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The Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) launched on Thursday forecasts that given the growing demand for STCW certified officers, there will be a need for an additional 113,735 officers by 2030 to operate the world merchant fleet.  The report estimates that 2.57 million seafarers currently serve the […]

Over the past few days, an impressive construction crane has been installed at the Port of Montreal’s future Contrecœur container terminal site, marking an important milestone in the project’s progress, the Montreal Port Authority reported. With a lifting capacity of 300 tonnes, it is among the largest pieces of equipment deployed on the site. The

Heightened geopolitical tensions, including the evolving situations in the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea and the Sea of Asov, and the Red Sea region, have highlighted the increasing complexity and risk seafarers endure every day. The Day of the Seafarer, observed internationally each year on 25 June, provides an opportunity to recognise the essential role of seafarers

“Even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, significant uncertainty will remain and continue to shape market outcomes,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO in the organization’s market overview and outlook. Key uncertainties include whether the US/Iran agreement will hold, when the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) will fully reopen, whether ships can return to

YELLOWKNIFE, NT – Today, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons; and the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced a significant milestone for the government’s plan to build Canada strong. Ministers announced that

Updated route and service schedules confirm that Netherlands-based Nirint Shipping earlier this month removed Halifax from the northbound leg of its Europe-Cuba-Canada fortnightly service. The service now concentrates on connecting Europe with Cuba. Nirint had been serving the Port of Halifax on a regular trade route since late 2002 with vessels carrying containers, breakbulk, project

Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez today announced a large scale evacuation operation to be carried out in cooperation with coastal states, the United States and the maritime industry. “After months of hardship and distress for thousands of innocent

Québec City – Green Marine International (GMI) held the first meeting of its new Board of Directors during GreenTech 2026 in Québec City earlier this month, following the election of its members at the Annual General Meeting on May 27, 2026. The organization is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Dagenais, President and CEO

HaiSea Marine’s fleet of electric and dual-fuel tugboats has successfully guided 100 LNG carriers through the Douglas Channel to Kitimat. This marks a significant step for the HaiSea crew, who celebrated the first successful escort operation in April 2025, representing months of training and planning. The powerful, dual-fuel HaiSea Kermode was joined by the fully

NORFOLK, VA –  Gov. Abigail Spanberger Thursday inaugurated The Port of Virginia’s® newest asset: the deepest harbor and shipping channel anywhere on the US East Coast. Though the $450 million effort to deepen the channel to 55 feet was complete in February, the governor introduced the project to the world. “Today, we are sending a