Maritime Magazine

  IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez shared the Organization’s plans and focus areas for the next four years, with the aim of ensuring safer, more secure and environmentally friendly shipping.  Speaking at a press conference at IMO Headquarters in London, Mr. Dominguez outlined four strategic priorities: IMO’s work to regulate international shipping; its support to Member […]

  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted a detailed, fit-for-purpose proposal to shipping’s global regulator, the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), for a Zero Emission Shipping Fund (ZESF). In recognition of the urgency to move forward with workable solutions to meet ambitious net zero targets, shipowners globally have agreed to mandatory contributions on ships’ greenhouse

  Calgary – Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) today announced its membership in the RailPulse Coalition. RailPulse, founded by a dynamic consortium of forward-thinking railcar owners, is working to develop, broaden and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics technologies on railcars that increase safety, efficiency, and visibility across North America’s freight rail industry. CPKC becomes

  The Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and U.S. Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) today jointly announced that nearly 38 million tonnes of cargo transited the binational system in 2023, representing an overall increase of more than 3.4 percent. 2023 Results Highlights Grain: Despite challenges posed by climate change, producers

  The results of the latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published  by The Mission to Seafarers, show a further drop in seafarer happiness for the fourth quarter of 2023, raising serious concerns over conditions for all those working at sea. The growing security threats in the Red Sea and elsewhere have contributed to the Index decline.

  The requirement under the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL), requires Governments to use a single digital platform or “Maritime Single Window” to share and exchange information with ships when they call at ports, from 1 January 2024. This will streamline procedures to clear the arrival, stay and departure of ships and

  Rimouski, QC – The unique world-class MARS station operated by the Institut des sciences de la mer (ISMER) of the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR), Innovation maritime and Multi-Électronique has exceeded expectations since its first deployment at the bottom of the Laurentian Channel. It has allowed to establish the acoustic signature of 250 vessels, to better understand the origin of noise on

  Integrated logistics company A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced the appointment of Charles van der Steene as the new Regional President for North America, effective Feb. 1, 2024. With the move, van der Steene will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team. A logistics industry veteran, van der Steene joined Maersk in 2011 with deep

  Boosted by a 28-season high for iron ore, total maritime tonnage for the Port of Duluth-Superior finished the 2023 navigation season up 4.5 percent compared to 2022 and up 0.1 percent against the five-season average. The total float eclipsed 31.7 million short tons, including more than 21.5 million tons of iron ore, the most