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Monday, November 21, 2016
Canada Oil Sands Asia Export Dream Faces Port Bottleneck
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Canada Oil Sands Asia Export Dream Faces Port Bottleneck

By Catherine Ngai VANCOUVER, Nov 20 (Reuters) – The bullish view for Suncor Energy Inc, Cenovus Energy Inc and other Canadian energy producers calls for

November 21, 2016
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Monday, November 7, 2016
Canada Announces $1.1 Billion Marine Safety Plan
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Canada Announces $1.1 Billion Marine Safety Plan

By Catherine Ngai VANCOUVER, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal government on Monday vowed to toughen its response to oil spills at sea, a move

November 7, 2016
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Sand Barge Sinks in B.C.’s Inside Passage Highlighting Marine Safety Concerns
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Sand Barge Sinks in B.C.’s Inside Passage Highlighting Marine Safety Concerns

A barge carrying sand and gravel has reportedly flipped over and sank in British Columbia’s Inside Passage near Bella Bella, marking the second major

November 7, 2016
Total Views: 63

Friday, November 4, 2016
Canada to Implement Northern B.C. Tanker Ban This Year -Report
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Canada to Implement Northern B.C. Tanker Ban This Year -Report

TORONTO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal government will this year deliver on its pledge for a moratorium on oil tanker traffic along the

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 53

Seaspan Shipyard, Vancouver
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Ship Photos Of The Day – Seaspan Shipyard, Vancouver

By Cindy Konrad (gCaptain) On October 19, 2011 ,under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, a $30 billion project, Seaspan won a major contract to rebuild the

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 232

Heavy Lift Vessel ‘Blue Marlin’ Behind Canada’s Largest-Ever Trade Deficit
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Heavy Lift Vessel ‘Blue Marlin’ Behind Canada’s Largest-Ever Trade Deficit

By Luke Kawa (Bloomberg) — Canada posted its largest trade deficit on record in September, a whopping C$4.1 billion ($3 billion) — and a single piece

November 4, 2016
Total Views: 479

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Kirby Tug Leaking Fuel After Running Aground in British Columbia [Incident Photos]
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Kirby Tug Leaking Fuel After Running Aground in British Columbia [Incident Photos]

Friday: more photos added at bottom An American tugboat pushing an empty petroleum barge has run aground and is leaking fuel near Bella Bella located on

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 175

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Canada Confirms: Second Franklin Expedition Ship Found
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Canada Confirms: Second Franklin Expedition Ship Found

The Canadian Government has confirmed that it has in fact found the wreck of the HMS Terror, the second ship of the ill-fated 1845 Franklin Expedition to find

September 28, 2016
Total Views: 103

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Cocaine Cruise Ships: Provocative Photos Released Of Women Caught Smuggling $30M In Drugs
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Cocaine Cruise Ships: Provocative Photos Released Of Women Caught Smuggling $30M In Drugs

Two Canadian women are accused of helping smuggle $30 million in cocaine aboard a Princess cruise ship while documenting the luxury globe-trotting

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 491

Monday, August 22, 2016
A Canadian Coast Guard ship tows floatation devices used by U.S. partiers to the Canadian side of the St. Clair River between Michigan and Ontario
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Hundreds of Americans Wash Up (illegally) On Canada’s shore

by Ethan Lou (Reuters) About 1,500 Americans floating down a river that separates the United States from Canada had to be rescued from the water when strong

August 22, 2016
Total Views: 94

Sunday, August 21, 2016
Port Of Vancouver, Canada
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Vancouver Port Traffic Falls as Canadian Economy Struggles

by Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) Traffic through Canada’s biggest port fell during the first half of the year, hit by weak industrial activity

August 21, 2016
Total Views: 132

Monday, April 25, 2016
Canadian Government Waivers on Tanker Ban Giving Northern Gateway Pipeline Project New Life
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Canadian Government Waivers on Tanker Ban Giving Northern Gateway Pipeline Project New Life

By Josh Wingrove and Jeremy van Loon (Bloomberg) — Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway pipeline may get a new lease on life as the Canadian government

April 25, 2016
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Monday, April 11, 2016
Svitzer Enters Port of Montreal
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Svitzer Enters Port of Montreal

Svitzer, the towage unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, will be expanding in Canada as the company announced that it has established a harbor towage service in the

April 11, 2016
Total Views: 201

Thursday, April 7, 2016
New Report Calls on Canada to Address Shipping-Related Challenges in the Arctic
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New Report Calls on Canada to Address Shipping-Related Challenges in the Arctic

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts says that more oversight and planning is needed to address the steady increase in ship traffic

April 7, 2016
Total Views: 126

Friday, December 18, 2015
German Cargo Ship Freed After Running Aground Near Montreal
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German Cargo Ship Freed After Running Aground Near Montreal

A German-flagged heavy-lift cargo ship is now free after running aground Thursday on Lake Saint-Louis, Quebec near Montreal. The 12,700 DWT MV BBC Maple Lea

December 18, 2015
Total Views: 103

Friday, November 13, 2015
Canada Prime Minister Moves to Deliver on Northern B.C. Oil Tanker Ban Promise
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Canada Prime Minister Moves to Deliver on Northern B.C. Oil Tanker Ban Promise

VANCOUVER, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed Transport Minister Marc Garneau, in a letter released on Friday, to

November 13, 2015
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
TransCanada Scraps Plan for Quebec Crude Export Terminal
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TransCanada Scraps Plan for Quebec Crude Export Terminal

By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, Nov 5 (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp said on Thursday it has scrapped plans to build a port in Quebec and will have only

November 5, 2015
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Leviathan II Sinking: Passengers Were Crowded On One Side of Top Deck When Wave Hit, TSB Says
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Leviathan II Sinking: Passengers Were Crowded On One Side of Top Deck When Wave Hit, TSB Says

Passenger crowding and a broadside wave may have capsized a whale watching off Tofino, British Columbia on Sunday leading to the death of six people, the

October 28, 2015
Total Views: 118

Sunday, October 25, 2015
Five Dead, One Missing After Tour Vessel Capsizes Off British Columbia
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Five Dead, One Missing After Tour Vessel Capsizes Off British Columbia

  Update: The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says it will be deploying a team of investigators to Tofino, British Columbia to investigate the

October 25, 2015
Total Views: 94

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Irving Shipbuilding Cuts First Steel on Canada’s Arctic Patrol Ships
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Irving Shipbuilding Cuts First Steel on Canada’s Arctic Patrol Ships

  Irving Shipbuilding has cut steel on the first of Canada’s Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships at the company’s Halifax Shipyard in Nova Scotia.

September 2, 2015
Total Views: 56