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Hapag-Lloyd acquires big Chile-based group for about $1 billion

  Hapag-Lloyd AG and SM SAAM S.A. signed a binding agreement today under which Hapag-Lloyd will acquire 100 % of the shares of SAAM Ports S.A. and SAAM Logistics S.A. and thereby the entire company’s terminal business and associated logistics services. The contracting parties agreed upon a price of around USD 1 billion, which also

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CCG announces important steps to reduce emissions

  Ottawa – Reducing carbon emissions is one of the most important ways Canada and Canadians can fight against climate change. In line with the Government of Canada’s 2030 and 2050 commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is pursuing tangible decarbonization efforts. Today, CCG announced important steps in reducing its emission

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New Coast Guard icebreaker named CCGS Judy Lamarsh

  Prescott, ON – Ensuring that Canadian Coast Guard personnel have the equipment they need to keep Canada’s waterways navigable is a key priority for the Canadian Coast Guard. The Canadian Coast Guard recently purchased a light icebreaker that will supplement its operations in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, and Atlantic regions. Today, the Parliamentary Secretary

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Canadian railways to help Ukraine restore railway infrastructure

  Canada will lend a hand in rebuilding Ukraine’s railway system, confirmed the Ukraine  Ministry of Infrastructure in a report published by the Kviv Post. Six thousand kilometres of railway tracks have been wrecked (or Ukraine has lost control of them) since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, along with fifty bridges and dozens

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Candela electric hydrofoil ferries could unlock the potential of Seattle’s waterways

    The Candela P-12 Shuttle dubbed the world’s fastest all-electric passenger ship will hit the water in 2023, flying passengers at a service speed of 30 mph without wake, noise, exhaust fumes or CO2 emissions. During the Interferry Conference on October 1-5, Candela will showcase its unique technology that can speed up Seattle’s ferry rides dramatically.The

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EverWind and Svitzer developing Canada’s first green tug

  Halifax— EverWind Fuels Company, a private developer of green hydrogen and ammonia production in Nova Scotia, and Svitzer, a leading global towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, have announced a Memorandum of Understanding to deploy one of the world’s first green fuel powered commercial tug vessels in the Canso Strait in Nova Scotia.

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Ports of Halifax and Hamburg working to decarbonise shipping corridor

    The Halifax Port Authority and Hamburg Port Authority are working to decarbonise the shipping corridor between Halifax, on Canada’s east coast, and Hamburg, along Germany’s northwest coast. A Memorandum of Understanding between the Halifax Port Authority and the Hamburg Port Authority is now in effect, signed in Hamburg on September 29, 2022, by

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