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Friday, October 20, 2023
M/V Frontenac entering Iroquois Lock on October 19, 2023. Photo courtesy Pat English
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Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Workers on Brink of Strike

Michael Folsom The Canada-based union, Unifor, representing more than 350 St. Lawrence Seaway workers, returned to the bargaining table on Friday, a day after

October 20, 2023
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Thursday, September 21, 2023
FILE PHOTO: A pipe yard servicing government-owned oil pipeline operator Trans Mountain is seen in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada June 7, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
Shipping

Canada’s Mega Pipeline Promises to Redraw Global Oil Flows

By Lucia Kassai and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) — Canada, home to the world’s third-largest crude deposits, is poised to reshuffle global oil flows next

September 21, 2023
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
Canadian Royal Navy Ships HMCS Saskatoon and HMCS Yellowknife
Navy

Canadian Royal Navy Spending Is Disappointing

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg) Over a long career in the Navy, I sailed into many of Canada’s beautiful ports and commanded a Canadian frigate,

August 17, 2023
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Saturday, July 29, 2023
Longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) hold a rally during their strike at Canada's busiest port of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Ports

Canada Dockworkers Renew Strike Threat With Rejection Of Contract

By Derek Decloet Jul 29, 2023 (Bloomberg) –Dockworkers on Canada’s west coast raised the possibility of a renewed labor disruption at the

July 29, 2023
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Sunday, July 9, 2023
Longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) hold a rally during their strike at Canada's busiest port of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 9, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Shipping

Canadian Port Strike Talks Resume, Supported By Federal Mediators

TORONTO, July 9 (Reuters) – Talks in Pacific Canada between striking dock workers and their employers have resumed after four days away from

July 9, 2023
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Shipping containers are stacked at New Westminster Port in Surrey
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Canada’s West Coast Port Strike Seen Putting Country’s Reputation at Risk

By Curtis Heinzl (Bloomberg) — A strike by dockworkers on Canada’s west coast stretched into a fifth day, causing business groups to warn of a growing

July 5, 2023
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Sunday, July 2, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Shipping cranes lie idle after longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) went on strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
Shipping

Dockworker Strike At Canada’s Biggest Ports To Fuel Inflation

By Randy Thanthong-Knight and Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) –A strike at Pacific coast ports threatens to disrupt millions of dollars of trade and add

July 2, 2023
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Saturday, July 1, 2023
Longshoremen with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU) strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
Shipping

Thousands Of Port Workers In Canada’s British Columbia Go On Strike

July 1 (Reuters) – Several thousand unionized port workers in Canada’s western province of British Columbia went on strike after failing to reach

July 1, 2023
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
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Shipping

Canadian Longshore Workers Plan Strike at British Columbia Ports

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has received a formal, written 72-hour strike notice from the International Longshore and Warehouse

June 28, 2023
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Canadian flag on the stern of a ship
Shipping

Canada Opens Canadian Ships to More International Seafarers

Canada has signed agreements with Georgia, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom to allow their certified seafarers to work onboard Canadian vessels, part of

June 28, 2023
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Friday, June 23, 2023
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Accidents

Canada Launches Investigation into Titan Loss

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has launched a formal investigation into the loss of the Titan submersible with five people on board. A team

June 23, 2023
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Cruise Ships

Clean Waters: Canadian Government Moves to Prohibit Sewage Discharges from Cruise Ships

The Canadian government has taken a significant step towards ensuring clean waters by adopting new mandatory measures for cruise ships related to the dumping

June 23, 2023
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Centerm Expansion Project Port Vancouver. Photo courtesy Port of Vancouver
Ports

DP World Completes Terminal Expansion Project at Port of Vancouver

DP World and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have marked the completion of the Centerm Expansion Project, a US $257 million (CAD$350 million) project aimed

May 24, 2023
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Saturday, May 13, 2023
Warship raising the Canadian Flag
Shipping News

Great Lakes Labor: Filipino Mariners Can Now Sail On Canadian Merchant Ships

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In a move to tackle an acute mariner shortage accentuated by the rapid retirement of boomers, Canada has signed an unprecedented

May 13, 2023
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Davie Secures Official Role in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy
Shipbuilding

Davie Secures Official Role in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy

Davie Shipbuilding, Canada’s largest shipbuilder, has been named an official partner in the country’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), Davie

April 5, 2023
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Monday, March 27, 2023
CCGS Vincent Massey leaving Levis, Quebec | Photo credit: Chantier Davie
Shipbuilding

Canada’s Davie Eyes Arctic Shipbuilding Expansion with Helsinki Shipyard

Québec-based Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) has announced exercising its exclusive option to purchase the assets of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard Oy

March 27, 2023
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
Shipping

Repsol Scraps Bid to Ship Canadian Gas to Europe Over Rising Costs

By Brian Platt (Bloomberg) — Spanish energy firm Repsol SA has abandoned the idea of expanding a liquefied natural gas terminal on Canada’s east

March 16, 2023
Total Views: 2469

Sunday, March 12, 2023
Cobre Panama mine owned by First Quantum Minerals in Donoso. REUTERS/Aris Martinez
Ports

Panama Gives Canada’s First Quantum Go-Ahead To Operate Port Terminal

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s Maritime Authority has lifted a suspension on First Quantum Minerals’ operations at the port of Punta

March 12, 2023
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Centerm Expansion Project Port Vancouver. Photo courtesy Port of Vancouver
Ports

Port of Vancouver Set for Big Boost in Container Handling Capacity

The Port of Vancouver is set for a big boost to its container handling capacity following a project to expand DP World’s Centerm Terminal. The Vancouver

February 22, 2023
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Monday, February 20, 2023
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Offshore

Bourbon Launches Harsh Environment Offshore Partnership with Horizon Maritime

French offshore oil and gas services company Bourbon is teaming up with Newfoundland and Labrador-based Horizon Maritime to launch a new joint venture company

February 20, 2023
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