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Canadian government acquires ferry to temporarily replace the MV Holiday Island
Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, has announced that the Government of Canada awarded a $38.56 million contract to Nye Fanafjord AS
Le gouvernement du Canada fait l’acquisition d’un traversier destiné à remplacer temporairement le NM Holiday Island
L’honorable Jean-Yves Duclos, ministre des Services publics et de l’Approvisionnement, a annoncé que le gouvernement du Canada avait attribué un contrat d’une valeur de $38.56 millions de dollars
Inauguration du centre de distribution réfrigéré du Groupe Robert à Varennes
Varennes, Québec – C’est seulement deux ans après avoir annoncé son ambitieux projet, que le Groupe Robert, en collaboration avec le ministre de l’Économie, de
Inauguration of innovative Groupe Robert refrigerated distribution centre
Varennes, QC – Only two years after announcing its ambitious project, Groupe Robert, in collaboration with Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, has
Wärtsilä introduces world-first 4-stroke engine-based ammonia solution
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. The new solution enables a significant advance
Québec invests $20M to improve infrastructure at the Port of Saguenay
Geneviève Guilbault, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Andrée Laforest, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region
North America LNG export capacity could more than double by 2027
Thanks to the addition of new LNG export terminals in Canada and Mexico together with the expansion of existing LNG capacity in the United
Montreal Port Authority joins the Pacte de l’Est
To mark the Sommet de l’Est, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announces that it has joined the Pacte de l’Est as part of the
Latest closing date in history of St. Lawrence Seaway
By Leo Ryan, Editor In an initiative that will delight shipping lines and various industry sectors, the St. Lawrence Seaway has announced its
Quebec’s Novarium partners with the Port of Barcelona on blue economy
Novarium, the Quebec-based innovation hub dedicated to the blue economy, is delighted to announce the creation of a strategic partnership with the Port of
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