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In the fall of 2025, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will begin paying off the Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs). The Kingston-class warships were built and launched in the 1990s and are now at the end of their service life. The retirement of these vessels is a necessary step towards the modernization of Canada’s

As the 2025 marine shipping season has progressed, grain traffic has remained the dominant story of the year per statistics reported by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, notes the Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC). As of the end of June, total traffic had reached approximately 12.7 million tonnes, representing an increase of approximately 4% year

Poland’s Port of Gdańsk on the Baltic Sea reported “very good results” in cargo volumes handled in the first half of 2025, with growth in bulk and containerized cargo. Over 38.3 million tonnes of cargo passed through the quays, an increase of 0.4% compared to the same period last year. Liquid fuels continue to account

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has celebrated the historic reflagging of CMA CGM Phoenix as the largest U.S.-flagged commercial container ship, affirming it advances President Trump’s Executive Order on Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance. The in-port flag change ceremony took place at the Port of Charleston, with the Acting Administrator of MARAD Sang

In 2024, more than 142 million metric tonnes of cargo moved through the GLSLW shipping corridor, according to a special report – the only data source of its kind – compiled by the Chamber of Marine Commerce. The Canadian fleet moved approximately 60 million metric tonnes, accounting for 42 percent of all tonnage, while the

In the first six months of 2025, the total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 137.2 million tonnes, a decrease of 4.3% compared to the same period last year, the port reported. While container and RoRo traffic saw growth, both dry and liquid bulk volumes declined. Congestion at terminals, driven by a mix of logistical

Gore Bay, ON -The Manitoulin Group of Companies has announced its acquisition of Martin Roy Transport (MRT), enhancing operations in Quebec and Ontario, effective July 18, 2025.  Founded in 1998 by Martin Roy and his mother, Claire, MRT is a well-established transportation company based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The company operates terminal facilities in Val-d’Or, Dorval,

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Wallenius Wilhelmsen announce the completion of the terminal upgrades as part of the Annacis Auto Terminal Optimization Project in Delta, British Columbia. Construction, which began in 2022, involved consolidating two existing automobile terminals—Annacis Auto Terminal and Richmond Auto Terminal—into a single facility at the Annacis Auto Terminal.   The

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam decreased by 4.1% in the first half of 2025 at 211 million tons, Europe’s biggest port announced. The largest decline was in dry bulk (-8.9%) and liquid bulk (-5.3%) segments. Container throughput showed growth of 2.7% in TEUs. In terms of tonnage, the container segment showed a decline of