Tag: Canada

After a journey of more than 9,000 kilometres, the first shipment of liquefied natural gas, a single ISO container of gas, left FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG storage facility in Canada, in mid-November, and arrived in China last week.

In a study published by phys.org, it is noted that it is now possible that the endangered species of right whales can become extinct and new measures need to be taken. North Atlantic right whales, one of the rarest marine mammals in the world, had a deadly year in 2017, as only 450 whales are left, of which 17 died this year.

The Québec Port Authority announced its plan to construct a container terminal at the site of the Beauport 2020 project. This initiative is part of the Beauport 2020 expansion project and aims to identify economic niches with the highest potential for the future Port's development.

The four-year, $5-million Oil Spill Response Science program, under the national Oceans Protection Plan, aims at improving the technologies and techniques for recovering or removing heavy oil products from marine environments, in the unlikely event of a spill.

On Friday, December 8, 2017, the bow section of the first AOPS was transported on heavy lift transporters from inside the Halifax Shipyard’s indoor shipbuilding facility outside to land level. Te vessel is expected to be launched at Halifax Shipyard next summer.

The 5th edition of the Sustainable Ocean Summit reached its end in Halifax, Canada. In the Summit, decision makers and high-level representatives from all the sectors of the Ocean Business Community discussed and decided on the future of the Sustainable Ocean Economy.

Five Arctic states, including Canada, Denmark -in respect of Greenland and the Faroe Islands-, Norway, Russia, and the United States have reached a historic agreement in principle, to prevent unregulated commercial fishing in the high seas of the central Arctic Ocean.

In a meeting in London, on 29 November, the World Maritime University and Transport Canada signed two MoUs to set out the framework under which WMU will undertake two comparative studies, in support of the Oceans Protection Plan. Initiated one year ago, the plan is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways.

The 'Proactive Vessel Management' initiative, under the Oceans Protection Plan, aims to address local marine traffic issues by identifying where local management actions could reduce conflicts between marine users or minimize environmental impacts, such as routing and speed controls.

Marking the one-year anniversary of Canada’s $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan, the Canadian government announced it will dedicate USD 9.3 million, over five years, for the 'Cumulative Effects of Marine Shipping' initiative, aiming to better understand Canada’s coastal ecosystems.