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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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: 1591

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: 2356

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
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Friday, September 25, 2020
Canada Gives $238 Million to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Shipping News

Canada Gives $238 Million to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

The Government of Canada will provide CAD $320 million (USD $238 million) to support offshore oil and gas industry jobs in Newfoundland and Labrador amid the

September 25, 2020
Total Views: 134

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
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Shipping News

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Launches Investigation Into Canadian Ballast Water Regulations

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has formally launched its into claims that Canada’s pending ballast water regulations will unfairly hurt

June 17, 2020
Total Views: 70

Friday, September 6, 2019
Ports

Business of Shipping: Trade Dispute Helps Lift Volumes at Ontario’s Port of Thunder Bay

By Ira Breskin THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO– The deepwater port here will modestly increase volume this year by offering shippers attractive transit options for

September 6, 2019
Total Views: 61

Thursday, August 29, 2019
CCGS Sir John Franklin
Shipping News

Canada’s First Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels Enters Service with Coast Guard

The Government of Canada has officially dedicated into service the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir John Franklin, the first large vessel built under the National

August 29, 2019
Total Views: 279

Wednesday, August 28, 2019
LNG Canada
Shipping News

Seaspan Joint Venture Awarded LNG Canada Tug contract

A joint venture involving partnership between Vancouver, Canada-based Seaspan and the Haisla First Nation has been awarded a contract to design, build and

August 28, 2019
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, August 14, 2019
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Shipping News

Canadian Coast Guard Among Vessels Fined for Speeding in Gulf of St. Lawrence

The Government of Canada has issued fines against six vessels, including two Canadian Coast Guard ships, for breaking mandatory speed limits in the Gulf of St.

August 14, 2019
Total Views: 67

Monday, August 5, 2019
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent
Shipping News

Canada Announces Plans for Six New Icebreakers

The Government of Canada has announced plans for the construction of six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. The new vessels will replace existing

August 5, 2019
Total Views: 241

Monday, July 29, 2019
Queen of Cumberland
Accidents

Improper Securement Led to Rescue Boat Fall from British Columbia Ferry – TSB of Canada

The incorrect securement of a rescue boat led to its uncontrolled fall from the passenger ferry Queen of Cumberland during a drill in Swartz Bay,

July 29, 2019
Total Views: 221

Friday, July 26, 2019
right whale
Shipping News

Canada Fines Vessels $7,800 Each for Breaking Gulf of St. Lawrence Speed Limit

The Canadian government has imposed fines on two ships for breaking mandatory speed limits set in the Gulf of St. Lawrence meant to protect endangered North

July 26, 2019
Total Views: 131

Friday, June 28, 2019
CCGS Sir John Franklin
Shipbuilding

Seaspan Delivers First Large Vessel Built Under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy

British Columbia-based Seaspan Shipyards has delivered the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV), the CCGS Sir John Franklin, to the Canadian Coast

June 28, 2019
Total Views: 166

Thursday, May 16, 2019
oil tanker
Shipping News

Canadian Senate Committee Recommends Government Scrap Tanker Ban Bill

By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, May 16 (Reuters) – The premier of Canada’s main crude-producing province Alberta on Thursday welcomed a Senate

May 16, 2019
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
Shipping News

Shell’s LNG Canada Seen as Tip of the LNG Mega-Project Iceberg

By Sabina Zawadzki LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – The launch of a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Canada has finally fired the starting

October 2, 2018
Total Views: 60

Friday, September 28, 2018
Shell’s LNG Canada `Sprints’ Ahead as Asian Partners Give OK
Shipping News

Shell’s LNG Canada `Sprints’ Ahead as Asian Partners Give OK

By Jasmine Wang, Stephen Stapczynski and Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — Two of Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Asian partners in a liquefied natural gas venture in

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 29

Monday, July 9, 2018
Flurry of Activity Raises Optimism that $30 Billion LNG Canada Project Will Be Greenlit
Shipping News

Flurry of Activity Raises Optimism that $30 Billion LNG Canada Project Will Be Greenlit

By Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) — A flurry of activity in a remote Canadian town is raising optimism that Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its

July 9, 2018
Total Views: 72