Canada
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Waterfront Shipping orders eight methanol-powered tankers at Hyundai Mipo
Canada’s Waterfront Shipping Company, a subsidiary of methanol producer and supplier Methanex Corporation, is adding eight new methanol dual-fuel tankers…
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Seafarers’ Welfare Board established in Canada
On Friday, Canada’s minister of transport, Marc Garneau, in collaboration with the Canadian marine community, announced the establishment of the…
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Debate starts in Canada about legislating shipping emission targets
Canada is the latest nation to start holding a national discussion on whether to take shipping emission regulations into its…
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Maersk bolsters Vancouver’s hub ambitions
Canadian Pacific Railway and Maersk have reached an agreement to build and operate a transload and distribution facility in Vancouver.…
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DOF Subsea awarded decommissioning support contract
DOF Subsea has been awarded a turnkey contract for marine operations supporting a decommissioning project by Teekay Petrojarl Floating Production.…
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Montreal port strike enters its third week
The strike at Montreal port is continuing for a third week. The Montreal Longshoremen’s Union (MLU) has now provided details…
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Montreal port suffers another strike
Montreal port has been plunged into another strike. The Quebec port went through a fractious five-day strike last week over…
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Strike at Montreal port to extend for a fifth day
Further to the strike action announced by the Montreal Longshore Union CUPE 375, which started at 07:00 on Monday, and…
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Aker Solutions secures extension from ExxonMobil Canada for Hebron Platform
Norway’s Aker Solutions has secured a five-year contract extension from ExxonMobil Canada Properties for the provision of engineering, procurement and…
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Four-day strike hits Montreal port
Longshoremen at the Port of Montreal launched a four-day strike on Monday morning. Union members said they will not provide…
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Seaspan splashes $146m on 13,000 teu boxship pair
Seaspan Corporation has sealed an agreement to acquire a pair of 13,000 teu containerships for around $146m in cash. The two…
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ITF in Canada shows seafarers the way home
Seafarers must speak up and then they can be repatriated, argues a senior name within the International Transport Workers’ Federation…
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Welland Canal collision captured on video
A couple of locals were in the right place at the right time to capture video of the collision between…
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Descartes Systems acquires Kontainers
Descartes Systems, a Canadian logistics software service provider, has announced that it has acquired Cracking Logistics, which is trading under…
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Canada positions itself as crew change hub
Canada is positioning itself as a crew change hub with public and private sectors coming together to make the movement…
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Fednav restructures business
Canadian bulk carrier operator Fednav has announced the reorganisation of its shipping businesses into one management entity in order to better…
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Bluewater taps ex-Morgan Stanley shipping head
Calgary-based maritime investment firm Bluewater Acquisition Corp has appointed Fotis Giannakoulis as a director of the company. Giannakoulis was most…
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Teekay LNG Partners secures new charters and $225m refinancing
Teekay LNG Partners has announced new fixed-rate charters for two of its part-owned LNG carriers as well as a $225m…
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Canadian authorities deny entry to crew with suspected coronavirus symptoms
The Public Health Agency of Canada has denied a car carrier travelling from Germany entry to the Port of Halifax.…
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ChartWorld acquires Maritime Services
Digital chart agent and ECDIS manufacturer ChartWorld, has announced the acquisition of Canada’s Maritime Services to strengthen its network in…
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