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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: 247

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: 144

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: 193

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
Total Views: 24

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: 71

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: 46

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: 88

Saturday, April 28, 2018
Australia And Canada To Monitor North Korean Ships
Defense

Australia And Canada To Monitor North Korean Ships

By Alison Bevege SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Saturday the country will send a military patrol

April 28, 2018
Total Views: 63

Friday, March 16, 2018
Nordika Desgagnes bulk carrier
Shipping News

Bulk Carrier Under Tow After Losing Steering Off Nova Scotia

A 143-meter bulk carrier is under tow back to port after losing steering off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The vessel, the Barbados-flagged Nordika Desgagnes, was

March 16, 2018
Total Views: 223

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
mol prestige adrift
Interesting

Disabled Containership MOL Prestige Under Tow Off British Columbia

The disabled containership MOL Prestige is under tow back to Canada after suffering an engine room fire last week that left the ship adrift off British

February 6, 2018
Total Views: 121

Friday, February 2, 2018
mol prestige containership
Interesting

Containership MOL Prestige Adrift Off British Columbia After Fire; Two Crew Medevaced

A 293-meter containership is adrift off British Columbia, Canada after suffering an engine fire which knocked out power to the vessel. Canadian search and

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 228

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Canada’s Offshore Oil Interest Grows as Pipeline Woes Sink Alberta Prices
Offshore

Canada’s Offshore Oil Interest Grows as Pipeline Woes Sink Alberta Prices

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Canada’s offshore oil industry, a sliver of the country’s crude sector, is drawing

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 137

Monday, October 30, 2017
Canadian Government Introduces Law to Address Wrecked and Abandoned Vessels
News

Canadian Government Introduces Law to Address Wrecked and Abandoned Vessels

The Canadian Government has introduced legislation that would add additional pressure on shipowners to proactively deal with wrecked, abandoned or hazardous

October 30, 2017
Total Views: 136

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Canadian Coast Guard Holds Major Maritime Incident Exercise in British Columbia
News

Canadian Coast Guard Holds Major Maritime Incident Exercise in British Columbia

The Canadian Coast Guard and its federal and local partners are holding a large-scale on-the-water emergency preparedness exercise in the Gulf Islands area in

October 25, 2017
Total Views: 125

Monday, October 2, 2017
Seaspan Unveils First Ship in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy
News

Seaspan Unveils First Ship in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy

More than 3,300 Canadians attended the unveiling of the first large vessel to built in Canada as part the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) at Seaspan’s

October 2, 2017
Total Views: 128

Friday, August 11, 2017
right whale
Shipping News

Canada Orders Ships to Reduce Speed to Prevent Whale Strikes

TORONTO, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Certain ships are being ordered to reduce speed because of the deaths of at least 10 North Atlantic right whales in

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Petronas Drops Plan to Build $27 Billion LNG Terminal in British Columbia
Shipping News

Petronas Drops Plan to Build $27 Billion LNG Terminal in British Columbia

By Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) — Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Bhd abandoned its long-stalled plans to build a $27 billion liquefied natural gas

July 25, 2017
Total Views: 30

Thursday, July 20, 2017
Four Stowaways Found Inside Shipping Container at Port of Montreal
News

Four Stowaways Found Inside Shipping Container at Port of Montreal

MONTREAL, July 20 (Reuters) – Canadian authorities are treating the discovery on Thursday of four men hiding in a shipping container at the Port of

July 20, 2017
Total Views: 98

Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Bulker Crew Member Killed in ‘Berthing’ Accident in Québec
News

Bulker Crew Member Killed in ‘Berthing’ Accident in Québec

Transportation Safety Board of Canada has launched an investigation into a fatal accident involving the geared bulk carrier Nord Quebec at the port of

May 23, 2017
Total Views: 149

Monday, May 22, 2017
WATCH: Canada’s New Shipping Shortcut
News

WATCH: Canada’s New Shipping Shortcut

May 22, 2017
Total Views: 136