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While touring the Merseyside facilities late last week of Cammell Laird, Britain’s biggest shipyard, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to secure the long-term future of shipbuilding in the UK. Accompanied by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, he said the government has lined up US$5.2 billion in funding to deliver more than 150 naval and civil

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, announced its partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to increase right whale detection efforts along the U.S. East Coast. With funding from CMA CGM, WHOI researchers will assemble and deploy two, near real-time passive acoustic monitoring buoys off the coast of Norfolk, Va., and Savannah,

St. Catharines, ON – Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine have announced an increased investment in their global short sea shipping joint ventures, NovaAlgoma, by acquiring three cement carriers from KGJ Cement in Northern Europe and two handy-size bulk carriers from Swire Bulk Holdings Pte. Ltd. of Singapore. The vessels will be strong additions to

Shippers are frontloading cargo onto Canadian Pacific Railroad ahead of a possible labor strike or lockout beginning March 16, causing delays on the intermodal network in recent weeks as a growing number of containers are rolled, according to a report by the JOC.COM news platform. While prior standoffs between Canadian railroads and the Teamsters Union

After experiencing engine problems earlier this week, the MSC Kim containership is adrift off the west coast of Newfoundland, the Canadian Coast Guard indicated. No injuries or pollution incidents have been reported. The 4254-TEU vessel was bound for the Port of Montreal. According to latest reports, Irving-owned Atlantic Towing’s Atlantic Kingfisher has reached the ship

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited has announced that, working with Kansas City Southern on an interline basis, it has successfully launched the first dedicated international intermodal train between the port of Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico and the U.S. Midwest. This first Lázaro Cárdenas to Chicago train was born out of the need to avoid excessive delays due to the

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalating in intensity, the Mission to Seafarers has announced increased relief efforts for crew members in highly difficult situations. At the same time, Rev. Canon Andrew Wright, Secretary General of the Mission, stated that his chaplains in many ports have observed “tremendous anxiety and stress” among Russian and Ukrainian