Tag: Canada

The Government of Canada announced that they are in favour of banning heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters in protection of the marine environment, while also look for a phased-in approach to the ban. The Ministers announced that they will look for a phased-in approach to the ban, in line with Canada's discussions with IMO countries in efforts to balance the environmental benefits with the economic realities.

Western Canada's marine and waterfront industry is asking the Federal and Provincial Governments to boost efforts to de-escalate the tensions and remove blockades which are impacting the industry and the movement of goods through Canada's supply chain.

ABS announced its collaboration with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to deliver the ABS Digital Asset Framework for the RCN’s Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels.

The shipping industry is making efforts to boost women presence in the male-dominant industry, backed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that selected "Empowering women in the Maritime Community" as the theme for 2019.

Canada's Minister of Transport announced that Transport Canada acquired a new addition to its National Aerial Surveillance Program’s aircraft fleet to improve the monitoring of potential oil spills and other marine pollution. Canada's program is about marine surveillance missions and includes detecting oil spills and other marine pollution, and monitoring ship and endangered whale movements.

According to the weekly rig count for the U.S. and Canadian drilling activity issued by Baker Hughes on Friday, January 24, the amount of offshore rigs in the U.S increased by one unit in comparison to the previous week. 

In fact, Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation, based in Canada, has developed the first-ever “Super B-train” liquefied natural gas (LNG) hauling trailer with the aim to optimize small-scale LNG transportation in Canada.

The Canadian offshore regulator, the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB), recently informed that Suncor Energy has been given a safety order following an investigation of an incident on the Terra Nova FPSO.

Following the fires burning across Australia, two Canadian companies discussed the idea of a maritime joint firefighting force of launching 14 water bombing planes to assist in the operations of extinguishing the fires.

The video, published by Canada's Port of Vancouver, points out the latest progress made at the Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project, aimed to help meet anticipated near-term demand for containers shipped through the Port. The projects are expected to be complete by 2022.