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A federal investment of over $1.2 million will create new opportunities in Dalhousie
By investing in strategic projects that leverage regional assets and target greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, we can create a healthier environment and new economic opportunities. This will foster a strong, sustainable recovery and build a greener economy for all...
Fisheries and Oceans targets ocean pollution and a B.C. shipwreck in 2022-23 spending plan
DFO is budgeting $2 billion over nine years to renew and expand the Oceans Protection Plan; will spend $44M to clean up the wreck of the MV Schiedyk, which sank in 1968. Read the full article here.
International Container Service Helps Corner Brook Port Corporation Weather 2020
The Corner Brook Port Corp. generates a fair amount of its revenue from the cruise ship industry. With cruising dead in the water for most of 2020 that would leave one thinking it couldn’t have been a good year for the port. But that wasn’t the case as the port finished out 2020 with a 56 per cent increase in overall revenue.
Le traversier Apollo ne sera pas désmantelé au Port du Dalhousie
Le traversier Apollo ne prendra finalement pas la mer vers le port de Dalhousie pour y être démantelé. Son acheteur, René Renault, a finalement éliminé cette option et chercherait maintenant du côté de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador pour y amener ce tas de ferraille. Read...
Port of Argentia Expands Diversification Efforts
ARGENTIA, N.L. — The Port of Argentia is expanding its investigation of ways to diversify its operations with the announcement it will carry out a project entitled “Argentia Marine Base Feasibility Study.” The study, which will research commercial opportunities within...
Port of Argentia introduces new CEO
Bay Roberts native, Scott Penney has been named as Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Argentia. Chair of the Port of Argentia’s Board of Directors, Hedley Burge says the facility is an economic driver for southeastern Newfoundland and Penney brings the skill and...