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Joshua Juel The Government of Canada introduced the Building Canada Strong Act yesterday to facilitate supply chain strength across the nation. The Chamber of Marine Commerce appreciates the sustained focused on enhancing transportation links demonstrated by the Federal Government, as this legislation follows other important initiatives by this government, like the creation of the $5 Billion Trade […]

The Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) said today it welcomed the introduction of Bill C-39 and broadly supports its objectives to strengthen Canada’s trade and transportation system, improve supply chain resilience and enhance Canada’s competitiveness as a trading nation. The legislation includes a number of promising measures, including improved trade corridor coordination, more streamlined

Singapore – Five years after the launch of the Delivering on Seafarers’ Rights Code of Conduct, a growing number of shipping companies are demonstrating real change in seafarer welfare. However, across the industry as a whole, welfare improvements are not always reaching many seafarers, according to a new progress report published today by the Sustainable

The latest report from the Canadian Coast Guard indicates that salvage teams have scrapped and removed over 5,700 tonnes of the total 10,700 tonnes weight of the containership MSC Baltic lll which had run aground on February 15, 2025 in Wild Cove, west of Lark Harbour after losing power. Crews successfully cut away and pulled

Chicago – The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) today unveiled the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Sustainable Agriculture Action Agenda, a sweeping regional framework designed to elevate coordination, unify monitoring efforts, accelerate the exchange of knowledge, and unlock new opportunities for collective action. The release of the Action Agenda marks a major milestone

Nantes-based NEOLINE and CMA CGM announced that Neoliner Origin completed her first call at PSA Zeebrugge on Monday, 21 September 2026. The call marked both the vessel’s first visit to Belgium and the addition of Zeebrugge to NEOLINE’s regular transatlantic service. The new port of call connects Zeebrugge with Montoir-de-Bretagne, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Baltimore and Halifax as

The Halifax Port Authority is pleased to announce the appointments of Richard (Rick) Edwards, John Fitzpatrick, K.C., and Laurie Graham to its Board of Directors for three-year terms. All join the Board as Port User directors, and their appointments took effect September 14, 2026. Mr. Edwards is a marine service industry consultant with more than

Record exports of commodities are moving to new and growing overseas markets this year as the Port of Vancouver helps transport more of what Canadians make, mine, harvest and grow to more customers. Overall cargo volumes for the Port of Vancouver hit a record 88.1 million metric tonnes (MMT) for the first six months of

Ending days of speculation over a major fleet expansion programme, Maersk has confirmed orders for 26 large containerships. The contracts have been estimated at over US$5 billion. According to the Splash247.com news platform, the Danish carrier said on Friday that all 26 ships will have capacity of 18,600 teu and will feature dual-fuel engines capable

The Drewry World Container Index has increased slightly, with divergent trends on Transpacific and Asia–Europe trade routes for the seventh consecutive week. The WCI increased 1% to $4,500 per 40ft container, driven by a rise in rates on the Transpacific trade route.  On the Transpacific trade, rates from Shanghai to Los Angeles increased 5% to