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Sunday, August 21, 2016
Port Of Vancouver, Canada
Ports

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
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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
Total Views: 29

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: 204

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: 127

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

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: 107

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
Total Views: 39

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
Total Views: 15

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: 121

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: 98

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: 58

Thursday, July 30, 2015
Canadian Goverment Invests in Safety of Arctic Shipping
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Canadian Goverment Invests in Safety of Arctic Shipping

  The Government of Canada announced Thursday that it is investing $22.7 million over the next five years to help improve the safety of marine

July 30, 2015
Total Views: 67

Monday, July 20, 2015
WATCH: Launch of First LNG-Powered Ferry Built in North America
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WATCH: Launch of First LNG-Powered Ferry Built in North America

  Last week we heard about the commissioning of the first LNG-powered ferry in North America, the F.-A.-Gauthier. Today we have time-lapse video of the

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
North America’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Enters Service
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North America’s First LNG-Powered Ferry Enters Service

  The first ferry in North America to run on liquified natural gas has officially been commissioned in Quebec, Canada. The ferry F.-A.-Gauthier, is owned

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 72

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard Cuts Steel on Canada’s First NSPS Vessel – Sir John Franklin
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Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyard Cuts Steel on Canada’s First NSPS Vessel – Sir John Franklin

  Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) jas cut steel on the first National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) ship, the Canadian Coast Guard’s

June 25, 2015
Total Views: 256

Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Canada’s TSB Sends Team to Investigate St. Lawrence River Tug Sinkings
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Canada’s TSB Sends Team to Investigate St. Lawrence River Tug Sinkings

  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has sent a team of investigators to probe Monday’s sinking of two tugboats on the Saint Lawrence

June 24, 2015
Total Views: 40

Monday, June 22, 2015
Petronas’ $29 Billion Canadian LNG Export Project Hits New Snag with Aboriginal Group
Shipping News

Petronas’ $29 Billion Canadian LNG Export Project Hits New Snag with Aboriginal Group

By Rebecca Penty and Allison McNeely (Bloomberg) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd.’s C$36 billion ($29.4 billion) Canadian natural gas export project was

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 31

Sunday, June 14, 2015
lng ship
News

Petronas Pushes Forward with $29 Billion Canada LNG Project

A Petroliam Nasional Bhd.-led group of companies elected to proceed with a C$36 billion ($29 billion) natural gas shipping project on Canada’s Pacific Coast

June 14, 2015
Total Views: 27

Friday, May 1, 2015
Canada Scales Back Important Navy Shipbuilding Strategy
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Canada Scales Back Important Navy Shipbuilding Strategy

Canadian officials said on Friday a C$26.2 billion ($21.5 billion) program to build 15 naval ships could end up below target and over budget, the latest

May 1, 2015
Total Views: 47

Monday, April 27, 2015
Canadian Government Selling Stake in 50 Port Facilities
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Canadian Government Selling Stake in 50 Port Facilities

The Canadian government has announced the sale or divesture of 50 Transport Canada-owned port facilities to interested parties under a new government program.

April 27, 2015
Total Views: 49

Friday, April 17, 2015
Large Dock Fire Hits Squamish Terminals, British Columbia
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Large Dock Fire Hits Squamish Terminals, British Columbia

A large dock fire in Squamish, British Columbia on Thursday caused thick black smoke to blanket the town and forced authorities to issue a Shelter-In-Place

April 17, 2015
Total Views: 43