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Desgagnés of Quebec City has announced the addition of two vessels to its fleet.  Acquired from long-time German business partner Briese Schiffahrts, also known by its commercial division BBC Chartering, these vessels are destined to serve the isolated communities and industries of the Canadian Arctic, both in Nunavut and Nunavik, as well as the international market. The first […]

The legal tools Canada has at its disposal to tackle underwater noise aren’t working. With some parts of the ocean already 100 times louder than they would be naturally, the clock is ticking for the federal government to create a consequential and comprehensive national strategy to protect marine ecosystems and species. That is the conclusion of a

RightShip, a leading global ESG-focused digital maritime platform, and Green Marine, an environmental certification program for the North American and European maritime industries, have announced a landmark partnership aimed at promoting sustainable practices within the maritime sector. This collaboration will see the integration of Green Marine’s certification on the RightShip Platform, encouraging greater efforts towards sustainability

By Julie Gedeon Halifax – Green Marine welcomed a record 350 registrants to its annual GreenTech conference being held at the Halifax Convention Centre this June 5th to 7th. The attendance reflects the steadily rising participation in the environmental certification program with the most significant enrolment over the past year being from port terminal locations

LOGISTEC today announced that its Deception Bay terminal, located in the Arctic region, is now officially certified as part of the Green Marine Environmental Program, the first terminal to be certified in the Far North. With a total of 27 certified terminals across North America, LOGISTEC is leading the drive to reduce its marine environmental

May was an active month in the Port of Thunder Bay. The Port experienced strong performance in grain shipments, achieving cargo volume just short of 930,000 metric tons (MT). This figure is the second highest monthly grain tonnage in the last two years. The May 2024 performance also boosted the year-to-date total cargo to 2.7

Halifax – Green Marine today announced the environmental performance results of its participating membership for the 2023 year during its annual GreenTech conference at the Halifax Convention Centre. The participating ship owners, ports, terminals, shipyards, and Seaway corporations achieved significant improvements in 2023 with more of them reaching the program’s higher levels in this 16th

The latest report by Hamburg’s Container xChange on the global shipping market highlights a dramatic 45% spike in container prices in China during May. It further delves deep into the key drivers of this surge and how it foresees these to develop in the coming weeks and months. Key insights include: Container Price Volatility: Prices

At today’s annual public meeting, the Port of Québec took stock of its activities in 2023, a pivotal year in which the Port unveiled its new Vision 2035 initiative and an ambitious strategic plan. The administration presented several components of this plan that were put in place or carried out over the course of the

With planned investments of $250M over the next three years, the Saguenay Port Authority (SPA) is embarking on an unprecedented era of construction and infrastructure work at the Port of Saguenay and its industrial port area, it was underlined at the port’s Annual General Meeting. These investments aim to position the Port of Saguenay and