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Fred. Olsen and Teekay form offshore wind JV
Fred. Olsen Ocean and Teekay Offshore Partners have formed a joint venture to develop a new vessel design for the…
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DP World takes over operation of Saint John terminal
Dubai-based DP World, fourth largest container firm in the world, has taken over operating Saint John terminal in New Brunswick,…
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Bunkering vessel refloated one week after grounding off Nova Scotia
A bunkering tanker that lost power and grounded near Sydney Mines Cape Breton, Nova Scotia was successfully refloated after a…
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First attempt to budge grounded bunkering tanker off Canada fails
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) on Tuesday said a first attempt to move a grounded tanker off Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia,…
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General cargo ship Ardita sold by Setramar to McKeil Work Boats
The 9-year-old general cargo ship has been sold by the Italian shipping company Armamento Setramar to McKeil Marine Group of…
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Americas
Petroil Marine tanker runs aground off Canada
Bunkering tanker , operated by Mexican company Petroil Marine, has run aground near Little Pond, Canada while enroute to Sydney…
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Canadian government scraps Arctic offshore drilling extensions
Canada will not offer extensions of existing Arctic offshore oil exploration licences to the companies – including some big-name players…
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Americas
AltaGas commits to building LPG terminal in northwest British Columbia
Calgary, Alberta-based energy company AltaGas has committed to building the first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export terminal on Canada’s west…
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Americas
G3 to build $500m grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver
Agribusiness firm G3 (Global Grain Group) has announced it will build a new grain terminal at Port Metro Vancouver in…
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Americas
‘Compelling opportunity’: Gerry Wang explains Hanjin boxship quartet acquisition
Gerry Wang, ceo of Seaspan Corporation, has confirmed a Splash report carried a week ago, on the acquisition of four…
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Seaspan commits panamax volte-face
Having earlier this year hit the headlines for sending youthful panamax boxships for scrap, Gerry Wang’s Seaspan has changed tack,…
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Americas
Sydney container terminal in Nova Scotia planning for ultra-large ships
The Port of Sydney in Nova Scotia, Canada, could become the first in North America with a terminal able to…
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Americas
Norden scores 9-year wood pellet transportation contract with Pinnacle
Danish owner Norden has signed a 9-year contract with Canada’s Pinnacle Renewable Energy for the transportation of wood pellets starting…
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Americas
Vancouver port boss lashes Trudeau’s privatisation plans
The president and CEO of the Port of Vancouver has hit out at government plans to privatise the port. In…
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Americas
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will see increased tanker traffic for southern BC
The waters off southwest Canada and the northwest US could be getting much busier with oil tankers in coming years…
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Port of Montreal opens new terminal
Montreal’s Port Authority has opened a new container terminal in the Viau district along the St Lawrence River. The new…
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Americas
Controversial abandoned ship to be moved after five years
The federal government has finally agreed to remove a rusting hulk that has loomed as a potential environmental catastrophe in…
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Americas
US tugboat declined assistance from Canadian Coast Guard before sinking and spill
The US tugboat that ran aground and sank off the British Columbia coast last month, causing an estimated 100,000-litre diesel…
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Americas
BP big winner in Newfoundland offshore drilling bids
The results for oil-drilling bids offshore Canada’s Newfoundland province saw British supermajor BP emerge with acreage in four of eight…
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Americas
Canada affirms intention to implement tanker ban
Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to barring oil tankers from the waters of northern British…
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