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Landmark United Nations treaty to protect marine diversity in high seas
Negotiators from more than 100 countries agreed over the weekend to complete a treaty to designate a large portion of the world oceans as protected areas for marine life. The deal was struck at UN Headquarters in New York, where tough negotiations on the draft treaty had been under way for the past two weeks. “This

On our Forum: Beating up ship operators…
By Michael Grey* We need the shipping industry more than ever – it’s essential to modern life, so why do so many different interests spend their days beating it up? It was a question that occurred to me when reading about the latest draft guidelines about measures to reduce the impact of underwater radiated noise,

CN reports record grain transport in February
Montreal – CN has announced that February 2023 was the best February ever for Western Canadian grain movement on CN’s network. The Company worked with its customers and supply chain partners to move more than 2.4 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada over the course of the month. This exceeds the previous

Port of Prince Rupert reaches milestone on Ridley Island Export Logistics Project
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced that the Ridley Island Export Logistics Project (RIELP) has reached a significant milestone with the receipt of its final determination of the Federal environmental effects evaluation review. The Federal Authorities have determined, in accordance with the requirements of Section 82 of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), that

LOGISTEC announces acquisition of Fednav’s terminal division for US$105 million
Montreal– LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Corporation, a leading North American marine and environmental services provider, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Canadian and U.S. marine terminal business of Fednav, including Federal Marine Terminals, Inc. and the logistics division, Fednav Direct (collectively, “FMT”), for a

Marine sector stakeholders denounce escalation of pilotage rates on U.S. Great Lakes
By Leo Ryan, Editor of Maritime Magazine Marine industry stakeholders in Canada and the United States have strongly condemned the “excessive escalation” of the pilotage rates set by the U.S. Coast Guard for oceangoing vessels transiting the American waters of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system during the 2023 navigation season. Effective in late

U.S. Great Lakes carriers investing $126million during annual winter repair cycle
The Cleveland-based Lake Carriers Association (LCA) reports that its member companies will invest over $126 million in their vessels at shipyards and facilities across the Great Lakes in the winter period prior to the opening of the 2023 St. Lawrence Seaway season in late March. U.S. shipping companies operating exclusively on the Great Lakes

Rhenus Logistics launches offshore project operations in Atlantic Canada
Germany-based Rhenus Logistics has announced the launch of operations in eastern Canada for the project logistics and offshore market with two new business sites located in Halifax and St. John’s. As a result, the global logistics specialist will operate in the strongly growing onshore and offshore markets in Canada. Rhenus will be primarily focussing