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  Vancouver – It was a momentous day for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) when a keel laying ceremony was held on November 25 for the future Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV), being built at Seaspan’s Vancouver shipyard.Traditionally, a keel laying marks the beginning of the construction of a ship, with the laying of the

  For three months in succession, the Port of New York and New Jersey has been the busiest container port in the United States, overtaking the giant complex on the West Coast of Los Angeles and Long Beach as evidence grows of shifting transportation patterns. NY/NJ handled 18.9% more boxes in October 2022 over pre-pandemic

  Montreal – The CSL Group has announced that former CSL President and CEO, and current Board member, Rod Jones, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday evening, during the International Bulk Journal (“IBJ”) Awards in Rotterdam, Netherlands.“Respected throughout the global marine transportation industry, Rod Jones stands out as an inclusive, accessible and modern leader

  After over two years of rising rates and overstretched capacity, the rapidly cooling ocean freight market looks set for an “extremely challenging” 2023, according to Xeneta. The Oslo-based market intelligence platform.An in-depth analysis of the latest real-time ocean and air freight rates, combined with expert trend forecasts, suggests that ocean cargo volumes could fall

  After just over two years of a supply chain nightmare driven by a pandemic-fueled import boom, the container ship backup for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the biggest port complex in the United States – has officially ended. “After 25 months, and with concurrence of the Ports of Los Angeles

  Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), a division of The CSL Group, announced that its latest newbuild self-unloading vessel, MV Nukumi, was named Bulk Ship of the Year 2022 last Monday evening at the prestigious International Bulk Journal (“IBJ”) Awards in Rotterdam, Netherlands.Presented to the year’s most outstanding bulk ship or newly built vessel, the award recognizes the many

  It would be a world first. UK-based developer Centre Port Holdings has announced plans to build a container terminal powered by tidal energy, with a 2028 target date. With a capacity of up to 4 million TEUs, the facility would be located at the entrance to The Wash, a large bay on England’s central

  Montreal – ArcelorMittal Mining Canada GP announced that it has won an EnviroLys Award in the ICI+ Green Project category for the use of pyrolytic oil at its Port-Cartier plant. The EnviroLys Awards recognize the private expertise of the green economy, the entrepreneurship and the innovation of the builders of the environmental services industry. They are