Maritime Magazine

Port Alberni and San Group reach agreement for operation of Berth 3 dock

    From left to right: Kamal Sanghera, CEO of San Group Inc; Ken McRae, PAPA Board Director ; Paul Deol (his head is tucked back behind Mr. McRae’s left shoulder), from San Group Inc ; Suki Sanghera, President of San Group Inc; and Zoran Knezevic, President & CEO of PAPA. The Port Alberni Port Authority […]

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WISAMO, an innovative solution contributing to the decarbonization of maritime shipping

  At the 2021 Movin’On global sustainable mobility summit, Michelin presented the Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project, an automated, telescopic, inflatable wing sail system that can be fitted on both merchant ships and pleasure craft. The system is the product of a collaborative venture between Michelin Research & Development and two Swiss inventors who share

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Port of Long Beach offers world’s biggest green ship incentives

  Ocean carriers bringing the greenest ships to the Port of Long Beach can earn the world’s most generous sustainable vessel financial incentives, beginning July 1, 2021, the large U.S. West Coast port announced. The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners recently approved changes centered around incorporating the international Environmental Ship Index (ESI) into the

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OECD countries underline support to “greener” transport solutions

  PARIS – Ministers of transport from the 63 member countries, including Canada and the United States,  of the International Transport Forum at the Paris-based OECD have agreed to use recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic to transform transport. The ministers noted that “the recovery from this pandemic offers new opportunities to reshape transport systems and

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BIMCO faces carbon challenge with new charter party clauses

  An impact study by BIMCO and several key stakeholders to identify the commercial and contractual implications of impending International Maritime Organization (IMO) carbon regulations has highlighted a raft of contractual challenges. BIMCO’s documentary experts have begun preparing charter party clauses to assist owners and charterers comply with the new regime. Charter parties that extend

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Big success of the first-ever  ‘Assises’ devoted to Québec Maritime Sector

  By Leo Ryan, Editor As an event bringing together government and industry representatives to engage in dialogue on how to map the future, the first Assises Québécoises du Secteur Maritime, held today in the virtual format due to the global pandemic, was clearly a big success. After being kicked off via a video message

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