As the Seaway begins the annual closure of the locks in the Welland Canal and the Montreal-Lake Ontario section for seasonal maintenance and other work, the VECTIS PROGRESS becomes the first vessel to call the Port of Trois-Rivières in 2025. It docked at the Port on January 2 at 3:15 pm, after a thirteen-day crossing of the Atlantic.

The vessel departed the Port of Pasaia in Spain on December 20, 2024. Its cargo of steel beams from Arcelor Mittal is handled by LOGISTEC and destined for the construction industry.

To receive the special award, the vessel must arrive in Trois-Rivières from an overseas port without making a stopover at another Canadian port and perform a loading or unloading operation at the port.

Gaétan Boivin, President and CEO of the Port, recalled that LOGISTEC has been present at the Port of Trois-Rivières for over 70 years. Its main activities focus on the handling of general cargo such as cocoa beans, paper pulp, wind turbine components and, of course, steel products.

The VECTIS PROGRESS is operated by Fednav to service its shipping line which links Europe to the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes network. The port of Trois-Rivières and Logistec are both members of Hoghway H2O.