Maritime Magazine

The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has announced that Kurt Slocombe has been appointed by the Board of Directors as Interim President effective January 1st, 2026.  This follows the retirement of Shaun Stevenson, President and CEO since 2018. Mr. Slocombe joined PRPA in 2019 as Vice President, Operations, Planning and Infrastructure. He has an extensive […]

Maersk indicated today that one of its smaller container ships, the 6700-TEU Maersk Sebarok, had completed a test transit through the Red Sea on Thursday and Friday for the first time in nearly two years since the launch of Yemeni Houthi rebel attacks on merchant shipping. “Whilst this is a significant step forward, it does

In a statement released today in Calgary, CPKC warned that the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger, unprecedented in scale and scope, “would radically and permanently change the U.S. rail network. If approved, the merger would pose extraordinary and far-reaching risks to customers, rail employees and broader supply chains.” CPKC said it was confident that the

Goods moved before tariffs started earlier this year helped put the Port of Long Beach on course to have its all-time busiest year, exceeding the record-setting 9.6 million cargo containers moved in 2024. The Port of Long Beach achieved its second-busiest November, when dockworkers and terminal operators moved 817,561 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo,

A July 2025 report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) claims that U.S. tide gauge measurements “in aggregate show no obvious acceleration in sea level rise beyond the historical average rate.” But a new study by Chris Piecuch, a physical oceanographer with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), reaches a dramatically different conclusion. The research

The Port of Los Angeles processed 782,249 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in November, a decrease of 12% compared to last year’s elevated cargo levels. With one month left in the year, the Port has handled 9,447,731 TEUs, 1% more than 2024. “Even with all the trade uncertainty, we’ll finish 2025 north of 10 million TEUs, putting

Hurricane-force winds and massive 50-Foot seas have been generated by the most intense storm this season on the North Atlantic that has posed dangerous conditions for shipping. Extreme intensification of the wind field and rapid central pressure drop follow the intrusion of the frigid cold air mass from the Northeast U.S. and Eastern Canada, reports

The Port of Nanaimo welcomes DP World’s expansion of short sea shipping service to include weekly calls from Nanaimo to Fraser Surrey and Vancouver. By moving goods efficiently over water, we reduce pressure and create reliable alternatives that keep trade flowing in all conditions. Doug Smith, CEO, of DP World in Canada shared, “Expanding our

Odfjell’s chemical tankers are now sailing the 5,000-nautical-mile route between Brazil and Europe with substantially lower emissions. The corridor will operate 12-15 voyages per year, each lasting around 40 days. Norway-based Odfjell has established an offtake of B24 sustainable biofuel in Rio Grande to secure long-term fuel availability. The Ports of Antwerp, Rotterdam and Rio