Maritime Magazine

Ms. Karin Orsel, co-founder and CEO of the MF Shipping Group based in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been selected to receive the 2025 IMO Gender Equality Award.   The Award is bestowed on individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women in the maritime sector.    The IMO Council endorsed […]

Seaspan Energy  has received a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering accreditation from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA), the first LNG bunkering accreditation to be issued by the VFPA. This accreditation authorizes Seaspan to conduct ship-to-ship LNG bunkering for LNG fueled vessels calling at the Port of Vancouver. “This accreditation is an important next step

CargoM, the Logistics and Transportation Metropolitan Cluster of Montreal, today welcomed Louis-Phillipe Allard to its team as Executive Director. Louis-Philippe brings 20 years of experience in operations management, strategic partnership development and organizing large-scale international events. After holding key roles at the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) and the organization’s five-city expansion, he joined the team

Copenhagen – Green shipping corridors – specific trade routes where the feasibility of zero-emission shipping is catalysed by public and private action – have rapidly expanded in popularity worldwide, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall.” That’s according to the “Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors 2024”, published

As the first large vessel in the industry, the container ship Maersk Halifax has been converted into a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on methanol. The retrofit operation was conducted at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China over 88 days with completion at the end of October 2024. “We are happy to announce that Maersk

The Port of Thunder Bay has reported significant cargo volumes for the months of September and October, and the strongest year-to-date October totals in decades. Total cargo to end October amounted to 8 million tonnes versus the year-earlier 7.1 million tonnes. The month of September was busy on multiple fronts and particularly at Keefer Terminal,

The President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, the Honourable Anita Anand, and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, today announced a federal investment of $163.8 million for a project at the Bécancour Port and Industrial Park, in partnership with the Government of Québec, for a total investment of up to $327.6 million. The

For the second year in a row, more than 150,000 cruise passengers visited the Port of Québec in 2024, confirming the recovery of the international cruise market and its impact on the economy of the greater Québec City region. Last season, the Port of Québec also continued its green shift, with the aim of reducing

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has suspended talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on a new master contract over port automation issues. The move raises the possibility of renewed strikes by 45,000 dock workers in U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas in January. Neither side has indicated when negotiations

Unions representing longshore workers on the east and west coasts have vowed to legally challenge Tuesday’s decision by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to send current prolonged employer-worker disputes paralyzing port operations to binding arbitration. “We will fight this order in the courts. We will fight the arbitrated forced contract in the courts,” said Frank Morena,