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Algoma faces strike action over stalled contract talks
Canadian shipping firm Algoma Central Corporation is facing strike action from members of the Canadian Merchant Services Guild (CMSG), the…
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ICS ‘deeply concerned’ by Ottawa’s bid to ban tankers off northern British Columbia
The Canadian Parliament is giving consideration to legislation that could ban the shipment of crude oil in the waters of…
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Police await DNA tests on body found in St Lawrence River to see if it is missing Amazoneborg crewman
Quebec provincial police say a body which has been recovered in the St Lawrence River could be that of a…
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Quebec police use helicopter in new search for Amazoneborg crewman
Quebec police on Friday deployed a helicopter in their continuing efforts to find a missing merchant seaman. The 23-year-old man,…
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Quebec police consider sending scuba divers back out to look for missing crewman
Quebec’s provincial police in Trois-Rivieres say it is possible scuba teams will go back into the water to try again…
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Canadian authorities still assessing case of crewman missing from Royal Wagenborg ship
Canadian authorities are still looking into the weekend disappearance of a crewman from a ship that was docked in Trois-Rivieres,…
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Canada’s TSB investigates man’s disappearance from cargo ship in Quebec
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is investigating the apparent disappearance of a crewman from a Dutch cargo ship in Quebec.…
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Nova Marine and Algoma add two ships
Canadian shipping group Algoma Central and its Swiss partner Nova Marine Carriers have just snapped up two ships for the…
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PE firm Brookfield completes investment into Teekay Offshore
Private equity firm Brookfield Business Partners has bought into Teekay Offshore Partners. “With this comprehensive transaction now completed, Teekay looks…
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Veresen tries again for FERC approval for Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Oregon
Canadian energy infrastructure firm Veresen is hoping to be third-time lucky as it files an application with US regulators to…
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Nexen Energy cancels Aurora LNG project
Canada’s Nexen Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China’s CNOOC, has announced that the company and its partner INPEX Gas British…
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Seaspan takes 11,000 teu Yangzijiang resale
Seaspan remains highly active chopping and changing its fleet mix in the weeks following the announcement that its co-founder, Gerry…
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TechnipFMC awarded Huskey West White Rose EPCI contract
Offshore services giant TechnipFMC has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract from Husky Energy for the West…
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Algoma continues property sell-off to fund acquisitions
Canadian owner Algoma Central Corporation continues to sell off property assets to fund its fleet renewal plan. The company has…
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Husky awards construction contracts for West White Rose project
Canadian oil and gas company Husky Energy has awarded a construction contract for its West White Rose project to a…
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Lawsuit against Petronas LNG plant in Canada continues despite cancellation
Even though Petronas last month cancelled its planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in British Columbia, groups opposed to…
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Gerry Wang to leave Seaspan
Seaspan Corporation has announced that co-founder, co-chairman and CEO Gerry Wang will be retiring. Seaspan said that Wang is retiring…
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Brookfield takes over Teekay Offshore Partners
Canadian asset manager Brookfield Business Partners is spending around $750m to take a majority 60% stake in Teekay Offshore Partners,…
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Canada’s Supreme Court overturns approval for seismic testing off Nunavut
The Supreme Court of Canada on Wednesday overturned approval for seismic testing in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, stopping for…
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Petronas cancels huge British Columbia liquefaction project
Pacific NorthWest LNG, a subsidiary of Mlaysian energy giant Petronas, has cancelled its planed $36bn liquefaction plant in Port Edward,…
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