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Mid-year trade volumes at Port of Vancouver highlight container recovery

Cargo volumes at the Port of Vancouver were steady in the first half of 2024, decreasing less than 1% compared to the same period a year ago, as record international trade was offset by lower volumes of domestic goods.  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s 2024 mid-year statistics show port operators and supply chain partners moved […]

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Port of Montreal reports first operational impacts of partial strike

At the end of the first day of the partial strike at the Port of Montreal, which took place yesterday, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) revealed the first operational impacts. While the ongoing work stoppage at the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals is paralyzing 40% of total container handling capacity, APM is seeing an accumulation of

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Massive strike paralyzes US East and Gulf coast ports

Following months of warnings, the International Longshore Association (ILA) today launched its first strike since 1977, shutting down operations at all East and Gulf coast ports which account for more than half of US maritime trade. The powerful union’s 45,000 members began walking out at midnight at 36 ports from Texas to Maine. “The ILA

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Partial strike paralyzes two Montreal container terminals

A three-day partial strike by longshoremen began today at the Port of Montreal, shutting down two of the port’s five container terminals. However,  it was business as usual at all other terminals in Eastern Canada’s largest container gateway. The Viau and Maisonneuve terminals operated by Termont were targeted on several specific issues by the longshore

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Montreal docker union threatens strike starting Monday at Termont’s two terminals

The union representing 1,150 longshore workers at the Port of Montreal today announced that a three-day strike would begin as of 7 a.m. Monday and last until Thursday at Termont’s two terminals – unless, in the meantime, the employer immediately addressed several key issues. At a press conference, union advisor Michel Murray alleged that Termont

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Blair McKeil awarded Samuel Cunard Prize for Vision, Courage and Creativity

The Eighth Annual Samuel Cunard Prize for Vision, Courage, and Creativity was awarded to Blair McKeil on Wednesday, September 25, onboard Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2. To celebrate this honor, Mr. McKeil was joined by local dignitaries, leaders from the maritime community, and officers from Queen Mary 2, which was docked in Halifax, Nova Scotia.  The Samuel Cunard Prize was created in 2015 by Cunard, the

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BBC HOUSTON christened in the port of Houston

MV BBC HOUSTON, the second newbuilding of a series of fifteen 13,000DWT “LakerMax”-multipurpose triple deckers, has been festively christened in the port of Houston. The Champagne bottle broke on the first attempt, after godmother Daniela Pena Kopfensteiner traditionally wished the vessel “fair winds and following seas” in a ceremony held Monday at the Manchester Terminal

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Café William announces first voyage to Canada of largest wind-powered sail cargo ship

Sherbrooke, Quebec – Café William, a Canadian company whose passion for good coffee extends beyond the cup, has announced the inaugural voyage of the Anemos, a new sailing cargo ship transporting the equivalent of 50 shipping containers of green coffee beans, including those from the ANEI cooperative in Colombia, to Québec. The cargo sailboat is

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