Entries by Rick Hutchinson

High vessel activity at the Port of Belledune in February

Belledune NB – The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) welcomed a total of six vessels in the month of February. The BPA hasn’t harbored this many vessels in February since 2012 when they received a total of seven vessels that month. “We are very impressed with the number of vessels we received this past month,” said […]

Port in collaboration with regional leaders and stakeholders

Belledune NB – The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) has been diligent in its efforts to reintroduce itself as well as the new leadership at the BPA to local mayors and community groups. Over the past 6 months, the BPA attracted elected officials from the Acadian Peninsula, Restigouche and the Chaleur region to visit the Port […]

Premier navire au Port de Belledune en 2017

Belledune (N.-B.) – L’Administration portuaire de Belledune (APB) accueille officiellement le capitaine Sergiy Dolmatov, commandant du Tundra, le premier navire à jeter l’ancre au Port de Belledune en 2017. Le Tundra est immatriculé à Limassol, à Chypre, et a fait escale au port de Fortalexa, au Brésil, tout juste avant d’arriver à Belledune. L’agent du navire est […]

Appointment Opportunity – Director (Federal Representative – Part-time)

The Belledune Port Authority operates a competitive and sustainable port that provides quality shipping services to the industries and clients it serves. It is a year-round, ice-free, deep-water port and offers efficient stevedoring always ensuring cargo integrity. The Port has ample outdoor terminal storage space and several indoor storage facilities – a definite competitive advantage […]

First Ship of 2016 at the Port of Belledune

Belledune NB -The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) officially greeted Captain Li Bin, Master of the M.V. “Interlink Equity”, the first ship to lay anchor at the Port of Belledune in 2016. The M.V. “Interlink Equity” is registered in Marshall Islands and her last port of call before arriving in Belledune was Guayaquil, Ecuador. The vessel’s […]

Port of Belledune Bucks the Trend

Belledune NB –The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) bucks the trend of global decreases in bulk shipments, seeing ten (10) vessels and over 274,000mt of cargo being handled in the month of November. According to the Baltic Dry Index and Globe and Mail, freight rates for bulk cargo ships have recently hit its lowest point in […]

Belledune Port Authority (BPA) Recognized in AAPA’s 2015 Communications Awards

Belledune, NB – The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the unified and recognized voice of seaports in the Americas, recognized the Belledune Port Authority (BPA) with two communications awards: The Award of Excellence for Websites; and the Award of Distinction, for having had the second highest overall score in all of the fifteen categories. […]

PORT OF BELLEDUNE REDESIGNS ITS MICROSITE TO PARALLEL NEW WEBSITE “www.thearcticgateway.com”

Belledune NB -The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) officially launched the new model of the microsite TheArcticGateway.com today! Following the redesign of the BPA’s main website earlier this year, the Port thought their arctic microsite should follow suit. “We’ve had such positive feedback with our new responsive website that it only made sense to make our […]

Denis Caron named CEO – Belledune Port Authority

Denis Caron named CEO – Belledune Port Authority Barry Kyle, Chair of the Belledune Port Authority Board of Directors and Rayburn Doucett, President & CEO, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Denis Caron as the new CEO of the Belledune Port Authority (BPA). “I am delighted that Denis has agreed to lead the […]