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North Vancouver, BC – Seaspan Shipyards cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker on April 3, signifying the start of construction on one of the most advanced conventional polar icebreakers ever to be built. It marks the first time a heavy polar icebreaker has been built in Canada in more than […]

Kitimat, BC – LNG Canada this week received a critical cooldown shipment of LNG from Gladstone, Australia as Canada’s first major LNG export facility remains on track to achieve its first export cargo by the middle of 2025. It is targeted to open up big markets in Asia dominated by LNG suppliers from the United

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted crucial new guidelines to protect seafarers from unfair treatment when detained in foreign jurisdictions in connection with alleged crimes committed at sea.  The guidelines, adopted by the Legal Committee during its meeting in London from 24 to 28 March, aim to protect seafarers’ rights and ensure they are

 A new report from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) and the World Maritime University (WMU) highlights the continuing absence of shore leave for the world’s seafarers. Analysing the data from 5879 seafarers who responded to the ITFST’s Shore Leave Survey, WMU researchers concluded that more than a quarter of seafarers did not get any shore leave at

Calgary – Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited announced today that CPKC and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) to APM Terminals, a global terminal operator and an independent division of A.P. Moller – Maersk. PCRC provides ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger services along the Panama Canal and has been a 50/50

The University of Osaka, in collaboration with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan Marine United Corporation, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, and MTI Co. Ltd. announced the establishment of the Open Collaboration Laboratory for Enabling Advanced Marine Systems (OCEANS) at the Techno Alliance Building within the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Osaka in April 2025.

In an initiative denounced by a UN specialized agency, Vancouver-based The Metals Company (TMC) late last week announced it will seek approval from the United States to launch the world’s first deep-sea mine in an area of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Mexico that is highly rich in minerals sought especially by manufacturers of

While the ocean economy doubled in real terms, from USD 1.3 trillion in 1995 to USD 2.6 trillion in 2020, co-ordinated policy action is essential to safeguard its long-term prosperity and sustainability, a new OECD report finds. The OECD Ocean Economy to 2050 identifies key priorities for policymakers to secure a resilient and sustainable future ocean economy,