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15 Questions About Commercial Marine Shipping
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Why Seafarers Matter
Today, 90% of world trade is carried by ship. Globally, there are over 50,000 merchant ships trading internationally and the total cargo capacity of the world merchant shipping fleet is 1.75 billion deadweight tonnes (DWT). The people responsible for maintaining, running and operating the fleet are seafarers.
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New Study Affirms the Value of Marine Shipping to Canadians in all Regions
The study, The Value of Commercial Marine Shipping to Canada, demonstrates that no Canadians’ life is untouched by marine shipping.
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The Value of Commercial Marine Shipping to Canada
The study examines a scope that extends beyond economic impacts and draws conclusions about how marine shipping contributes much to Canadians’ daily lives – whether or not they live in coastal communities.
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The Value of Commercial Marine Shipping to Canada
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Release of Clear Seas’ Report: Leading Systems for Oil Spill Response in Ports – Implications for Canada
Clear Seas requested a study of governance systems and practices for oil spill response in leading ports of other countries to identify possible options for improvement of the regimes in Canadian ports.
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Leading Systems for Oil Spill Response in Ports – Implications for Canada
This research has examined spill response policies and practices in seven ports in five countries, which has provided a range of national policies and port conditions and practices against which to consider Canadian policies and practices.
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Leading Systems for Oil Spill Response in Ports – Implications for Canada
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Peter Ellis Joins Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping as Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Ellis to the position of Executive Director, effective March 20th, 2017.
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Kinder Morgan approval confirms importance of “Oceans Protection Plan” to strengthen Canadian Coast Guard and enhance marine safety systems
Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping (Clear Seas) responded today to the federal government’s decision to approve Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion project from Edmonton to B.C.’s west coast, which is expected to increase oil tanker traffic in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet from five tankers a month to 34.
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