The Canadian government, through Transport Canada, has confirmed that it will invest up to CA$150 million (US$) under the National Trade Corridors Fund to build a new container terminal for the Montreal Port Authority within the city of Contrecoeur, Quebec. The new terminal will increase the Port...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Shipeku – New launch delivered to Canada’s Laurentian Pilotage Authority
Estonian boatbuilder Baltic Workboats recently delivered a new pilot launch to the Laurentian Pilotage Authority based in the city of Montreal, Canada. Named Shipeku after the translation of “Green” in the Canadian indigenous Innu-aimun language, the newbuild has all-aluminium construction, an LOA...
Quebec government to invest $8.7mln in development of smart corridor
The Quebec government has decided to invest $8.7 million in the development of the St. Lawrence Smart Corridor.
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | January 25 – A response airboat for Russia, Indonesia’s newest hospital ship and more
Recent deliveries include an Indonesian Navy hospital ship, two rescue boats for the Canadian Coast Guard, and response boats for the Russian government and a sheriff’s ..
COLUMN | Floating LNG projects in Israel, Malaysia and Congo get green light; Shell faces more Prelude woes; Australia seeks tighter offshore regulation to protect rock art and “sea country”; Canada’s First Nations take LNG equity [Offshore Accounts]
Last week, we looked at Europe’s rush to build floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) to import liquified natural gas (LNG) into Europe (here). Of course, Eu ..
Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | October 21 – UK police boats, Romanian fire and rescue vessels and more
The Canadian Coast Guard expands its icebreaker fleet while the UK and Gibraltar governments will soon take delivery of the first of a new series of 18 police patrol boat ..
VESSEL REVIEW | L’Estuaire – Quebec operator adds newbuild to whale-watching fleet
Tadoussac Autrement, a Canadian company that provides whale-watching excursions out of the village of Tadoussac on Quebec’s southern coast, recently welcomed a new alum ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Ugjit Mijua’ji’jg – Crabber/trawler delivered to Quebec’s Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation
The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, an indigenous Canadian community on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, has accepted delivery of its new 19.81- by 7.31-metre combination crab ..
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CN investing over $500MM in British Columbia, Quebec
Canadian railway CN intends to invest CA$725 million (US$560 million) in capital projects in British Columbia and Quebec.
CN (NYSE: CNI) says the investments will go toward network improvements, technology, rolling stock units and decarbonization initiatives. CN also expects to conduct maintenance work on bridges, culverts, signal systems and other elements of track infrastructure.
In British Columbia, CN will spend $390 million to replace 111 miles of rail track, install approximately 126,000...
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Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker modernisation contract awarded to Quebec shipyard
The Canadian federal government, through Public Services and Procurement Canada, has awarded Quebec shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada a contract for service life extensio ..
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