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Thursday, May 5, 2022
tanker
Shipping

Canada’s Record Oil Exports Test Trudeau’s Climate-Change Ambitions

By Brian Platt and Erik Hertzberg (Bloomberg) — Canada is becoming more reliant on the fossil-fuel sector, even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau seeks

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 1620

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Canadian Flag Aboard HMCS Navy Ship
Navy

Does Canada Need A New Naval Strategy?

Paul T. Mitchell, (Canadian Forces College) Amid Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, nations have started re-evaluating their security policies. Sweden and

April 26, 2022
Total Views: 2992

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Canada to Approve Equinor’s $12 Billion Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project
Offshore

Canada to Approve Equinor’s $12 Billion Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Project

By Brian Platt (Bloomberg) — Canada has given the green light to a $12 billion offshore oil project proposed by Norway’s Equinor ASA, handing a

April 6, 2022
Total Views: 8214

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Canada Moving to Ban Russian Ships from its Ports and Waters
Shipping

Canada Moving to Ban Russian Ships from its Ports and Waters

The Canadian government is taking steps to ban Russian-owned or registered ships and fishing vessels from Canadian ports and inland waters. The move comes a

March 1, 2022
Total Views: 1555

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
New Diesel-Electric ‘Laker’ for Canada Steamship Lines Leaves China on Maiden Voyage
Shipbuilding

New Diesel-Electric ‘Laker’ for Canada Steamship Lines Leaves China on Maiden Voyage

Canada’s first diesel-electric ‘laker’ has been departed China en route to Halifax where it is set to start operations for Canada Steamship

February 2, 2022
Total Views: 4346

Friday, November 26, 2021
U.S. Tankers Begin Delivering Fuel To Flood Ravaged British Columbia
Shipping

U.S. Tankers Begin Delivering Fuel To Flood Ravaged British Columbia

By Robert Tuttle and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) –British Columbia has begun receiving U.S. fuel supplies by sea to help ease shortages

November 26, 2021
Total Views: 1813

Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Port Of Vancouver, Canada
Shipping

Shipping Cost And Delays Are Prompting Companies To Look Towards Canadian And U.S. Suppliers

By Allison Lampert and Julie Gordon, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Global shipping and supply chain bottlenecks are encouraging Canadian firms to bring

November 24, 2021
Total Views: 1501

Friday, November 19, 2021
port vancouver
Shipping

From Fire to Floods, Climate Change Hits Canada’s Fragile Supply Chain

By Rod Nickel and Nia Williams WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov 19 (Reuters) – The massive rains that unleashed floods and mudslides in the Canadian province of

November 19, 2021
Total Views: 988

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Storm of the Century Stalls Canada’s Biggest Port
Ports

Storm of the Century Stalls Canada’s Biggest Port

By Marcy Nicholson and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) — Traffic at Canada’s largest port has been cut off by what local officials are calling the

November 17, 2021
Total Views: 8614

Sunday, November 7, 2021
Port Of Vancouver, Canada
Shipping

Canada Goose Sidesteps Supply-Chain Snarls

By Sandrine Rastello (Bloomberg) –Parka maker Canada Goose Holdings Inc. has long touted its made-in-Canada approach to boost the brand’s appeal.

November 7, 2021
Total Views: 2972

Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Pipeline repair
Offshore

Canada Invokes 1977 Treaty Over Great Lakes Pipeline Repairs

By Nia Williams (Reuters) – Canada on Monday invoked a 1977 treaty with the United States to trigger bilateral negotiations over Enbridge Inc’s

October 5, 2021
Total Views: 2860

Thursday, September 23, 2021
Alaska cruise ship in port
Cruise Ships

Senator Murkowski Introduces Bill to Exempt Large Alaska Cruises from the Passenger Vessel Services Act

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has officially introduced new legislation today to provide a permanent exemption from the Passenger Vessel Services Act for

September 23, 2021
Total Views: 2478

Thursday, September 16, 2021
U.S. Senator Murkowski Planning Legislation To Permanently Exempt Alaska Cruises From The Passenger Vessel Services Act
Cruise Ships

U.S. Senator Murkowski Planning Legislation To Permanently Exempt Alaska Cruises From The Passenger Vessel Services Act

U.S. Senator for Alaska Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has announced new legislation to permanently exempt cruises between the Lower 48 and Alaska from the Passenger

September 16, 2021
Total Views: 30742

Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Windoc Ship Smoking
Evergreen

Windoc Incident – Story Behind YouTube’s Most Chilling Video

In August 2001 the Bulk Carrier Windoc was lined up on the Welland Canal’s Bridge 11 in Ontario Canada. After receiving the flashing amber approach light

September 14, 2021
Total Views: 15323

Tuesday, July 6, 2021
port vancouver
Shipping

British Columbia Wildfires Impacting Canadian Exports and Imports

By Marcy Nicholson and Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) — Hundreds of rail cars have been halted by wildfires that damaged tracks in western Canada

July 6, 2021
Total Views: 2766

Thursday, May 6, 2021
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
Shipbuilding

Canada Promises Two Arctic Icebreakers in Pre-Election Job Boost

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 6 (Reuters) – Canada on Thursday promised to build two Arctic ice breakers and create hundreds of jobs in two politically

May 6, 2021
Total Views: 1910

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
port of montreal strike
Ports

Trudeau Tries To Force Montreal Dock Workers To End Strike

By Sandrine Rastello (Bloomberg) Canada is planning legislation to end a general strike at the Port of Montreal that’s bound to worsen congestion at other

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 1990

Monday, April 26, 2021
port of montreal strike
Ports

Dockworkers Begin Strike at Port of Montreal

MONTREAL, April 26 (Reuters) – Dockworkers at Canada’s second-largest port on Monday began their second strike in less than a year, as

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 1556

Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Port of Montreal
Ports

Worker Strike Looms at Port of Montreal

By Marcy Nicholson and Sandrine Rastello (Bloomberg) — The biggest port in Eastern Canada may be seeing disrupted shipments if dockworkers and their

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 2324

Monday, March 8, 2021
Alaska Senators Propose Passenger Vessel Services Act Waiver to Save State’s Cruise Tourism
Cruise Ships

Alaska Senators Propose Passenger Vessel Services Act Waiver to Save State’s Cruise Tourism

Alaskan Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) have introduced legislation to help the Alaskan tourism industry by providing a waiver of Passenger

March 8, 2021
Total Views: 5575
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