Post EN

CMA CGM and MSC join Maersk’s TradeLens as foundation carriers

  Data on nearly half of the world’s ocean container cargo is now available on TradeLens as global shipping leaders CMA CGM and MSC are actively sharing information through the blockchain-based data platform. Global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) today announced they are now integrated onto TradeLens (www.tradelens.com), helping ensure […]

CMA CGM and MSC join Maersk’s TradeLens as foundation carriers Read More »

New marine safety equipment for Nunavut and Manitoba communities

Photo of Pond Inlet by Nunatsiaq News OTTAWA, ON – Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous coastal communities to improve marine safety and responsible shipping to protect Canada’s marine environment. As part of this $1.5 billion plan, in 2017 the Canadian Coast Guard launched the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Pilot Program. Under

New marine safety equipment for Nunavut and Manitoba communities Read More »

Pirates kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports

Anti-piracy training in the Gulf of Guinea. Photo: US Navy In its latest report for the third quarter of the year, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) bureau notes pirates armed with guns and knives are abducting larger groups of seafarers further off the West African coast than before. IMB’s latest global piracy report details

Pirates kidnapping more seafarers off West Africa, IMB reports Read More »

Maritime leaders reimagine more resilient, sustainable global seaborne trade

The CMA CGM Jacques Saade, the first container ship of this size powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), set a world record on October 12 by loading 20,723 full containers in Singapore. Finding a new way forward for global seaborne trade was the focus of discussions during the Global Maritime Forum’s week-long Virtual-High Level Meeting on

Maritime leaders reimagine more resilient, sustainable global seaborne trade Read More »

Deep sea is slowly warming

Photo: Cape Eleuthera Institute WASHINGTON, DC—New research reveals temperatures in the deep sea fluctuate more than scientists previously thought and a warming trend is now detectable at the bottom of the ocean. In a new study in American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) journal Geophysical Research Letters, researchers analyzed a decade of hourly temperature recordings from moorings anchored at four depths

Deep sea is slowly warming Read More »

How the Global Pandemic Put Container Shipping in the Spotlight (Forum)

By Claudio Bozzo, Chief Operating Officer, MSC Shipping is one of the oldest industries in the world. Today, around 90% of goods are transported by sea, 70% of these in containers. It takes a huge workforce to move all those goods from one place to another, in fact around 2 million seafarers are keeping trade

How the Global Pandemic Put Container Shipping in the Spotlight (Forum) Read More »

Algoma Central takes delivery of Algoma Intrepid from Croatia shipyard

Algoma Intrepid undergoing sea trials. Photo Algoma Central Corp ST. CATHARINES, ON – Algoma Central Corporation, which operates the largest fleet of liquid and dry bulk vessels on the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence waterway, today announced that it has taken delivery of the Algoma Intrepid, the second Equinox 650’ Class self-unloading dry-bulk carrier, and the

Algoma Central takes delivery of Algoma Intrepid from Croatia shipyard Read More »

Asahi Tanker Orders 2 of World’s 1st Zero-emission Electric-powered Tankers

TOKYO—Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. Japanese shipping firm Asahi Tanker Co. has placed an order for the construction of two electrically powered tankers. The two tankers will adopt the “e5 tanker” design developed by e5 Lab Inc. They will be powered completely by large-capacity lithium ion batteries and are slated to go into service as bunker

Asahi Tanker Orders 2 of World’s 1st Zero-emission Electric-powered Tankers Read More »