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The Province of Nova Scotia and the Government of Canada have jointly designated the areas – French Bank, Middle Bank and Sable Island Bank off mainland Nova Scotia and Sydney Bight off Cape Breton. It is a key step to develop the offshore wind industry that will provide long-term energy security and generational economic benefits […]

Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced an agreement to create America’s first transcontinental railroad. These legendary companies will seamlessly connect over 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West Coast, linking approximately 100 ports and nearly every corner of North America. This combination will transform the U.S.

Bollinger Shipyards (Bollinger), Rauma Shipyards (Rauma), Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) and Aker Arctic (Aker) today announced the formation of a strategic partnership to deliver the lowest-risk, fastest delivery solution of best-in-class Arctic Security Cutters (ASC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. This strategic partnership represents a deliberate effort to strengthen the U.S. industrial base, expand America’s shipbuilding

This summer 2025 edition of Maritime Magazine has substantial topical content of interest to Canadian shippers, transportation providers and government policymakers as many stakeholders strive to navigate through the complexity of geopolitical conflicts and the ever-moving goalposts of the Trump tariff warfare. Within the above context, as the federal government prepares or launches initiatives to

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