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Escalating exports at Port of Montreal
Despite the economic slowdown, Canadian export companies are managing to maintain a level of activity higher than last year, according to an analysis of Port of Montreal traffic for the first quarter of 2023. Total cargo for Q1 amounted to 8.2 million tonnes, representing a 5.2% increase from a year ago. Container traffic declined

ArcelorMittal first mining company in Quebec to transport workers on electric buses
Fermont, QC – ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. has reached another milestone in its energy transition by becoming the first mining company in Québec and the first company on the North Shore to use electric buses to transport its workers. The eight buses that will be used by ArcelorMittal were manufactured in Saint-Jérôme by the

CN, UP, and GMXT announce continental intermodal service
CN, Union Pacific Railroad and GMXT have announced the creation of Falcon Premium intermodal service, a best-in-class Mexico-US-Canada service with a seamless rail connection in Chicago, Illinois. The service will directly connect all CN origin points within Canada and Detroit, Michigan to GMXT terminals in Mexico: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, and Silao, Guanajuato. This service

Two dozen shipping companies take part in California speed reduction program to protect whales
Twenty three shipping companies, including Canada’s CSL Group, participated in Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies vessel speed reduction program in 2022, contributing to cleaner air, safer whales, and a quieter ocean. Companies are recognized for their vessels transiting at ten knots or less in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Southern California region. The

The Ports of Singapore, Los Angeles and Long Beach establishing green shipping corridor
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles, with the support of C40 Cities, signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between Singapore and the San Pedro Bay ports complex to support the decarbonization of the maritime industry and

Canada West Foundation sees RBT2 as important factor for future Indo-Pacific trade
Calgary – The Canada West Foundation (CWF) has welcomed the federal government’s approval last Thursday of the Port of Vancouver’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion. This decision sends a much-needed positive signal to global markets that Canada can build the infrastructure needed to enable trade, the CWF declared. “The federal government’s Indo-Pacific Strategy recognizes

BC government partners with Port of Prince Rupert for cleaner, greener trade
The British Columbia government announced it is expanding the Integrated Marketplace initiative to the Port of Prince Rupert to reduce emissions and create economic opportunities through local innovation that will help create the greenest port in Canada. As a key action in the StrongerBC Economic Plan, the Integrated Marketplace initiative matches local innovators with

Federal government approves controversial mega container terminal project of Port of Vancouver
By Leo Ryan, Editor Maritime Magazine The Canadian government has given the green light to a controversial massive new container terminal project at Roberts Bank in the Port of Vancouver, but with several hundred severe legally-binding conditions to protect the environment. The announcement on April 20 ended a prolonged period of federal environmental assessment