Maritime Magazine

  Port-Cartier, QC – ArcelorMittal Mining Canada announced that its parent company, ArcelorMittal, has won the 11th annual Altair Enlighten Award in the Sustainable Process category, and that the use of pyrolytic oil as a replacement for heavy fuel oil in Port-Cartier was one of the two featured projects. The construction of an industrial scale demonstration facility at ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, was […]

  Cargo liquefaction still remains the greatest contributor to loss of life associated with bulk carrier losses while grounding remains the main cause of ship losses, according to the recently published Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2013-2022 from INTERCARGO. The document was submitted to the International Maritime Organization in May, ahead of the 9th session of

  According a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), immature technologies and unstable designs have provoked significant delays and cost overruns in the U.S. Coast Guard’s highest priority modernization programs. The Coast Guard is modernizing its vessels in an effort known as recapitalization. The Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and Polar Security Cutter (PSC)

  The month-long labour conflict at British Columbia’s ports may be finally ending following a late night breakthrough on Sunday announcing a new (and third) tentative collective agreement between the docker union and maritime employers. In a joint statement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the BC Maritime Employers Association said the new

  In a development that took industry observers by surprise, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) today announced that its President and CEO, Martin Imbleau, will be stepping down on September 8, 2023, to take on a new challenge.  He had occupied the post at Canada’s second biggest port since January 2021, succeeding Sylvie Vachon. A separate

  Virtually defying their union bargaining team’s recommendation, more than 7,400 dockers in British Columbia have rejected a mediated offer from maritime employers on July 24 for a new four-year collective agreement. The move sparks revived uncertainty for Canadian supply chains and the key ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert which had just begun to

  CN rail service which provides the Port of Halifax with a vital link to the rest of Canada and US Midwest markets has been restored nearly a week after being cut off by devastating floods in Nova Scotia. “We continue to work closely with PSA Halifax and CN to efficiently resume moving cargo by

  The UK and France this week unveiled a new charter calling for broader protections in the global shipping industry for seafarers. The voluntary program had already received commitments from four major operators – DFDS Ferries, Condor Ferries, Brittany Ferries, and Stena. The UK government had previously promised to take a series of measures following