The MacEachen Institute for Public Policy and Governance, in collaboration with the Borders in Globalization Network, held a roundtable discussion on Ports and Shipping in Atlantic Canada on Wednesday March 28th, 2018 at Dalhousie University. The event featured presentations from Michael Ircha (University of New Brunswick and Carleton University) and Jeff Collins (BIG PhD student, Carleton University) who spoke about their research related to the broad themes of marine shipping and international trade, border challenges, Canada Port Authorities’ duty to consult with First Nations, modernizing and financing port infrastructure, port security and governance, and protecting the marine environment. Links to abstracts describing this research are below.