Shipping Industry
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St. Lawrence Seaway shippers eye EV materials, but wheat and ore remain the staplesTerence Bowles, who heads the seaway's management authority, said Canada remains "in the early throes'' of cobalt and lithium development for electric car batteries.CanadaMar 22, 2023
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Longshoremen at Port of Montreal set to strikeSome 1,150 dockworkers are walking off the job Wednesday morning in what's referred to as a part time strike. They're refusing to work overtime and on weekends.CanadaApr 13, 2021
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New shipping rules expected to impact Canadian oilsands industry in 2020The deadline has been in place for years, but the change is still expected to wallop prices for heavy oil containing high levels of sulphur, such as raw bitumen from the Alberta oilsands.CanadaDec 28, 2019
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International shipping industry under the microscope as whale death toll growsThere have been eight deaths reported since early June, and examinations of five of the carcasses showed three of them had injuries consistent with ship strikes - a leading cause of death for these rare mammals.EnvironmentJul 29, 2019
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No plans to contribute Canadian ship to British coalition in Strait of HormuzThe stand-off is a major international crisis for Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson.CanadaJul 25, 2019
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‘Extra layer’ of safety, security on oil tankers in Gulf after attacksWashington’s accusation that Iran is behind the attacks targeting oil tankers comes as tensions flare between the two countries.WorldJun 20, 2019
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Saddam Hussein’s superyacht ends up as sailors’ hotelThe presidential yacht for Saddam Hussein, dubbed "Basrah Breeze," will now be enjoyed by the pilots who guide shipping in and out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra.WorldMay 23, 2018
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BlackBerry chases shipping industry with cloud management platformBlackBerry plans to wade into the transportation industry with new technology that will help shippers keep tabs on their freight.CanadaJan 8, 2015
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