The first ocean-going ship of the year has arrived in Montreal.
The container ship flying the flag of Bermuda left Liverpool, England on Dec. 21 and docked in Montreal late Monday afternoon.
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The captain of the “Ottawa Express,” Rakesh Kumar, will receive a gold-headed cane in a ceremony on Wednesday to continue a Montreal custom that began around 1840.
The cane is awarded each year to the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopover.
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