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Oceanex is honoured to have received, for the 3rd year in a row, the Kaizen Excellence Award from Toyota Canada, in recognition of our achievements as a key logistics partner. We wish to thank all our employees for their hard work and dedication without whom we would not be able to achieve such a success.  

Due to an unusual increase in the presence of North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Government of Canada has imposed a temporary speed limit in an area in the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence where Oceanex vessels must transit while operating between Montreal and St. John’s. A copy of the notice to vessel operators has been attached and may also be found at the website (...)

March 9, 2017 – For the sixth consecutive year, Oceanex Inc. has been honoured with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation. Oceanex originally won in 2011 and has requalified in 2017 to maintain its status as a Best Managed Gold Requalified company. The Best Managed program recognizes the best-in-class of Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $15 million demonstrating (...)

It is with great pride that Oceanex receives, for the second year in a row, the Kaizen Excellence Award from Toyota Canada, in recognition of our achievements as a key logistics partner for 2016. Toyota measures several factors including on-time service, customer service and value added. The logistics team at Toyota Canada and all Senior Management at Oceanex, wish to extend their gratitude to all (...)

As of July 01, 2016, the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulation introduced by the IMO (International Maritime Organization) has been in effect for all ship operators to ensure shippers provide the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of every packed container loaded on a ship. You may consult the complete SOLAS regulation at the following Transport Canada website: (...)

March 9, 2016 – Oceanex Inc. was a winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program in 2011 and requalified in 2015 to maintain its status as a Best Managed Gold Requalified company. The Best Managed program recognizes Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million demonstrating strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth. "Best Managed companies are strong in (...)

Dear customers, As you are probably aware, Oceanex has committed to consolidating its vessel dry dock schedules to minimize impact to the overall service. The Oceanex Avalon dry dock was completed in January and we are now gearing up for the Oceanex Connaigra in March and the Oceanex Sanderling later this Spring. On Friday, February 26th, the Oceanex Connaigra will complete its voyage to St. John’s, (...)

St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL announced today that Captain Sidney J. Hynes, Executive Chairman, Oceanex Inc., has been inducted into its CEO Safety Charter. Captain Hynes is the 63rd business leader since 2007 to become a signatory to the CEO Safety Charter. “We are very pleased to welcome Oceanex and Captain Hynes into the CEO Safety Charter,” said Leslie Galway, Chief Executive Officer, WorkplaceNL. “Captain (...)

Montreal, QC – February 16, 2016 – Oceanex Inc., a leading multimodal transportation provider servicing the province of Newfoundland and Labrador from anywhere in North America, is pleased to announce a renewed commitment to its customers by introducing a newly formed Third Party Logistics division (3PL). Oceanex Global Logistics is already in full throttle operating out of our Montreal offices. Our new (...)

St. John’s, NL – October 29th, 2015 – Oceanex Inc., a key provider of transportation services to Newfoundland and Labrador, is pleased to announce it has placed an order for a new Liebherr mobile harbour crane for its St. John’s terminal. The new crane will replace the Liebherr crane which was damaged by fire on September 14, 2015. Executive Chairman, Captain Sid Hynes states, “At Oceanex we are extremely (...)

Dear clients, Please note that we experienced a fire on a crane at the St. John’s terminal this afternoon. Most importantly we can report that there have been no injuries.  We would like to specify that there was no damage to any cargo nor to any of our vessels. The fire has been contained and the fire department remains on the scene to assist with determining its cause. Cleanup is underway and we expect (...)

St. John’s, NL – June 19, 2015 – Oceanex Inc., a key provider of transportation services to Newfoundland and Labrador, is once again demonstrating its commitment to its customers and the province with the addition of 125 new 53’ marine rated refrigerated containers for the handling of domestic fresh & frozen  goods to its existing fleet, an investment in excess of $8 million. According to Executive (...)