Maritime Magazine

Ponant’s “Commandant Charcot”, the first French ship to reach the geographic North Pole

“The Commandant Charcot, a high polar exploration vessel of the Ponant company, reached the geographic North Pole yesterday, September 7 at 10:38 am (CET)”, announced in a press release sent to AFP the luxury cruise company, specialized in unusual destinations. “It is the first French ship to reach the North Pole (90.00,000 °)”, according to […]

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Achèvement de la construction des traversiers zéro émission d’ICE Marine à destination de l’Ontario

ICE Marine Design, basée en Roumanie, a annoncé que la construction et les essais des traversiers Amherst Islander II de 72 mètres et Wolfe Islander IV de 99 mètres ont été achevés avec succès. Les navires ont récemment quitté le chantier naval Damen Shipyards Galati pour se rendre à Constanta, pour un transport ultérieur vers

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Construction completed of ICE Marine’s Ontario-bound zero emission ferries

Romania-based ICE Marine Design announced that the construction and trials of both 72-metre Amherst Islander II and the 99-metre Wolfe Islander IV ferries were successfully completed. The vessels recently sailed from the shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Galati to Constanta, for onwards transportation to Canada onboard a heavy-lift semi-submersible transport vessel. The Island Class are battery-equipped ships designed

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Report analyzes decarbonisation strategies of U.S. inland waterways

  HOUSTON, Texas. ABS and Vanderbilt University have published a landmark report analyzing decarbonization strategies for U.S. inland waterways. Decarbonization of the Inland Waterway Sector in the United States evaluates the potential for possible future propulsion technologies and alternative fuels to reduce carbon emissions. The report also demonstrates the feasibility of near-term electrification of smaller vessels operating

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World’s first green ammonia terminal receives large governmental grant

  ECONNECT Energy’s Azane Fuel Solutions’ first project “Ammonia Fuel Bunkering Network,” which will build a green ammonia bunkering terminal, has been awarded NOK 89 million (EUR 8,600,000) through the Norwegian Green Platform Initiative, as announced by Minister of Climate and Environment in Norway, Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn. The project partners, spanning the entire value chain

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Two new post-Panamax cranes offloaded at Montreal’s Cast Terminal

Two huge, high-performance electric gantry cranes have been offloaded at the Port of Montreal’s Cast Terminal. These are the first two of a series of four, with the remaining two due for delivery in the first quarter of 2022. Built in Ireland by Liebherr Container Cranes, these next generation cranes will enable terminal operator Montreal

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Grain declines and general cargo surges at Port of Thunder Bay

The Port of Thunder Bay handled lower tonnages in August, with grain shipments dropping to a three-year low for the month.  Year-to-date grain shipments of 4 million tonnes are now 1 million metric tonnes (MT) lower than last year’s 25-year high volume, marking a return to normal volumes.  Despite the drop in cargo tonnage, there

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World’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy, to arrive soon in Antwerp with Canadian Volunteers

ANTWERP – In the run-up to the International Day of Charity (Sunday 5 September), Mercy Ships is announcing good news. The Global Mercy, the newest hospital ship of Mercy Ships, is almost in Antwerp.  Local citizens are being invited to line the river to watch the ship sail in. The Global Mercy completed its journey through the Suez Canal and the ship

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