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    The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa, but cautions that the situation remains very precarious for European and international merchant vessels and more needs to be done urgently. […]

  By Leo Ryan, Editor Huge vessel backlogs at the largest port complex in the United States at Los Angeles/Long Beach are continuing unabated due to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on waterfront productivity coinciding with high consumer demand from American citizens for home improvement products and office equipment. Captain Kip Louttit, Executive Director of the

MONTREAL- The CSL Group (CSL) has been named one of Montreal’s Top Employers for the third consecutive year. The award recognizes CSL for its progressive employee programs that put safety and well-being first, advance professional development and growth, promote a culture built on shared values, and provide exceptional health and financial benefits. “In the wake of

  London: Windship Technology, a British company with a whole-ship solution to tackle the CO2 emissions of the shipping industry, today unveils its designs and announces an investment partnership with one of the world’s leading classification agencies. Starting from a clean drawing board, Technical Director Simon Rogers and his design team developed and tested at

One of the world’s oldest tugboats, the 117-year-old, steam-driven Daniel Adamson, is set to return to service offering short cruises along the River Weaver, a tributary of the fabled Mersey River in England, after the completion of a project to install new propeller shaft bearings. The 1903-built steamship, rescued from scrap merchants 15 years ago,

  Concept design for Stena’s all-electric ferry for Gothenburg decarbonization project (Stena Line) In an effort to speed up the transition to fossil-free fuels in the transport sector, Stena Line, Volvo Group, Scania, and the Port of Gothenburg have joined forces to bring about a significant reduction in carbon emissions linked to the largest port

Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on the construction of an energy hub in the North Sea. The energy hub will be an artificially constructed island 80 kilometres from the shore of the peninsula Jutland. It will be owned by a public-private partnership. The hub will strengthen the integration of Europe’s power grids and increase

German shipping line Hamburg Süd has announced the appointment of Poul Hestbaek as its new CEO, replacing Arnt Vespermann who will leave the company by the end of the first quarter.  Poul Hestbaek has been with the company since 2004 and is currently the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Hamburg Süd. The 59-year-old shipping-industry veteran has previously

OTTAWA – In light of the ongoing global pandemic crisis, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra today announced a one-year extension of temporary measures until  February 28, 2022 prohibiting pleasure crafts in Canadian Arctic waters and cruise vessels in all Canadian waters. As a result, adventure-seeking pleasure crafts are still prohibited from entering Arctic waters; passenger

The Port of Halifax has welcomed the announcement by MSC that it has added a double port call at Halifax and a call at Valencia, Spain in an enhancement of its Western Mediterranean-Canada shipping route that includes Montreal.  “The addition of Halifax will offer Canadian exporters the possibility to export cargo to anywhere in the