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Washington — Australia’s most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme impacts from climate change by 2040. According to a new study released by the American Geophysical Union even under optimistic climate scenarios, ocean conditions considered extreme today will become the new normal in Australian waters in just 15 years, increasing threats to thousands of […]

With just two weeks to submit a plan for cutting black carbon emissions in the Arctic, International Maritime Organization member states – led by Arctic governments – should take the lead from a high-level announcement made by several governments – including Canada – at COP30 on sectoral action to tackle black carbon emissions from commercial and residential energy

The global crude tanker sector is experiencing its biggest shipbuilding boom in nearly a decade. The order book-to-fleet ratio has soared to 14.1 percent, its highest level since 2016, according to the latest BIMCO latest analysis “Due to low contracting volumes in 2022, the crude tanker order book/fleet ratio bottomed out at 2.8% in March

The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a single loose wire on the 984-foot-long containership Dali caused an electrical blackout that led to the giant vessel veering and contacting the nearby Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which then collapsed, killing six highway workers.  At Tuesday’s public meeting at NTSB headquarters in Washington, investigators

CHARLOTTE, NC — A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced today that it has selected Charlotte for its official North America headquarters, committing to add more than 500 jobs to Its current Charlotte-based workforce over the next several years, ultimately bringing its Charlotte workforce to more than 1300. Maersk has had a corporate presence in Charlotte for more than two

The Suez Canal Container Terminal (SCCT) in Egypt has inaugurated its major expansion, adding new capacity and jobs to East Port Said. The ceremony, attended by His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, marked the official opening of the USD 500 million terminal upgrade. The expansion adds 955 metres of new quay and 510,000 m² of

Washington, D.C. – The Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact is a trilateral agreement between Canada, Finland and the United States (US) to enhance our collective capabilities to produce world-class icebreaking vessels needed to assert our polar and Arctic sovereignty. With the second-largest icebreaking fleet in the world and shipyards experienced in building icebreakers, Canada’s expertise in Arctic and

While Manitoba announced Sunday it is allocating $51 million in new funding to help upgrade the Hudson Bay Railway line, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Government of Canada will provide funding to the Arctic Research Foundation to undertake a feasibility study to determine the path forward for future deployment and operation of specialised icebreakers,

For the first time in its history, the Port of Québec welcomed cruise ships from the depths of winter to the peak of fall, marking an exceptionally long and varied 2025 cruise season. Between January 28 and November 2, the Port saw international cruises calling almost every month, cementing Québec City’s status as a true

The CMA CGM Group announced it has signed a term sheet to acquire a 20% stake in EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH). The transaction is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. As a leading player in Northern Europe’s container shipping, CMA CGM already calls at the EUROGATE