Marine Delivers Magazine

“Scientists can come up with ideas but it’s only when they’re put in practice by crews that they make a positive difference”.

Great Lakes marine shipping has a ripple effect that deeply impacts Canadian communities – and the Niagara region is no exception..

In an exclusive interview, Ted Kirkpatrick, Director of Business Development and Government Relations at Heddle Shipyards, comments on bringing back shipbuilding to Ontario, opportunities from the National Shipbuilding Strategy, meeting the challenges of skilled labour shortages and the top issues on his legislative wish list..

Marine is already the greenest mode with all domestic vessels accounting for only 0.59% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. .

Significant investments in new cleaner technologies contributed to reducing the SLSMC’s carbon emissions by 69% compared to 2005 levels.

Agreement makes it possible to build on respective strengths to decarbonize not only our industry, but also our respective economies.

We are lucky to call Canada a maritime nation with more coastline than any other country in the world. Its marine shipping and ports move

New report reveals biggest barriers to recruiting next generation workforce..

“The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System represents a pressure relief valve for North American freight movement that should transcend this pandemic bubble.”.

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Great Lakes cruising is roaring back with new routes, new ships and the “safest and most sustainable” season yet..

Here we are one year later. COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing, various regions are in lock-down, travel headaches have returned and once again – protecting our

Algoma Central Corporation, the CSL Group, and the Montreal Port Authority are among those leading the charge.

Introduced in 2018, CSL’s biodiesel program has accumulated the most running hours on B100 with marine engines worldwide..

A new study reveals that sulphur levels at Canada’s major port cities are now equal to typical urban sites as a result of ships using 0.1% sulphur fuel or scrubbers within North America’s Emissions Control Area (ECA). Julie Gedeon.

As the Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund, Anne Legars is responsible for all facets of the organization: making decisions on compensation, paying claims, recovering costs from vessel owners, managing the whole organisation, and reporting to the public.
Anne Legars, LLM, CAE.

Group collaborated with the Quebec health ministry to ensure that domestic and foreign mariners have the opportunity to be vaccinated. Julie Gedeon.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway expected to be bustling this spring with vessels full of grain for export Julie Gedeon.

New ‘Partnership Roadmap’ provides opportunity for government officials to form bilateral agreement for domestic fleets Bruce R. Burrows.

International shipping has proven resilient through the pandemic but challenges remain with new waves of COVID and obtaining vaccinations for seafarers. Supplied by the International Chamber of Shipping.

Arctic haulers race against time and COVID-19
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For the first time in over a decade, a ship is transporting containerized goods from Montreal to Toronto via the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system.
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Captain Peter Norman boarded the AlgoCanada after his rest rotation back home with his wife and two sons, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was escalating in Canada.
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Aboard the CSL Assiniboine, the crew of 22 are hard at work delivering Western Prairie grain from the Port of Thunder Bay. As a domestic Laker, the vessel sails within the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region and on this particular trip will transport canola to Quebec, where it will be transloaded onto an ocean-going vessel to be exported overseas. Grain has been in high demand across the world as consumers and countries stock up on food staples during the pandemic.
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It isn’t easy to social distance on a tug. The Sharon M, just under 35 metres long, regularly pushes a barge carrying cargo — on this trip loaded with steel coils and plates from Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie destined for U.S. cities for auto production.
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High water levels are wreaking havoc across the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence region, damaging shoreline residential, business and port infrastructure.

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority is the largest and furthest inland port on the Great Lakes, acting as a mid-America gateway for domestic and international trade. In an exclusive interview, Deb DeLuca, executive director, comments on competitive challenges, expansion projects, environmental policy and cargo growth.
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The private and public sector are joining forces to promote careers in the marine sector and help alleviate labour shortages..

In a world shipping environment where it’s largely a question of innovate or perish, such Canadian carriers as CSL Group and Algoma Central Corporation are pioneering new technologies on and off ships to render their operations smarter, safer, more efficient and generally more competitive..