Maritime Magazine

  DNV has published a study co-sponsored by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), examining the key drivers transforming the maritime industry and their impact on ship management and seafarers. It notably found that fully 81% of seafarers surveyed indicated that they require either partial or complete training to effectively work with the advanced technology that […]

  The fastest growing container port on the Eastern Seaboard and in Canada, is about to experience exponential growth, all while working responsibly and with the community in mind, according to President and CEO of CPKC, Keith Creel who spoke to a full house at the Trade and Convention Centre at Saint John Port Days.

  Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher™ and E-Barges, the world’s first fully electric pusher boat and barges to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the world, to Cargill’s cocoa factory in Zaandam, the Netherlands. Pushers and barges are essential, efficient

  On this World Oceans Day, Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced investments aimed at protecting Canada’s oceans and the marine species and habitats within them. Minister Murray announced successful funding recipients for the Oceans Management Contribution Program as well as a Call for Proposals for the Canada Nature Fund for

  Officer supply shortfall has reached a record high and is not expected to improve, leading to manning cost inflation, according to the latest Manning Annual Review and Forecast report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. The 2023 officer availability gap has widened to a deficit equating to about 9% of the global pool, which represents a

  With forest fires raging in the region, mining giant Rio Tinto, majority owner of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, has “suspended until at least Friday” transportation operations on the 418-km Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway linking its Labrador operations with port facilities in Sept-Îles. “Our teams continue to work closely with SOPFEU

  The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada has authorized its longshore locals to conduct a vote on June 9 and June 10 on whether to issue a 72-hour notice on staging a strike. Such threatened action, which would notably severely hit cargo operations at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, comes as

  Sydney, NS – The Canadian Coast Guard College celebrated its 54th graduating class of 40 Officer Cadets from across seven different provinces. Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, honoured the graduating class of 2023 during a ceremony on June 3 at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney. Minister Murray

  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program has launched its seventh season of large-scale threat reduction measures to support the recovery of at-risk whales, such as the endangered southern resident killer whales. To reduce threats to whales such as underwater noise and ship strikes, more than 60 marine transportation organizations have