Tag: Canada

The Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU) have published a report on workplace harassment and bullying within the Canadian marine sector, which indicates that 46% of seafarers have experienced harassment or bullying at some point in their career as a seafarer.

As Gard P&I Club informs, ahead of the MEPC 81 meeting in late March 2024, Norway and Canada have proposed new emission control areas (ECAs) in the Norwegian Sea and parts of the Canadian Arctic respectively.

Westinghouse and Prodigy are jointly developing a Transportable Nuclear Power Plant (TNPP) equipped with an eVinci microreactor.

Damen Shipyards has won the contract to build and supply four, fully electric, passenger car ferries for BC Ferries.

Ksi Lisims LNG Limited Partnership, Rockies LNG Limited Partnership, and Western LNG LLC (Western), announced that Ksi Lisims LNG and Shell Eastern Trading Pte Ltd (Shell) have signed a 20-year LNG sale and purchase agreement (the SPA).

Canada's Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, has announced investments of up to $10.9 million for four projects through the Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) to improve ballast water management systems in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region to combat aquatic invasive species.

According to a new report from Oceans North, Arup, the Vancouver Maritime Centre for Climate (VMCC), and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), the transition to new marine fuels ‘presents an economic opportunity for Canada’ as an emerging producer and exporter of green hydrogen and ammonia, but infrastructure must still be built.

CSL has achieved a significant milestone in its Great Lakes biofuel initiative, logging 75,000 running hours on B100 biofuel over four years.

Canada's Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez, announced the creation of the Green Shipping Corridor Program, an investment of $165.4 million, and launched a call for proposals under this program.

Clear Seas highlights that short-sea shipping is a green and efficient solution and recent studies show it's more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly mode of transport compared to road and rail.