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Port of Vancouver posts small cargo decline in 2019
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced that overall cargo through the port was 144 million metric tonnes in 2019, down 2% from the 2018 record

Ottawa unveils 2020 North Atlantic right whale protection measures
Canada’s federal government today announced enhanced 2020 measures designed to reduce the risks to North Atlantic right whales from interactions with vessels and fishing gear

Industry executives seek high water solution to protect Seaway trade corridor
Ottawa, ON – Marine shipping executives are calling on government officials to protect the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway trade corridor by working with stakeholders to

IMO working group recommends ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping
In a landmark decision reached at the end of last week in London, a working group of the International Maritime Organization has recommended a global

ACL diverts calls from Halifax
With Indigenous rail blockades on the CN network entering a third week, the cascading effect on cargo flows at the Port of Halifax has prompted

DP World returning to private ownership
DP World, the Nasdaq Dubai-listed company that includes terminals in three Canadian ports amongst extensive operations in 40 countries has announced a return to private

CN rail blockades increasingly hitting Port of Montréal cargo flows
There appears to be no immediate threat that the two-week long Indigenous blockades that have crippled much of the CN Rail network across Canada will

Mounting impact of CN Rail blockades on ports of Montreal and Vancouver
As blockades paralyzing virtually the entire CN Rail network by indigenous groups opposed to a large pipeline project in British Columbia entered an 11th day,

Suzanne Paquin of NEAS slams projected Transport Canada support for HFO ban in Arctic Shipping
According to a report by Radio Canada International (RCI),Canada will support a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil by ships plying Arctic waters

Canadian ports feel impact of Indigenous blockades on CN Rail network
Canadian ports are becoming increasingly concerned after CN shut down Thursday most of its freight and passenger networks, notably in eastern Canada as Indigenous blockades
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Montreal, a hub of excellence in intelligent transport and logistics (Forum)
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Port of London Pilot, Ms. Ivana Carrioni-Burnett, shares a new personal insight during the COVID-19 crisis (Forum)
Photo : Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett 10 August 2020 by Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett London. UK. Reporting for Human Rights at Sea , Port of London Authority Pilot, Ms.
