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Enjoy! The Spring Edition of Maritime Magazine (No. 108) is online

  Our spring 2023 edition highlights two features of strong interest to marine industry stakeholders across Canada and overseas plus a special analytical report by editor Leo Ryan in his First Watch column on a subject of critical interest: what the future holds for the world’s oceans. One feature consists of our annual review of

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Port of Vancouver reports 3% cargo decline in 2022

  Overall cargo volumes through the Port of Vancouver decreased by 3% in 2022, following a rebound in the second half of the year led by resource exports, Canada’s largest port announced. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s 2022 statistics, released today, show a total of 141.4 million metric tonnes (MMT) of goods moved through Port of Vancouver terminals in

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Clean Arctic Alliance condemns lack of compulsory measures to reduce black carbon shipping emissions in the Arctic

  After a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Pollution Prevention and Response committee closed at the end of last week (PPR10), the Clean Arctic Alliance denounced the IMO’s failure to progress compulsory measures to reduce black carbon emissions from international shipping on the Arctic. It called for national governments to urgently develop concrete proposals

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Port and City of Montreal join AIVP 2030 Agenda

  Meeting at the Canadian Embassy in Paris on an official mission, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) Martin Imbleau and Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante signed the Worldwide Network of Port Cities (AIVP) Agenda 2030. Through this commitment, the City of Montreal and the Port of Montreal strengthen their determination as a port city to jointly implement the United Nations Sustainable

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Viking Octantis launches Port of Québec cruise season

  The international cruise season began on April 25 at the Port of Québec with the arrival of Viking Cruises’ Viking Octantis. Port of Québec President and CEO Mario Girard marked the occasion by proudly awarding Captain Jorgen Cardestig the medal honouring the first cruise ship of the year to dock at the Port of

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Lower average vessel speeds to strengthen on container shipping market

  According to maritime consultancy Maritime Strategies International (MSI), the tendency for container carriers to slow vessel speeds to cut costs could strengthen under current global conditions. And recovery in the container shipping market will be overwhelmed by the flood of new vessels entering service. Data from the early months of this year have been

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Federal funding announcement on Montreal Contrecoeur project “a question of weeks”

  By Leo Ryan, Editor Maritime Magazine An announcement from Transport Minister Omar Alghabra outlining federal financial support for the Port of Montreal’s big Contrecoeur container terminal project is “a question of weeks, not months.” So indicated today Martin Imbleau, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, on the occasion of the port’s annual board

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