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 | Alex Binkley, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Alex Binkley There are some long-standing issues affecting transportation on the Great Lakes that the federal government should be pushing the Biden administration to resolve, says Bruce Burrows, President and CEO of Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC). Doing so would...
by CS | Mar 25, 2021 | Alex Binkley, Other, 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 | Brian Dunn, Ocean, Other, St. Lawrence, Seaway and Great Lakes
By Brian Dunn It’s a long way from Vancouver to Isle-aux-Coudres, QC and back again if you follow the origins and growth of Groupe Océan, one of the largest integrated marine service companies in Canada which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022. Originally called...
