NEWS RELEASE
OTTAWA, ONTARIO –- The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system’s role as a bi-national trade gateway to jobs and prosperity was highlighted yesterday as marine commerce executives and their customers met with Canadian federal government representatives during Marine Day on the Hill, organized by the Chamber of Marine Commerce.
Read moreOttawa, Ontario –- Year-to-date St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments are 14 per cent ahead of 2016 volumes, as marine shipping continues to support the growth of the Canadian and U.S. economies.
According to The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, total cargo tonnage from March 20 to September 30 reached 24.3 million metric tons – 3 million metric tons more compared to the same period in 2016.
Read more
For Immediate Release
NEWS RELEASE — More than 1.2 million metric tons of iron ore passed through the St. Lawrence Seaway in September, providing a boost to overall shipping tonnage for the Seaway system. The St. Lawrence Seaway reports that overall cargo shipments from the start of the shipping season on March 20 through September 30 totaled 24.3 million metric tons – up nearly 3 million metric tons over the same period last year.
Read moreNEWS RELEASE
Chamber of Marine Commerce statement on right whale necropsy results
Ottawa, Ontario — The Chamber of Marine Commerce is issuing the following statement in response to today’s announcement by Pierre-Yves Daoust, a pathologist and professor at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), and Émilie L. Couture, a veterinarian with the Zoo de Granby and the University of Montreal on the results of recent right whale necropsies.
Read more
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence shipping is critical to the competitiveness and global trade success of Canada and the United States and presents an enormous opportunity for growth that will increase employment and prosperity while at same time benefitting our communities by reducing carbon emissions and transportation bottlenecks.
That’s the message the Chamber of Marine Commerce is sharing with government and policymakers today as the global maritime industry celebrates World Maritime Day.
Read moreNEWS RELEASE
Overall shipping tonnage on the St. Lawrence Seaway is more than 13 percent ahead of 2016, according to the latest statistics through August 31. Iron ore, salt and general cargo shipments through the Great Lakes and Seaway have been strong throughout the 2017 shipping season and continue to lead the way.
The St. Lawrence Seaway reports that cargo shipments from the start of the shipping season on March 20 through August totaled 19.9 million metric tons – up about 2.3 million metric tons over the same period last year.
Read moreNEWS RELEASE
OTTAWA, Ontario — Efforts to diversify and expand cargo routes are contributing to a 13 per cent increase in year-to-date cargo shipments via the St. Lawrence Seaway.
According to The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, total cargo tonnage from March 20 to August 31 reached 19.9 million metric tons – 2.3 million metric tons more compared to the same period in 2016.
Read more
NEWS RELEASE
Ottawa, Ontario –- Iron ore and grain exports continued to drive a St. Lawrence Seaway shipping resurgence in the first half of the shipping season with cargo shipments up 18 per cent over 2016.
According to The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, total cargo tonnage from March 20 to July 31 reached 16 million metric tons – 2.5 million metric tons more compared to the same period in 2016.
Read moreNEWS RELEASE
|
For Immediate Release |
Iron ore, dry bulk cargo and general cargo shipments remain strong on the St. Lawrence Seaway, with overall tonnage up 18 percent over last year.
The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation reports that cargo shipments from March 20 through July 31 totaled more than 16 million metric tons – up 2.5 million metric tons over the same period in 2016.
Read moreNEWS RELEASE
Chamber of Marine Commerce statement on mandatory speed restrictions for vessels
August 11, 2017
The Chamber of Marine Commerce is issuing the following statement in response to today’s announcement made by Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc and Minister of Transport Marc Garneau on temporary mandatory speed restrictions for vessels in in the western Gulf of St. Lawrence from the Quebec north shore to just north of Prince Edward Island.
Read more