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Ottawa – The Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, today announced Canada will host the 12th Our Ocean Conference (OOC) Spring 2027, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Drawing on commitments made in A Force of Nature: Canada’s Strategy to Protect Nature, hosting OOC 2027 supports Canada’s efforts to build a sustainable ocean economy, grow stronger fisheries, protect up […]

St. Lawrence Ship Operators convened a roundtable discussion on June 3 at the residence of the U.S. Consul General in Québec City, bringing together U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra and Consul General Anne Dudte. This exclusive meeting, organized in partnership with the U.S. Consulate General in Québec City, brought together senior executives of leading

Import volumes at major U.S. container ports are expected to see a skewed year-over-year bump again this month in anticipation of more tariffs and rising fuel prices but then remain below last year’s levels into the fall, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “We expect to

To mark World Ocean Day on 8 June, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling on its 176 Member States and the global shipping industry to step up implementation of measures to protect the marine environment.  In a video message for World Oceans Day, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said:   “At IMO, we take our responsibility to protect

Aecon Group Inc. and Arctic Gateway Group, an Indigenous and community-owned business, announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a collaboration framework to explore strengthening Canada’s northern trade corridor and Arctic sovereignty through infrastructure advancement related to the Port of Churchill in Manitoba. Under the MOU, Aecon and AGG will collaborate to

The Board of Directors of Port of Antwerp-Bruges has appointed Rob Smeets as CEO of the Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority for a six-year term. He succeeds Jacques Vandermeiren, who announced on 14 April 2026 that he would be stepping down as CEO. The appointment follows a selection process carried out over recent weeks, during which a

CN announced today it has entered into a transportation agreement with BHP to support the movement of potash from the Jansen Potash Mine in Saskatchewan to export terminals on Canada’s West Coast, helping connect one of the world’s largest new potash developments to global markets. The agreement leverages CN’s nearly 20,000-mile rail network to connect

Since it began operating in August 2023, the Ukrainian maritime corridor has transported 200 million tons of cargo, of which 118 million tons is Ukrainian grain, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration – Minister for Communities and Territories Development Oleksiy Kuleba reported on social media. According Deputy Prime Minister Kuleba, since the beginning of this year

Transform the industrial and port area into an innovative industrial campus, integrated into its natural environment and capable of driving economic diversification in the region, across Quebec and throughout Canada: this was the ambitious vision unveiled by the Port of Saguenay team at its Annual General Meeting. The result of a process involving numerous experts

CSL took delivery on May 29 of MV CSL Kuleana from YAMIC Shipyard, marking the latest milestone in the renewal of the CSL International Pool fleet. The vessel has now departed on her maiden voyage. CSL Kuleana is the fourth in a series of five Kamsarmax newbuilds developed with our Pool partner. The newbuild program is reshaping the