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This year has been exceptionally busy for the management team of Maritime Magazine with the transfer to new ownership. So, for a short holiday period between August 12 and August 21 there will be a “pause” in the daily Newsletter and topical reports on our website. All will be anchors away again on Thursday, August […]

GFI LNG LP (GFI), a diversified energy solutions company, and Pilot LNG LLC (Pilot), a Houston-based clean energy infrastructure developer, have announced that they have formed a partnership to develop, construct, and operate a small-scale LNG terminal in Salina Cruz, Mexico. Strategically located on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, the project is ideally

Since Canpotex completed a $150 million facility expansion at the Port of Portland’s Terminal 5 in 2018, it has typically received more than a dozen unit trains per month, each comprising 188 carloads of potash. In the second quarter of this year, Canpotex’s increased shipments to Portland led to record potash levels for Union Pacific.

Monthly inbound cargo volume at the major container ports of the United States could see a near-record surge this month as retailers bring in merchandise ahead of a potential strike at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports this fall, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Retailers

The Port of Shanghai, which handled more than 49 million TEUs in 2023, this week opened the first phase of a new terminal that will boost capacity by 2.6 million TEUs. The new container terminal area at the world’s largest port is at Luojing Port located to the north of the city centre on the

Backed by seven key civil society organizations, the Say No to LNG global shipping campaign has launched the ‘Beyond Methane Pledge’, an ambitious initiative seeking to halt the expansion of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and other methane-based fuels, and phase-out their use in all sectors – globally. The participating non-profit organizations include Say No to

IMO has launched a new toolkit that will help the global maritime industry respond better to ever-evolving ‘insider threats’. Insider threat refers to the risk that arises from a maritime employee carrying out or enabling a security incident, either through a lack of awareness, complacency or maliciousness.   For terrorists and organized crime groups who are

Julia Fields Executive Director, Canadian Marine Careers Foundation Canada’s marine sector is facing significant labour and skills shortages, affecting both ship and shore operations across the country. This shortage underscores the urgent need for a strategic, industry-wide approach to workforce development. Recognizing this, the Canadian Marine Careers Foundation (CMCF) will host its inaugural workforce development

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ClassNK for the design of an LNG carrier equipped with a Wind-Assisted Propulsion System. Conceived in collaboration with major South Korea shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean, the design marks the world’s first approval for such a system on an LNG carrier. The LNG