Maritime Magazine

  KOTUG Canada Inc. (a partnership between KOTUG International and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd.), strongly committed to reducing impact from operations on marine life, has recently applied a revolutionary non-toxic noise reduction coatings to the hull of one of their vessels, the K.J. Gardner.  Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, KOTUG Canada has worked extensively with […]

  Indianapolis – Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock as the new chief executive officer for the statewide port authority which operates three ports on the Ohio River and Lake Michigan. The appointment was approved by the Ports of Indiana Commission. Mr. Peacock has served in various leadership positions for the Ports of Indiana

  The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada has stepped into the prolonged saga over the controversial proposal of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) to build a new container terminal at Deltaport to meet anticipated future demand from Asia. Citing environmental issues and “ballooning costs,” the ILWU sent an open letter to the federal

  Mississauga, ON –  Strongco Corporation, a Nors Group company has announced that construction is now complete on their new Dartmouth facility. Their doors will officially be open to welcome customers on Monday, March 6, 2023. The relocation to this new facility will continue to support heavy equipment sales, rental, and product support and service

  Norwegian classification society DNV has awarded an Agreement In Principle (AiP) to Michelin for their WISAMO wing sail system, thereby bringing the French tire manufacturer closer to commercializing the system. It is the first AiP to have been accorded to an inflatable wing sail design and is currently being installed for testing on the

  Halifax – EverWind Fuels Company has received Environmental Approval for the initial phase of its $6 billion, 1 million tonnes per annum green hydrogen and green ammonia project located in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia. The approval was issued by Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Nova Scotia. EverWind remains on track to deliver green

  Wind propulsion experts will gather next week in London on February 16-17 at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) 3rd annual conference on Wind Propulsion, which is organised in association with the International Windship Association (IWSA) and sponsored by Yara Marine Technologies. “This gathering of