Canada
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Tankers
Teekay Tankers makes move on its final eight leased ships
Teekay Tankers has set to wrap up its vessel buyback programme having agreed to take back eight and final remaining…
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Offshore
Valeura Energy buys FSO working on Nong Yao field off Thailand
Canadian operator Valeura Energy has exercised its purchase option to acquire Nong Yao field’s , previously under lease from an…
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Americas
Canadian survey reveals rampant harassment and bullying
The Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU) has published a report on workplace harassment and bullying within the Canadian marine…
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Offshore
Vard to convert 16-year-old PSV into cable layer
Subsea cable network provider IT International Telecom Marine has chosen Norwegian shipbuilder Vard to convert the platform supply vessel (PSV)…
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Americas
Canadian project to develop marine-based nuclear reactors moves ahead
Canada’s Prodigy Clean Energy is teaming up with Westinghouse Electric Company to develop nuclear power plants that can be used…
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Ports and Logistics
Canada’s Mullen set to acquire compatriot logistics firm ContainerWorld
Mullen Group, one of Canada’s largest logistics providers, has signed a deal to buy Richmond, British Columbia-based ContainerWorld Forwarding Services.…
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Americas
Canada gets its first Hong Kong-compliant recycling yard
Canada has its first compliant ship recycling facility. Lloyd’s Register has certified Nova Scotia’s R.J. MacIsaac (RJMI), according to the…
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Dry Cargo
CSL reveals order for world’s first fully electric battery-capable self-unloading bulker
Canadian owner CSL has partnered up with Adelaide Brighton Cement (Adbri) to build and operate the world’s first fully electric…
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Offshore
Yinson Production invests in scrubber outfit Ionada’s carbon-capture tech
Yinson Production has invested in an innovative carbon capture technology developed by Canadian scrubber maker Ionada as part of its…
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Environment
Oldendorff preps a post-panamax for rotor treatment
Canadian miner Teck Resources and German dry bulk giant Oldendorff Carriers will install Flettner rotors on a ship which carries…
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Operations
Seaspan enters new sector, ordering world’s largest car carriers with Hyundai Glovis
Seaspan, the world’s largest boxship lessor, has marked its entry into the car carrier segment in partnership with South Korea’s…
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Shipyards
Seaspan to enlarge Vancouver repair yard
Seaspan is upgrading and expanding its Vancouver Drydock infrastructure to help grow the company’s ship repair and maintenance operations. Seaspan…
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Finance and Insurance
Astatine Investment Partners buys Canada’s McKeil Marine
Connecticut-based private equity firm Astatine Investment Partners (AIP) has bought Ontario-based shipping company McKeil Marine from Canada’s TorQuest Partners. “McKeil…
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Renewables
Canada pension fund offloads stake in two German offshore wind farms
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) is selling its 24.5% stake in two German offshore wind assets to a…
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Shipyards
Davie completes acquisition of Helsinki Shipyard
Quebec-based Group Davie has finalised the acquisition of the assets of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard. Group Davie is part of the…
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Americas
Strike along the St Lawrence ends
Ships will start working again along the St Lawrence river this morning, bringing an end to an eight-day strike after…
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Operations
Strike shuts down St Lawrence Seaway
St Lawrence Seaway workers began strike action on Saturday night just before midnight after negotiations failed to reach a satisfactory…
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Shipyards
Harland & Wolff wins Cenovus FPSO upgrade contract
British shipbuilder and fabricator Harland & Wolff has secured a contract from Canadian oil and gas company Cenovus Energy for…
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Ports and Logistics
Montreal Port Authority gets $110m for new container terminal
Transport Canada has awarded CAD 150m ($110m) for the construction of a new container terminal for the Montreal Port Authority…
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Offshore
Bourbon and Horizon Maritime JV lines up PSV newbuilds for Amogy’s zero-emission solution
Bourbon Horizon, a joint venture between French offshore vessel player Bourbon and its Canadian counterpart Horizon Maritime, has partnered with…
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