St. Lawrence Seaway

ITF urges Transport Canada to ban ships lashing on St Lawrence River

On the aftermath of the man overboard incident involving the container ship ‘Maersk Patras’, the ITF called on the Transport Canada to ban foreign-crew from undertaking dangerous lashing work while vessels are underway in the Saint Lawrence river.

On 19 May, the Sri Lankan second officer, Ravindu Lakmal Pieris Telge, fell overboard the Singaporean-flagged ship at approximately 9:30am.

Despite an extensive search and rescue operation, his body has not yet been recovered.

Investigations by Transport...

https://safety4sea.com/itf-urges-transport-canada-to-ban-ships-lashing-on-st-lawrence-river/

Canada announces speed restriction measures to protect whales

canada speed restriction

Transport Canada has implemented new seasonal speed restriction zones that ships must follow in the western Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canada has put these zones in place to reduce the risk of fatal strikes to North Atlantic right whales by transiting vessels. Vessels must proceed at a speed of not more than 10 knots over the ground in the speed restriction zones.

Because of changing migration of North Atlantic right whales and their increased presence in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada has...

https://safety4sea.com/canada-announces-speed-restriction-measures-to-protect-whales/

St. Lawrence Seaway marks 60th anniversary

The bulk carrier Federal Kumano transiting the St. Lambert Lock on the first day of the 2019 navigation season on the St. Lawrence Seaway. St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. photo

The 60th anniversary of the St. Lawrence Seaway was marked Tuesday with the opening of the 2019 navigation season and the first vessel locking through en route to the Great Lakes.

The 656’x78’, 36,489-dwt bulk carrier Federal Kumano transited the St. Lambert Lock with a cargo of titanium chloride, bound for the Port of Ashtabula, Ohio, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation.

“The St. Lawrence Seaway has a distinguished past, a dynamic and vital present and will continue to...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/st-lawrence-seaway-marks-60th-anniversary/

St. Lawrence Seaway announces 2018 as its best shipping year in a decade

The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation announced, on January 17, that tonnage on the waterway during the 2018 navigation season totaled 40.9 million tonnes, hitting its record as it is the highest result since 2007. Traffic increased by 7% year-one year, whereas the total vessel transits were up nearly 6%.

As reported in the statement, much credit should be given to healthy movements of grain, the best on record since the turn of the century. Marketing efforts under the “Highway H2O”...

https://safety4sea.com/st-lawrence-seaway-announces-2018-as-its-best-shipping-year-in-a-decade/

St. Lawrence Seaway tolls to increase by 1.0% in 2019

According to the St. Lawrence Management Corporation’s Business Plan, the St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Tolls was modified in 2019. The SLSMC announced a toll rate increase of 1.0% for the 2019 navigation season.  In addition, the New Business, Volume, Gateway and Service incentives will continue to remain in effect.

Specifically, the 2019-modified St. Lawrence Seaway Schedule of Tolls features:

  • a toll rise;
  • a Gateway Incentive which aims to extend the Seaway’s competitive position;
  • a New...

https://safety4sea.com/st-lawrence-seaway-tolls-to-increase-by-1-0-in-2019/

NI releases new edition of Handling Ships in First-Year Ice

Handling Ships in First-Year Ice

29.11.18 – The Nautical Institute has launched the second edition of its practical guide to shiphandling in ‘new ice’ conditions in the Baltic, North Atlantic and St Lawrence Seaway.

Handling ships in first-year ice demands specialist knowledge and skills. Ice remains a major obstacle for commercial traffic and has the potential to damage propellers, main engines, rudders and hull plating. It limits the speed and manoeuvrability of vessels, putting them at greater...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/29/ni-releases-new-edition-of-handling-ships-in-first-year-ice/

Crewmember dies due to fall from CSL bulker

A 57 year old Canadian seafarer died after falling off the bulker ‘Spruceglen’, while he was tying it before entering the Eisenhower Locks on October 16. The seafarer probably lost his balance and fell.

According to local media, the seafarer was being lowered onto a dock from the side of the bulk carrier, when he lost his balance and slipped off.

A few minutes after the fall, the man was found in the water with his face down and unconscious. Two St. Lawrence Seaway employees attempted to help,...

https://safety4sea.com/crewmember-dies-due-to-fall-from-csl-bulker/

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