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World Shipping Council seeks overhaul of IMO ‘green’ directives

The World Shipping Council, whose members operate 90% of global container carrying capacity, has urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to revisit its greenhouse gas emission regulations. The WSC wants the directives to be overhauled so that all carriers are working off the same rulebook while making costly changes needed to cut emissions significantly. Achieving

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QSL wins prestigious Occupational Health and Safety Award 

Québec – QSL, a world-class company specializing in port terminal operations, stevedoring, marine services, logistics and transportation across North America, is proud to have been recognized for the excellence of its occupational health and safety practices during the most prestigious business competition in Quebec, Les Mercuriades. QSL’s “near miss” disclosure campaign stood out among cutting-edge

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Sanexen selected for major waste management project in northern Québec

Montréal – SANEXEN Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Corporation, in collaboration with its affiliate Avataani Environmental Services Inc, has been awarded a two-year contract by the Kativik Regional Government to revalorize an estimated 4,000 tonnes of metallic residual materials from the Northern community of Kangirsuk. This project is part of Nunavik’s major Residual Materials

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Port Saint John underlines commitment to decarbonization

Port Saint John has demonstrated its commitment to tackling climate change by being among the first two companies to receive Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from Saint John Energy.   RECs are internationally recognized certificates designed to help energy buyers achieve net-zero goals by certifying that they are buying electricity from a renewable source. The renewable energy will

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Drewry sees no stable container shipping market before 2023 

Lengthy delays and high freight rates in container shipping will not subside until at least 2023, according to a revised forecast by the Drewry consultancy, citing the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and a new Covid-19 wave in China. Simon Heaney, Drewry’s senior manager of container research said that carriers’ ability to charge

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Port of Montreal reports positive 2021 results

Montreal – This morning, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) Martin Imbleau and Chairman of the Board Marie-Claude Boisvert presented the Port of Montreal’s 2021 operating results at the annual meeting. The meeting was held in hybrid format at the MPA head office. Despite the challenges and crises that marked

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The first hybrid ro-ro vessel delivered to Finnlines

The first vessel of Finnlines’ EUR 500 million Newbuilding Programme, the hybrid ro-ro vessel Finneco I, was delivered on 28 April 2022. The concept planning started in 2018 and the target was to create the most environmentally friendly vessel which had ever operated in the Baltic Sea. The order for three ro-ro vessels was signed

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