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A world beneath the waves Noise reduction technologies
By Vince den Hertog, P. Eng. and Andra Papuc, P. Eng. To marine life, the world beneath the waves is more one of sound than of light. For many sea creatures, their ability to communicate, eat, reproduce, and navigate can depend on how well they can propagate and...
SAAM TOWAGE CANADA – Your local Tug Service Provider
As a local premier tug service provider in the major ports along Canada’s west coast, SAAM Towage Canada is well positioned to deliver tug services beyond expectations to the local clients and stakeholders here on the west coast of British Columbia. The company...
Slow but steady Port of Vancouver reports stable trade despite supply-chain, extreme weather challenges
More container terminal capacity, industrial land required at Canada’s largest port to support long-term resilience of Canada’s core supply chains Provided by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority released its 2021 year-end statistics...
The Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI)
is an incorporated not-for-profit society representing the industrial marine sector in Western Canada and specifically, British Columbia. Although the genesis of ABCMI comes from the shipbuilding and ship repair sector, the Association has worked to become much...
Point Hope Maritime in Victoria BC
By Riccardo Regosa, General Manager Tugs are the unsung heroes of the marine transportation highway pushing and pulling barges up and down the pacific coast from Santiago to Alaska to Hawaii, and everything in between battling weather and powering the blue economy and...
Island Tug and Barge – A Strong Culture of Innovation and Commitment
A subsidiary of Tidewater Canada, the ITB Marine Group leverages its revenue streams across two core businesses: Island Tug and Barge (ITB) and ITB Subsea (previously highlighted in BC Tugboat’s Fall 2021 issue). ITB’s primary business is the distribution of refined...
