Seaspan Shipyards began construction today on what will become the most capable vessel in the Canadian Coast Guard’s fleet – a new heavy polar icebreaker, marking the country’s first such…
https://gcaptain.com/seaspan-cuts-steel-on-advanced-polar-icebreaker-for-canadian-coast-guard/
North American transborder freight carried by railroads declined in January from the same month the previous year even as shipments hauled by trucks increased by double digits.
Overall transborder freight totaled $134.4 billion in January, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said, an increase of 8.2% from January 2024.
Railroads moved $15.2 billion of that, down 2.7% y/y, while trucks accounted for $87.6 billion, up 10.2%.
While January historically is a slack period for most freight,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucks-make-january-run-for-the-border-at-railroads-expense
The end of the road is near for freighter operations at WestJet. Cargo boss Kirsten de Bruijn has tendered her resignation, and the Canadian airline plans to wind down remaining freighter operations once it determines how to dispose of the four leased aircraft.
WestJet’s flirtation with operating a dedicated all-cargo airline alongside its main passenger business was short-lived, reflecting an overzealous reading of opportunities in the challenging Canadian market after airfreight demand...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/westjet-transitions-out-of-freighter-operations-cargo-vp-resigns
President Donald Trump threatened to place “far larger” tariffs on the European Union and Canada than planned if they work together to retaliate in response to U.S. tariffs.
Trump made the threat in a Truth Social post very early Thursday morning.
“If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, far larger than currently planned, will be placed on them both in order to protect the best friend that each of those two countries has ever had!”...
Dubai-based Drydocks World has been awarded a contract to refurbish and extend the operational life of the Baobab Ivoirian FPSO by floater expert Modec. The project is scheduled to begin in May 2025 and last for eight months. It will include extensive structural improvements to the vessel,...
https://splash247.com/drydocks-world-scores-fpso-refurbishment-deal-from-modec/
Who would have thought that America First would revive idea of a four-nation union between the other main anglosphere nations?
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/23/canzuk-political-pipe-dream/
Lisnave Estaleiros Navais El propietario y operador del barco de gas, SeaPeak, ha dicho que espera vender tres de sus buques de GNL más antiguos que salieron de contratos y que se habían puesto en la colocación a principios de este año. La compañía controlada por Stonepeak dijo en su informe anual...
https://fullavantenews.com/seapeak-eyes-venta-triple-de-tonelaje-de-gnl-vintage/?lang=es
Gas ship owner and operator Seapeak has said it expects to sell three of its older LNG vessels that came off contracts and had been placed in layup earlier this year. The Stonepeak-controlled company said in its annual report it had made downward revisions to the outlook for its steam turbine LNG...
https://splash247.com/seapeak-eyes-triple-sale-of-vintage-lng-tonnage/