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  Vancouver – Teck Resources Limited and Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers GmbH & Co. KG have announced an agreement to use wind propulsion to further reduce CO2 emissions in Teck’s supply chain. The joint investment will see the vessel Dietrich Oldendorff, which carries shipments of Teck steelmaking coal from the Port of Vancouver, outfitted with a Flettner Rotor system by […]

  The Montreal-based CSL Group has announced a significant milestone in its Great Lakes biofuel program – one of the longest-running initiatives of its kind in the maritime industry. With a cumulative 75,000 running hours on B100 biofuel over the past four years, CSL ships have made big strides in supporting decarbonization efforts by replacing

  At  the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles unveiled a Partnership Strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean.  The scope of cooperation and success indicators specified in the strategy reaffirm the corridor

  On the margins of COP28 in Dubai, the Minister of Transport, Pablo Rodriguez announced that Canada has signed the Memorandum of Understanding to pursue the establishment of a green shipping corridor between Canada’s West Coast and ports in the United Arab Emirates, Korea and Japan. The West Green Shipping Corridor will feature: A unique geographical location—it is the shortest route from North America to Asia; State-of-the-art

  The International Windship Association (IWSA) has issued an open letter to the Heads of State and delegates attending the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28) calling for them to recognise the vital role of direct wind propulsion energy use in the decarbonisation of the maritime sector, in line with recent

  Port of Quebec’s 80 longshore workers last week voted 70% to reject the mediator’s proposal to end a more than one-year lockout. With the festive season approaching and the specter of a second Christmas on the picket lines, members rejected the offer they found to be unsatisfactory. “It is an act of faith, a very

  Dubai – Ocean Edge, a trailblazing maritime global open innovation platform, announced its launch at the COP28 in Dubai. Founding partners Novarium of Rimouski, Quebec and Climate Edge join forces to bring the best climate technologies to a network of port authorities around the world.  This result-driven platform is dedicated to revolutionizing the port

  At a side event to COP28 currently underway in Dubai, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), Oceanex and QSL today announced their collaboration to create the first domestic green shipping corridor between Quebec and Newfoundland. This corridor will make it possible to green one of Eastern Canada’s busiest shipping routes, used daily between the Port of Montreal and the Port of St. John’s,

  Halifax – The Minister of Transport, the Honorable Pablo Rodriguez, today announced the creation of the Green Shipping Corridor Program, an investment of $165.4 million, and launched a call for proposals under this program. The program will establish green shipping corridors and help decarbonize the marine sector in major shipping areas along the Great Lakes, the

  The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s board of directors announced that it has appointed Peter Xotta as president and chief executive officer, effective Monday, December 4, 2023. He succeeds Robin Silvester who held the post for 14 years and announced his departure last June. “I am pleased that the Port of Vancouver—and all Canadians—will benefit from Peter’s leadership as