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  APM Terminals and DP World have announced an initiative to accelerate decarbonisation of the world’s terminals through the widespread electrification of container handling equipment (CHE). The initiative is grounded in research showing the tipping point for battery-electric CHE can be reached within the next 2-8 years with the right actions from industry stakeholders. The

  LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Corporation, has won won the 2023 Environment Award at the International Heavy Lift Awards Ceremony in London, England. This prestigious award recognizes LOGISTEC’s environmental performance, providing safe, reliable and sustainable cargo handling services at 60 ports and 90 terminals across North America. “We believe in actively contributing to a sustainable

  A coalition of Canada’s leading maritime associations today urged the Canadian government “to use all the means at its disposal” to end the strike launched Sunday by Canadian workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway. “The St. Lawrence Seaway is the linchpin of our Canadian and American supply chains, ensuring vital fluidity,” indicated an open

  By Leo Ryan, Editor The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA), which represents 15 ports, today issued a blistering statement qualifying as “an outrage” what it called the “casual pace” allegedly displayed by the parties and the Canadian government” in addressing the resolution of a strike launched Sunday by 360 unionized Canadian employees on

  By Leo Ryan, Editor On the third day of a strike by 360 Canadian workers paralyzing the St. Lawrence Seaway, representatives of the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and of the Unifor union have agreed to accept a federal government notice to renew mediated negotiations Friday morning in Toronto.  But in a telephone

  Oceana has released a new report finding that most boats are speeding through slow zones designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 340 remain. Oceana analyzed boat speeds from November 2020 through July 2022 in slow zones established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along the U.S. East

  By Leo Ryan, Editor As this iconic historical photo shows, the beautiful tranquil town of Lanoraie, 60 kilometres northeast of Montreal, once had a great many visitors at anchor in the facing waters of the mighty St. Lawrence River. The vessels were among the more than 300 that were idled between June 21 and