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Port of Montreal releases Strategic Plan

  The Montreal Port Authority today released its vision and Strategic Plan 2023-2027, which will guide the Port of Montreal’s future actions and objectives for the next five years. The MPA’s Strategic Plan 2023-2027 is structured around six main priorities, namely innovation and mobilization of its personnel, community relations, asset management, competitiveness, decarbonization and completing […]

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ONE orders two containerized units from Econowind for wind-assist propulsion

  Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) has decided to install two containerized wind assist units on one of their operated container feeder ships before the end of 2023. The 143m, 1036 TEU capacity Kalamazoo is owned by Singapore-based Norse and the wind assist systems will be supplied by the Netherlands-based company, Econowind. This is one

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New U.S. Seaway Administrator reviews expansion projects at Indiana-Burns Harbour

  Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) Administrator Adam Tindall-Schlicht, made his first visit to Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor on April 17 to tour the $30 million expansion project made possible by federal grants and to discuss future shipping growth. Administrator Tindall-Schlicht was appointed by President Joe Biden in November 2022 and oversees the

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Port of Antwerp-Bruges reports first quarter cargo decline

  The Port of Antwerp-Bruges today reported a 4.5% decline in traffic to 68.7 million tons in the first quarter of 2023 as economic uncertainty deepened in Europe and global carriers blanked sailings in response to lower import demand. The continuing war in Ukraine in also strongly reducing Russian-related shipments. Operational challenges at container terminals

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CN launches new tool to help its customers calculate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  CN today announced the launch of a new self-service, sustainability tool, My Carbon Emissions. CN was first to launch the Carbon Calculator, 13 years ago, to give customers visibility into their estimated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emissions savings using rail transportation. Now, this new tool, available on the CN One eBusiness platform, provides

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Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merge to create CPKC

  Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) today combined to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), as authorized by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) March 15, 2023 final decision, creating the first single-line railway connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. “Today, we celebrate this historic combination creating a truly unique single-line rail network that begins a

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Global containership order book at record levels

  Despite the present major decline in freight rates, global carriers have placed orders for new vessels at record levels, according to a new report from BIMCO, the world’s largest association representing shipowners, charterers, shipbrokers and agents. The orderbook of 7.54 million TEUs signals a significant change in the global fleet, says BIMCO analyst Neils

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Halifax port employers and ILA reach tentative new collective agreement

  The Halifax Employers Association (HEA) and the Council of ILA locals for the Port of Halifax announced they have reached a tentative labour agreement that carries through to December 31, 2025. The current Collective Agreement expired on December 31, 2021. The details of the tentative agreement will not be released until the agreement has

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Maersk second generation wind installation vessel targets European market

  Maersk Supply Service has announced a new collaboration with GustoMSC to create a next-generation Wind Installation Vessel that will cater to the expanding offshore wind market in Europe. The vessel will build on the same patent and characteristics of the feeder concept designed for the Jones Act offshore wind market in the United States.

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