Canada
- Shipyards
British Columbia moves to develop long-term shipbuilding strategy
The Government of British Columbia has appointed an advisory committee to recommend strategic actions for government and industry to support…
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North American rail merger creates links from Mexico to Canada
Canadian Pacific has finally won its battle to take over Kansas City Southern in a $31bn deal that will create…
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Spire Global to acquire exactEarth
Two well-known names in the space-based maritime data and analytics industry are combining. Spire Global is spending $161.2m to take…
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Dockworkers vow to shun autonomous vessels
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) – speaking for dockworkers at ports in the US and eastern Canada – said that…
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Great Lakes welcomes regular dedicated liner service
The Great Lakes now has a regular container shipping service linking the North American heartland to Europe. Spliethoff has partnered…
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Fednav pushes ahead fleet renewal with ten new lakers from Japan
Canadian bulk carrier operator Fednav has signed a shipbuilding contract with Japan’s Sumisho Marine and Oshima Shipbuilding for ten lake-fitted…
Read More » - Operations
Saga Welco ship stuck in Canada due to smelter strike
A weeks-long strike at an aluminum smelter in British Columbia has left a Norwegian ship unable to leave the terminal…
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Canadian Tire Corporation buys into Ashcroft Terminal
Canadian Tire Corporation is buying a 25% equity interest in PSA-operated Ashcroft Terminal, British Columbia’s largest inland port. Singapore terminal…
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Canada invests in ports on west and east coasts to improve efficiencies
The Government of Canada is investing more than C$33m ($26.35m) in a conveyor system at the Saguenay Port in Quebec.…
Read More » - Environment
Marine bacteria can biodegrade oil and diesel in Arctic waters
A Canadian study has found that marine bacteria are capable of biodegrading oil and diesel even in frigid Arctic waters.…
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Canada’s customs officers reach tentative agreement, end work-to-rule campaign
Canada’s border services officers reached a tentative agreement with the federal government on Friday, after spending the day working to…
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Port delays expected in Canada as border employees begin strike action on Friday
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) served strike notice to the Canadian…
Read More » - Renewables
K Line branches out into tidal energy
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) is branching out into tidal energy. The Japanese shipowner is working with Chubu Electric Power…
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AmmPower to provide green ammonia energy solutions to Brazil’s Porto Central
Vancouver-based AmmPower Corp. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Porto Central in Brazil’s state of Espírito Santo, for…
Read More » - Bunkering
Exmar and Nutrien set out to build vessel powered by low-carbon ammonia
Belgium’s Exmar and Canadian fertilizer company Nutrien have joined forces to develop and build a low-carbon ammonia-fuelled vessel as early…
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Further port disruption possible as Canada’s border services officers plan strike
Canadian border services officers (BSOs) have voted in favour of strike action, although the impact of their decision is still…
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Westshore Terminals seals deal for BHP Jansen potash project
Westshore Terminals and BHP Canada have signed an agreement through which Westshore will provide services to BHP at the Port…
Read More » - Tankers
MOL buys into the world’s largest methanol tanker fleet
Japan’s largest shipowner by fleet size, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), is buying into the world’s most advanced methanol shipper. MOL…
Read More » - Finance and Insurance
Seaspan completes $750m offering of blue transition bonds
Canadian containership owner/operator Seaspan Corporation has successfully closed its issuance of $750m in senior unsecured notes. The notes are being…
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Rail disruption continues to cause vessel congestion at Port of Vancouver
Although CP and CN railways have resumed service to the Port of Vancouver, the impacts of wildfires in British Columbia…
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