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ACPA welcomes easing of travel restrictions for cruise passengers 

Ottawa – The Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) has welcomed the Government of Canada’s announcement of a further relaxation of COVID-19 travel restrictions. Effective April 1,  fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. This will ease the visitor experience for cruise passengers

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CP Rail set to halt operations Sunday if labor negotiations fail

CP Rail has issued a 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Rail Conference that it plans to lock out some 3,000 employees early Sunday if the union and the company are unable to come to a negotiated settlement or agree to binding arbitration. The Calgary-based railway said it tabled an offer Tuesday that was rejected  to

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Large module represents next phase for LNG Canada project in Kitimat 

  A critical piece of infrastructure more than 10 storeys high has arrived at the LNG Canada project site in Kitimat, B.C., in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation, marking another phase in construction activities at Canada’s first major liquified natural gas facility. Measuring 35 metres in height and weighing 4,618 metric tonnes, the

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UN agency assesses Ukraine War’s Impact on Trade and Development 

UNCTAD’s rapid assessment of the war’s impact beyond the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine shows a rapidly worsening outlook for the world economy, with the situation especially alarming for least developed countries, according to a special report released today by the UN agency. An UNCTAD rapid assessment of the war in Ukraine’s impact on trade and

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On our Forum: Memories of Odessa… as Russian attack nears

By Michael Grey “They are lovely people who are going through hell”. It was a surveyor from DNV, who we happened to meet at Odessa airport, as we clutched our cardboard exit documents in the queue for what served as a departure lounge, whose words came back to me this week. It was a freezing

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Hundreds of seafarers caught in Ukraine crossfire

Human Rights at Sea has closely monitored events in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov unfold with increasing concern. The war between Russia and Ukraine has critical implications for seafarers.  A statement supported by Human Rights at Sea and InterManager expresses “a number of concerns that we call upon the IMO to address in

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Canadian & U.S. coast guards recommit partnership in Great Lakes

Montréal, Quebec – The Canadian and United States coast guards share a long history of collaboration on the Great Lakes. These inland waters are vital to both countries’ economies, with approximately 34 million people living in and around the Great Lakes basin on both sides of the border. Keeping these waters clean and safe from threats

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