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The Port of Felixstowe, biggest shipping gateway in the UK, has been brought to a standstill by an eight-day strike launched Sunday by nearly 2000 dockers. The walk-out has forced carriers to divert vessels to already congested other hubs in Northern Europe. The supply chain impact is considerable, given the fact that Felixstowe handles some

Cargo shipments through the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway System continue to bounce back from a slow start, creating optimism for the second half of the 2022 shipping season. Overall cargo tonnage shipments (from March 22 to July 31) via the St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 15.7 million metric tons, still down 7.65% compared to

Due to what it described as “operational challenges” and “significant congestion” at Centerm container terminal in Vancouver, Maersk has alerted shippers of provisional changes in scheduled calls. They point to potential impacts on activities at other Pacific Northwest terminals in Vancouver, Prince Rupert, and Seattle. “We continue to face operational challenges at Centerm in Vancouver,”

France’s CMA CGM shipping line has deployed its first buoys aiding in the protection of endangered North Atlantic right whales from ships strikes along the U.S. East Coast. The carrier entered into a partnership in March with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) for the undertaking. With funding from CMA CGM, WHOI researchers sought to

The Virginia Port Authority has selected Skansa USA to redevelop approximately 72 acres of the 287-acre Portsmouth Marine Terminal for use as an offshore wind staging port. The $223 million project includes improving 1,500 feet of an existing 3,540-foot wharf. The redevelopment of the marine terminal supports the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project which

The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) announced it has reached an agreement in principle with Cross River Infrastructure Partners to develop a green hydrogen production facility at the northern New Brunswick port that will help meet provincial, federal and global goals of a transition to a clean energy future. This development agreement will support the Port

Statistics released today by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation confirm a declining traffic trend, with total cargo down 7.65% at 15.7 million tonnes in the period to end July. Dry bulk and liquid bulk were up respectively 5.5% and 20.9% but all other cargo categories were down, although there was a moderate increase of

Rankin Inlet, Nunavut – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, has announced new funding of more than $100 million for two separate Arctic initiatives that will expand the charting of Canadian Arctic waters. New funding of $84 million will enable the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) to continue their work