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  Salaries are rising by at least 10% as the crew employment market tips in the favour of seafarers, reveals Hamburg-based Danica Crewing Specialists as it announces the findings of its 2023 Seafarers’ Survey. Across senior officer ranks salaries have increased some 10-15%, regardless of nationality, the Danica survey shows, compared to its 2021 results. […]

  Lineage,  one of the leading temperature-controlled industrial REIT and integrated solutions providers worldwide, today announced the groundbreaking of an expansion of its Foothills facility in Calgary, Alberta in an effort to meet the growing needs of Lineage’s customers in the market. The strategically located facility is designed to serve as a center of excellence for customers who aim to

  Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completed installation of the first offshore wind turbine for South Fork Wind, a historic milestone for New York’s offshore wind development and what will be the first completed utility-scale wind farm in the United States in federal waters. Once completed, the 130-megawatt offshore wind farm will address a

  The U.S. Coast Guard heavy ice-breaker Polar Star and crew have departed Seattle and are scheduled to transit to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) is an annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the lead agency for

  Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, has announced that the Government of Canada awarded a $38.56 million contract to Nye Fanafjord AS to purchase the motor vessel (MV) Fanafjord to replace the MV Holiday Island until its successor is built and ready to enter into service. The MV Fanafjord is expected to enter into service during

  Varennes, QC – Only two years after announcing its ambitious project, Groupe Robert, in collaboration with Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, has officially inaugurated its automated distribution centre in Varennes. This investment of over $200 million, supported by financial contributions from the government of Quebec, Investissement Québec and several partners, places Groupe Robert at the

  Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. The new solution enables a significant advance in sustainable shipping operations – during a time in which ship owners are seeking viable options among green fuels. The ammonia solution is now commercially available as part of the Wärtsilä

  Geneviève Guilbault, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Andrée Laforest, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region and deputy for Chicoutimi, and the deputy for Dubuc, Mr. François Tremblay, announces an investment of $20 million to improve infrastructure at the Port of Saguenay. The Marcel-Dionne Quay project

  Thanks to the addition of new LNG export terminals in Canada and Mexico together with the expansion of existing LNG capacity in the United States, North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is poised to more than double by the end of 2027, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Ten projects across

  To mark the Sommet de l’Est, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announces that it has joined the Pacte de l’Est as part of the “D’est en Est” initiative that is mobilizing stakeholders to fast track the revitalization of Montreal’s East End. At the invitation of the Chambre de commerce de l’Est de Montréal, this