Marine Delivers Magazine

Proponents believe timing is ideal as businesses seek alternatives to avoid road congestion and reduce carbon emissions.
Julie Gedeon.

Based in Québec City, QSL has become a force to reckon with in North America as a terminal operator, stevedore and transport enterprise. In an exclusive interview, Robert Bellisle, president and CEO, comments on overcoming the challenges of COVID-19, innovation, expansion strategies and sustainable development. Leo Ryan.

Massive span leaves Nova Scotia on barge trip to Toronto
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Ports in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region have been setting records in the handling of wind farm components manufactured domestically or abroad. Leo Ryan.

Despite the pandemic, Port Milwaukee finished 2020 with its highest cargo volumes in seven years. Director Adam Tindall-Schlicht describes how the port is driving growth through reinvention and diversification. Brent Frederick.

A huge increase in worldwide R&D is required to scale up zero-carbon technologies for the marine sector. Julie Gedeon.

Canadian ship operators are pulling out all the stops to reduce their carbon emissions with new alternative fuel trials and improved ship designs. Julia Fields.

To say that the past year has been a tumultuous one for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence economy would be a dramatic understatement. Robert Kavcic, Senior Economist for BMO Capital Markets, gives his 2021 forecast for the region.

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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence shipping has demonstrated for many years that it is a safe ‘port in a storm’. The Chamber of Marine Commerce’s proposals will support an innovative, safe and environmentally smart future for Canada and the U.S..

The M/V Saginaw was the first vessel to use the port’s multi-million dollar new wharf expansion, delivering materials for highway construction in the area..

Federal government National Trade Corridors funding catalyst for $50 million in private sector investment .

The Seabin invention is changing the way PortsToronto and Port of Hamilton are cleaning up harbours.

Canadian ship operators have created a detailed set of best practices to protect their crews and shoreside employees during COVID-19.
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Labour and skills shortages have become an acute problem in the Canadian marine sector. Industry leaders are now launching new initiatives to attract the next generation of workers..

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project, the largest infrastructure project along the Canada-U.S. border, is providing opportunities for the marine sector to handle greater volumes of cargo as well as the development of logistics and trade hubs for international traffic..

Ship operators have collectively decreased their greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30 per cent and are continuing to adopt a host of new technologies to decrease their carbon footprint even further..

BY U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION ELAINE L. CHAO.

Dozens of ships are expected to arrive at the Port of Thunder Bay over the next few weeks as demand for food staples like wheat and durum increases around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic..

How do Canadian sailors spend a typical Saturday night on a cargo ship? Watching NHL hockey and having a barbecue, of course.
It was all part of the experience as Donna Symonds and her husband John Low got a glimpse into life as a mariner this past month after travelling aboard the CSL Welland from the Welland Canal to the Port of Montreal..