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In the latest decision to counter the previous Biden government’s support of the wind and solar industries, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has ordered Ørsted’s $1.5 billion Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island to halt all offshore activities, which were 80% complete with 45 of […]

The Canadian Marine Careers Foundation (CMCF) will host the second annual Imagine Marine Conference on October 7–8, 2025, at Ottawa’s Rogers Centre (formerly the Shaw Centre), with the theme Solutions & Actions: Building Our Future Marine Workforce. This event unites education leaders, vessel operators, ports, shipyards, government representatives, workforce experts, unions, and industry suppliers to

Two First Nations have formed a partnership with a transportation company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal whose chief objective would be to ship critical minerals such as copper concentrate to markets from sources including Newmont’s Brucejack and Red Chris mines in Nisga’a and Tahltan territories. The port is situated on the Portland Canal

MV Tamarack arrived at the Port of Montreal on August 22, completing her maiden transatlantic voyage and marking a major milestone in North American shipping. Owned by Eureka Shipping, a joint venture between CSL and SMT Shipping, the state-of-the-art vessel is the first newly built cement carrier to enter service in the Great Lakes in two decades. Delivered on

Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) and Fednav Limited  have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore strengthening Canada’s Arctic trade corridor through the Port of Churchill. This collaboration announced on August 22 will rely on Fednav’s deep expertise in Arctic marine operations and AGG’s established trade and transportation infrastructure. Informed by AGG’s commitment to Indigenous

This year has been especially “turbulent” for many industries and for the management team of Maritime Magazine amid new major global challenges ignited by the Trump Administration’s trade war. So, for a short holiday period between August 11 and August 22 there will be a “pause” in the daily Newsletter and topical reports on our

With new tariffs putting pressure on international trade, import cargo volume at the leading U.S.  container ports is tentatively expected to end 2025 5.6% below 2024’s volume, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “While this forecast is still preliminary, it shows the impact the tariffs

In a new campaign, Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has formally warned 64 global shipowners, without identifying them, that they face being attacked if their vessels call at Israeli ports.  What was described as “pre‑penalty” warnings accused the targeted shipowners of violating a self-proclaimed blockade of Israeli ports, affirming that these fleets are now “prohibited from

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) inaugurated a new Regional Presence Office (RPO) in Suva, Fiji, marking a milestone for regional maritime cooperation and capacity development in the Pacific.  The Regional Presence Office, hosted by the Government of Fiji and initially based at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) buildings, will support Pacific nations with

Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has signed a Master Service Agreement (MSA) with BC-based Tri-Metal Fabricators (TMF) to supply more than 80,000 fabricated parts for Canada’s new heavy polar icebreaker. The agreement includes an initial confirmed demand for more than 26,000 “build-to-print” parts over two years, which are precision-fabricated components that will support outfitting and structural work