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By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, March 7 (Reuters) – Canadian glaciers that are the world’s third biggest store of ice after

In a wicked storm off Canada late last night, fishermen on a swordfish and halibut boat activated their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Canada’s offshore petroleum boards are not equipped to cope with a major spill, the country’s

By Mari Iwata TOKYO–A Japanese energy company said Tuesday it is partnering a Canadian firm to export North American natural gas from Canada’s West

In a boost for biofuels in marine applications, the Canadian government has announced that it is exploring the potential to use biofuels for its Navy. In a

ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) will spend $14 billion to develop the Hebron oil field offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, a project it expects to yield 700 million

HONG KONG–Cnooc Ltd. (CEO), China’s largest offshore oil-and-gas producer by capacity, confirmed Saturday that the Canadian government approved

A 278-meter containership had to be refloated Wednesday from a sandy bank near Prince Rupert Harbour, BC after running aground as it maneuvered around a small

Fednav, the world’s largest operator of ice-classed vessels and Canada’s leading deep-sea bulk transporter, announced Tuesday that it has placed an

Seaspan Marine today broke ground on a $200 million re-development and facilities upgrade at its Vancouver Shipyard facility that will help the yard fulfill a

(Bloomberg) — Nautilus Minerals Inc., seeking to be the first large-scale miner of copper and gold from the ocean floor, is in talks with potential

In 1892, the first steamer “Cremon” set sail for Montreal flying the Hapag flag.  Today, Hapag-Lloyd is the largest container carrier in Canada,

OTTAWA–Nova Scotia is drawing “considerable interest” for 11 offshore energy exploration parcels that are up for bidding, after Royal Dutch

The Canadian Coast Guard has announced a plan to modernizing twelve Marine Communications and Traffic Centres across the country with state-of-the-art

Canada’s Seaspan Marine Corporation says it has entered into a technology support agreement with STX Offshore and Shipbuilding that will help its

North Vancouver-based Seaspan Shipyards says the Canadian Coast Guard has decided to spend an additional $5.2 billion on the construction of even more ships

30 years ago today the Ocean Ranger, a semisubmersible drilling rig, sank during a vicious winter storm while drilling an exploration well off the coast of

In a continued effort to bolster economic growth and create jobs, the Canadian Government has announced a plan aimed to help maximze the benefit of countries

STX Canada Marine announced that they have been awarded a contract to design the future flagship polar icebreaker of the Canadian Coast Guard. The $9.5 million

Algoma Central Corp., the largest Canadian shipowner and operator of Canadian-flagged Great Lakes vessels, has announced plans to install fresh water exhaust