Tag: Canada

DNV GL informs that Canada stopped its requirement for an Arctic Pollution Prevention Certificate and adopted the Polar Code as from December 2017. For this reason, compliance with the Polar Code is necessary for operators to enter into Canadian polar waters. However, the Polar Code Certificate does not apply to all vessels yet.

Canada announced the $2 billion National Trade Corridors Fund, which is a strategy for improving Canada’s transportation infrastructure and the efficiency of the country’s trade corridors. This aims to make Canadian firms key players in the global marketplace. The National Trade Corridors Fund is part of Transportation 2030.

IAPH welcomed the announcement made at the IMO Legal Committee that Canada and Turkey ratified the 2010 IMO Convention on Hazardous and Noxious Substances. IAPH believes that this is a significant development in financial compensation and liability regime for maritime accidents involving hazardous and noxious cargoes.

On 23 April, Canada and Turkey both ratified the 2010 HNS Protocol, joining Norway as the first three States to lead the way towards entry into force of the 2010 International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea.

Under the Oceans Protection Plan, Canada is investing $94.3 million over five years to make Arctic re-supply operations faster, safer, and more efficient for remote communities. This investment is expected to help Northerners protect their communities and livelihoods with a marine safety system that will prevent and respond to safety and pollution incidents.

Canada has proposed a measure to tackle the risks of heavy fuel oil pollution in the Arctic, which is currently being considered by the maritime industry. In the meantime, Finland proposed another plan to ban HFO in the Arctic, but Canada seems to not be in favour of this. Such a plan can have significant economic impact to indigenous communities

North Sea Port wants to improve the trade relations with Canada, focusing on bulk cargo and foodstuffs. From its part, the port of Quebec wants to develop its position in the region as a supply and removal port for bulk goods. Moreover, Quebec explores the possibilities for cars and containers. 

Heavy ice conditions along Canada’s east coast during spring 2017 presented hazardous conditions for the maritime industry at a time of year when vessels typically do not need to contend with sea ice. Greater ice concentrations and a thicker ice pack than are typical of this area created the anomalous ice cover, according to a study by the American Geophysical Union.

In its investigation report released today, Canada's Transportation Safety Board found that inadequate vessel maintenance and voyage planning guided by an under-qualified crew led to the January 2017 grounding of the tanker 'Arca 1' near Sydney, Nova Scotia. The vessel sustained major damage to hull and propulsion.

The Government of Ontario has accepted Damen's proposal to build two ferries with full electric propulsion, to operate in the Canadian waters of the Great Lakes. The vessels will be the first fully electric, non-cable vessels in Canada, estimated to reduce emissions by the equivalent of 7 million kg carbon dioxide per year.