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Québec City – At a meeting held virtually due to COVID-19, the Québec Port Authority (QPA) unveiled today the results of the Port’s operations over the past year. Mario Girard, President and CEO of the QPA, presented the highlights of 2021 and pointed out the key role played by the Port of Québec, which had

Global carrier Maersk Line today warned its customers that congestion remains high at various world ports as new pandemic outbreaks impact the ability to move cargo. In North America, Maersk noted that vessels seeking to berth in Vancouver needed to wait 14 days on average while inbound ships to Prince Rupert were experiencing 10-day waits

NCB Group, the New York based cargo inspection company and the leading provider of transportation software are pleased to announce that Hapag-Lloyd, one of the leading liner shipping companies, have signed an agreement to adopt the Hazcheck Detect cargo screening tool to detect misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods in containerised shipments. The solution has been developed and will

SARNIA, ON – The Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) annual icebreaking season on the Great Lakes, which provides assistance to the shipping industry, is underway. Working in partnership with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) District 9, the CCG has two icebreakers assigned to the Great Lakes for the entire winter season: CCGS Griffon and CCGS Samuel Risley. These

Sept-Îles – Flying the Japanese flag, the M/V Frontier Harvest arriving from İskenderun, Turkey, was the first ship of 2022, with arrival at 12:22 p.m. on January 4 th. The ship was in ballast and will be leaving this week for Rotterdam, Netherlands with a cargo of 172,360 tonnes of iron ore pellets and concentrate

Conoship International Projects (CIP) of Groningen, The Netherlands, announced it has developed the design for a 3,600 dwt general cargo vessel, suitable for sea-river operations. Each vessel will measure 289 feet in length and have a hold capacity of over 180,000 cubic feet. The construction of this first series of six cargo vessels is planned

Trois-Rivières – The Federal St Laurent is the first vessel to call the Port of Trois-Rivières in 2022. Belonging to Canadian shipowner Fednav, the ship docked at the Port on January 6 at 5:48 am, after a 15-day crossing of the Atlantic. The vessel, with its 22 crew members of Indian nationality, left the port of Brake

Far from declining this year, ocean container carrier profits will increase again as the spreading Omicron variant hammers supply chains and higher freight rates are factored in, according to Drewry, the UK-based shipping consultancy. With another record for profitability expected to be confirmed by final results in the fourth quarter, Drewry has adjusted upwards its