a press conference yesterday to underline their concerns over detrimental impacts on wildlife, the environment and job security. The federal government on April

  The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have concluded a tentative agreement for a new six-year contract that covers 22,000 workers at all 29 ports on the U.S. West Coast. The deal announced late Wednesday must be ratified before becoming official. It ends more than a year of uncertainty