by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
Atlantic Spirit was the first ocean-going vessel of 2021 to cross the port of Montreal’s downstream limit at Sorel without a stopover on January 1. True to a tradition dating back over 180 years, Montreal Port Authority (MPA) is awarding the Gold-Headed Cane to her...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
Flying the flag of the Netherlands, M/V Erasmusgracht arriving from Lake Charles, Louisiana, was the first ship of 2021, with arrival at 3:30 p.m. on January 2. The ship was in ballast and will be leaving today for Barranquilla, Colombia with a cargo of 10,500 tonnes...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
Federal Kushiro was the first vessel to dock at the port of Trois-Rivières in 2021. The vessel, with its crew of 23 crew Indian nationals, left Alcoa’s calcined petroleum coke plant located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on December 19, 2020. Its cargo was destined for...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Environment, Other, Ports and Terminals
At an initial workshop held at the port of Montreal with more than 45 participants in February 2020, the European Lean & Green certification program made its debut in Montreal. CargoM has now decided to implement the certification program starting in 2021, teaming...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Other, Other Stories, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Alex Binkley The Niagara Ports Plan developed by Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) and a land leasing proposal on the Welland Canal offered by The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) could mark big changes in the way the waterway is used. HOPA has...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured, Keith Norbury, Ocean, Other, Ports and Terminals, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Keith Norbury The new grain terminal at the Port of Oshawa is good news for farmers in the nearby Durham Region, a major agricultural area of Ontario. Zac Cohoon, who operates the 1,200-acre Twin Erin Farms Inc. near Port Perry and Lac Scugog, said in an interview...
