Tag: Canada

TSB Canada issued its investigation report on the injury during a lifeboat drill onboard the passenger vessel Amadea, while moored in Quebec, in September 2018. TSB found that manually overriding a winch system’s built-in safety feature and not wearing protective equipment contributed to the serious head injury.

A total of 267 marine accidents were reported to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) in 2019, a decrease from the 2018 total of 289 and below the 10-year (2009–2018) average of 298, according to the Board's annual statistical summaries on transportation occurrences.

Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation and Island Tug & Barge (ITB) shake their hands and inked a MoU in order to deliver LNG bunkering services in Southwest British Columbia, Canada.

The Canadian Government entered Global Ocean Alliance in efforts to boost ocean protection, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced.

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) formally initiated its investigation of pending Canadian ballast water regulations alleged to be unfavorable and detrimental to US flag Laker vessels.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the crew change issue that has brought, Canada issued the temporary resident visas (TRVs) program to permit seafarers' transportation.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Government of Canada announced updated measures concerning cruise ships and passenger vessels sailing in Canadian waters.

The US was the world's largest CO2 emitter from oil and gas in absolute terms in 2018. Among the top 10 oil and gas producing countries, Canada had the highest CO2 emission intensity per boe produced, while Norway had the lowest, Rystad Energy says.

TSB Canada issued an investigation report into the bottom contact of the passenger vessel Island Queen III near Whiskey Island off Kingston, in August 2017. The Board issued three safety concerns relating to carriage of lifejackets, the evacuation of passengers during an emergency, and specialized training for crew.

Following the COVID-19 crisis, Canadian and Alaskan crude which normally travels to the US West, started to finding a market in China, where condition is almost back to the pre-outbreak levels.