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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New York State recently completed 20 dredging projects across eight counties under the US$15 million Regional Dredging Project. The project was implemented to repair and ..
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The Canadian Coast Guard will expand its fleet of icebreakers through the recently completed purchase of a vessel formerly owned by New Brunswick-based marine services co ..
This FreightWaves Classics article celebrates the opening of the Erie Canal on this date in 1825. Before giving details about the Erie Canal, though, an overview of North American canals is provided.
Why canals?
A number of successful canals had been built in Europe and Great Britain. Therefore, during the late 1700s and early 1800s, canal construction was considered in order to improve inland transportation in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic areas of the United States. At that time, geography...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-erie-canal-opened-196-years-ago
Dredging has begun at Braddock Bay in Monroe County, New York as part of the state government’s US$15 million REDI Regional Dredging Project, which removes built-up ..
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has published its investigation report into the August 2017 bottom contact of the passenger vessel Island Queen III near ..
Hapag-Lloyd announced that it will suspend the Low Water Surcharge for all cargoes originating in North Europe, with effect from February 1, 2019 (B/L Date).
The German company took that decision, because the water levels on the St. Lawrence River have improved.
The post Hapag-Lloyd suspends Low...
http://container-news.com/hapag-lloyd-suspends-low-water-surcharge/
Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers brought in to tackle 13-kilometre long ice jam stranding ships
After four days marooned due to a massive ice jam in the St. Lawrence River, eight ships were able to leave the Port of Montreal Saturday (Jan. 27) morning to complete their journeys.
The ships were stuck in town since Tuesday (Jan. 22), along with 10 others at ports in Trois-Rivières and Les Escoumins, because ice clogged the river and seaway route near Sorel, about 100 kilometres downstream from...
http://container-news.com/ice-jam-stops-montreal-ships-leave-port/
The St. Lawrence River water levels have decreased considerably, with latest forecasts by the Canadian Coast Guard predicting further reductions.
With effect from January 1, 2019, Hapag-Lloyd will implement a Low Water Surcharge for all cargo moving to/via the port of Montreal as follows:
St. Lawrence Cont. Service – Route 1 (AT1) and 2 (AT2) – westbound
Mediterranean Canada Service (MCA) – westbound