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According to the latest piracy report of the ICC International Maritime Bureau, global incidents of piracy fell in the first half of the year to the lowest reported level in nearly 30 years. The report referred to ‘cautious’ gains in the Gulf of Guinea, where 12 incidents were reported. The report details a total of

Canada’s federal government has announced $4.4 million in funding, under the National Trade Corridors Fund, for a study to understand the current and future conditions of permafrost along the Hudson Bay Railway corridor – a decision welcomed by the Arctic Gateway Group. The railway represents a vital link for people and cargo in the port/city of

Ottawa -The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Mike Kelloway, on behalf of the Honourable Joyce Murray, joined representatives from Argentina, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Morocco, South Africa, the European Union and the United States to sign the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA) Declaration, confirming Canada’s commitment to advancing cooperative ocean science. Together with its domestic and

According to a report released by the International Transport Forum, an independent body within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), government regulators must extend their reach much deeper into container shipping to ensure fair competition. “Governments should build up their capacity to monitor competition in maritime transport,” said in a 2022 report entitled

To meet the growing enthusiasm for Québec City as a cruise destination, the Port of Québec now has a modern terminal as welcoming as the city itself. The official inauguration of Terminal 30 by Mario Girard, President and CEO of the Québec Port Authority, was attended by Chantal Rouleau, Minister for Transport, Minister Responsible for

DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has signed an agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, a leading worldwide liner shipping company, for the use of advanced biofuels. As an initial step, Hapag-Lloyd will ship 18,000 TEU of DHL’s volume using advanced biofuels, which is equivalent to a reduction of 14,000

MSC subsidiary Terminal Investment Limited (TiL), the sole shareholder of the TPO/TNMSC container terminals at Le Havre, has announced a major investment programme that will strengthen the port’s role as a gateway to North-western Europe. This €700 million investment will lead to the creation over the next six years of 900 jobs for dockers and 200 for maintenance workers. It will also prepare the

Thunder Bay port activity was up during the month of June compared to the same period last year.  It was a strong month for potash and general cargo shipments, while grain volumes had a modest rebound, the port reported. Shipments of potash continued at a strong pace.  Ocean-going vessels exported more than 150,000 metric tons