The debacle at the US west coast ports last year has presented an opportunity for Canadian ports to take market share and they fully intend to leverage on it.

The International Chamber of Shipping has written to the Canadian Government asking it to reconsider its proposal for a moratorium on the shipment of crude oil in the waters of Northern British Columbia, adjacent to Alaska.

Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation announced it has collected a final refund guarantee in the amount of $29.1m relating to the cancellation of four shipbuilding contracts with bankrupt Chinese yard Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries.

Containerships operated by bankrupt Hanjin Shipping are being left stranded outside ports while shippers with freight booked on the company’s vessels are getting boxes returned.

Another day, another container terminal concession for global port operator DP World.

DP World  has agreed with Prince Rupert Port Authority, in Canada, to study the feasibility of a second expansion to the Fairview Container Terminal in Prince Rupert.

Mackay Communications has acquired Canadian CMC Electronics’ marine business from parent Esterline, as well as adding service stations in Asia and the U.S. Gulf.

The government of Canada is mulling a ban on crude oil tankers off Northern British Columbia for environmental reasons, cutting off a lucrative export market for the country.

At first it was Cyprus, then Singapore and London, now it is Dubai and Canada, which are openly courting Greek shipowners looking for alternatives to their home base as they face an increased tax burden in future.

DP World is to buy the Maher Terminal’s Fairview Container Terminal (Fairview) in Prince Rupert, British Columbia from Deutsche Bank for C$580m ($457m).