Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation has announced the temporary suspension of operations and de-mobilization of all non-essential workers from the Mary River mining site in the Canadian Arctic “until such time as control has been regained over the spread of COVID-19.” “Following the first incident of transmission confirmed at the Mary River Project on May […]
A greener, more efficient rudder system, designed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, will be demonstrated as part of a €6 million EU-funded research project. The GATERS project led by the University of Strathclyde under the Horizon 2020 Fund will see the ‘gate rudder’ – a novel propulsion and steering system – retrofitted
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Asian container ports are the most efficient in the world, dominating the Top 50 spots according to the new global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) launched by the World Bank and IHS Markit. The report scored ports against different metrics, making the efficiency ranking comparable around the globe by assessing and standardizing for different
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The Port of Thunder Bay’s 2021 shipping season is off to a solid start. Cargo shipments from the beginning of the season to April 30 were 20% higher than the 5-year average. The 1.27 million metric tonne cargo tally is down 9% from the same period in 2020. The season opened March 26, and
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In support of India’s fight against Covid-19 and as part of operation Samudra Setu II, the seven Indian Naval (INS) ships Kolkata, Kochi, Talwar, Tabar, Trikand, Jalashwa and Airavat have been deployed for shipment of liquid medical oxygen-filled cryogenic containers and associated medical equipment from various countries announced the Indian Navy. INS Kolkata and INS
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Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication. “We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) that are objective and well researched. However, in
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Logistec Corporation announced that Curtis Jay Foltz has been appointed Chairman of its Board of Directors, succeeding James Cherry who has stepped down from the Board after 10 years of service. An independent director of Logistec since 2017, he has been a member of its Audit Committee since 2017, a member of its Governance and Human
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By Leo Ryan, Editor On the last Day of April, a key architect of the success and growth of the Port of Montreal in recent years moved officially into retirement from his position as Vice-President, Growth and Development. What a significant legacy Tony Boemi has left! Coincidentally enough, his departure after 13 years with
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By Pierre Terrien, Publisher When Michel Veilleux and I split up L’Escale Maritime Magazine more than 26 years ago to create L’Escale Nautique to cover pleasure boating in Quebec and Maritime Magazine to cover the maritime industry in Canada, we were far from being able to anticipate what the digital revolution would have in
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The Port of Montreal is mobilized for recovery amidst operational continuity following the federal government’s passing of legislation forcing 1,150 striking dockers back to work. This was a central message that emerged this morning from the annual meeting in virtual format of the Montreal Port Authority at which Martin Imbleau, President and Chief Executive
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