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Every Vessel Hunter story on Canada: 14 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 8 October 2026. Newest: "MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes 55% of the hull". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

A container ship moored in harbour under a clear sky
Incident

MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes 55% of the hull

Salvors have removed about 6,086 tonnes of the stranded containership MSC Baltic III in Newfoundland, close to 55% of the hull, with the stern still to be pulled ashore.

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Aerial view of a liquefied natural gas plant and storage tanks
Industry

LNG Canada Phase 2 approved, doubling Kitimat exports to 28 mtpa

Shell and its partners have taken the final investment decision on LNG Canada Phase 2 at Kitimat, doubling capacity to 28 mtpa, as Ottawa commits C$1.2bn to marine safety.

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A rocky shoreline with a navigation beacon on an exposed stretch of coast
Incident

MSC Baltic III Wreck Pulled 53 Metres Closer to Shore

Salvors have winched the wreck of MSC Baltic III some 53 metres up the shoreline at Cedar Cove in Newfoundland, with about 40% of the ship's tonnage now removed.

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Cargo ship in port cargo terminal of ventspils l
Port activity

Canada's West Coast Ports Handle 409 Billion Dollars of Cargo

Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Nanaimo handled more than 200 million tonnes worth C$409bn in 2025, as Canada works to expand trade beyond the United States.

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Large vessel under construction in a shipyard dry dock
Industry

Canada Orders Six Polar Icebreakers From Davie in C$11.3bn Deal

Ottawa has committed C$11.3bn to six Polar Class 3 icebreakers at Chantier Davie in Levis, with construction starting in 2027 and the series complete by 2038.

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A bulk carrier loading grain alongside a berth
Port activity

Studies Back Year-Round Shipping to Churchill Through Hudson Bay

Three studies have concluded that existing ice-class tonnage can work the Churchill corridor year-round, as grain exports resume through the port after a five-year pause.

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Battery Supplier Selected For Four Canadian Hybrid Ferries
Industry

Battery Supplier Selected For Four Canadian Hybrid Ferries

A marine battery manufacturer has been selected to supply energy storage systems for four new hybrid-electric double-ended passenger and vehicle ferries being built for a Canadian west coast operator.

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Controls on the bridge of an offshore support vessel
Industry

Allseas to install subsea link of Canadian gas pipeline

Allseas will lay 50 km of subsea pipeline in British Columbia in 2029 using Solitaire and Sandpiper, completing the feed to Ksi Lisims LNG.

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Ship's deck in an Arctic fjord in winter
Industry

Canada picks TKMS for up to twelve submarines

Canada has named TKMS preferred supplier for up to twelve Type 212CD submarines in its largest ever defence procurement.

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Offshore oil platform at sea in the evening light
Industry

bp exits Canada's Bay du Nord project, selling its stake to Equinor

bp has agreed to sell its non-operated interest in the deepwater Bay du Nord project off Newfoundland to operator Equinor as it simplifies its upstream portfolio.

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Grounded container ship being salvaged on a rocky coastline
Incident

Salvors clear almost all cargo from wrecked MSC Baltic III

Work to remove the wrecked containership MSC Baltic III from the Newfoundland coast is nearing a milestone, with almost all cargo now cleared from the ship.

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Ships at a South Korean port
Industry

Hanwha exits Canadian training hub after losing submarine bid to TKMS

Hanwha Ocean is pulling out of a Hamilton, Ontario naval training partnership after Canada chose Germany's TKMS for its multi-billion submarine programme.

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Container terminal on the North American west coast
Port activity

Canada backs Port of Vancouver's Roberts Bank expansion

Canada has committed federal funding to upgrade the Roberts Bank terminal at the Port of Vancouver, a project expected to unlock more than C$100bn in trade capacity.

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Offshore oil platform in the North Sea (illustration)
Industry

Aker Solutions lands long-term offshore services deal in Canada

Aker Solutions has signed a five-year engineering and maintenance agreement with Cenovus Energy for the White Rose field off Newfoundland, valued at up to around $152m.

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