Maritime Magazine

Cacouna, Quebec – Soucy Industriel has unveiled a strategic contract in the shipbuilding sector at a press conference at the Port of Cacouna, amidst dignitaries, partners and stakeholders from across Quebec. Soucy Industrial has developed over the past few years a specialized expertise for this industry, particularly in the manufacture of modules and components as […]

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) met from 3 to 14 June at IMO headquarters in London, chaired by J. Brouwers (Kingdom of the Netherlands), supported by Vice-Chair, C. Cerda Espejo (Chile) as shown in photo. The session covered a range of key issues, including maritime pilot safety, improving the security

The Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent (Sodes), with the financial support of the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable, today announced the official launch of the “The River Unites Us” campaign, dedicated to promoting Quebec’s maritime industry as a whole. This ambitious project aims to highlight the crucial importance of the maritime

Montreal – The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Chamber of Marine Commerce, Canada (CMC), convened over 120 industry leaders from 90 organisations and nearly 30 different countries to the flagship Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit on Thursday 13 June. The Summit staged in Montreal focused on the challenges and risks to global

Quebec – At the close of its Annual General Meeting, the Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent (Sodes) announced that Jean-Philippe Brunet, Executive Vice-President – Corporate Affairs and Partnerships at Ocean Group, has become the new Chairman of the Board. He succeeds Mario Girard, President and CEO of the Port of Quebec, who has been

The Port of Seattle has become the first port in the United States to independently require that 100% of all cruise vessels homeported in Seattle be shore power capable and utilize shore power. The order passed by the Port of Seattle Commission  takes effect in the 2027 cruise season, three years before the Port’s previous

Monthly inbound cargo volume at the major container ports in the United States  is expected to reach its highest level in nearly two years this summer,  according to the  Global Port Tracker  report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The report covers trends at such leading ports as New York/NJ, Los Angeles,

By Leo Ryan, Editor Montreal – In a rare such event held in Canada, representatives from marine shipping organizations around the world were holding a one-day conference today at Montreal’s Grand Quay to explore how to best surmount the unprecedented challenges sparked by a unique combination of widespread  geopolitical and economic issues, decarbonization efforts, trade

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has suspended talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) amidst ongoing negotiations of local agreements under the coast-wide Master Contract, set to expire on September 30, 2024. The ILA canceled Master Contract talks scheduled fo June 12 with USMX after discovering that APM Terminals and Maersk Line are utilizing

Future newbuild ships of all types should be built without a sterntube and with a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangement, according to Blue Ocean Alliance’s Chris Leontopoulos. Speaking at a recent maritime industry forum in Hamburg, Mr. Leontopoulos said the sterntubeless ship design – jointly developed by Blue Ocean Alliance members ABS, Thordon Bearings, Shanghai