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Green shipping corridors growing but face “a feasibility wall”

Copenhagen – Green shipping corridors – specific trade routes where the feasibility of zero-emission shipping is catalysed by public and private action – have rapidly expanded in popularity worldwide, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall.” That’s according to the “Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors 2024”, published […]

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Maersk completes first conversion of large containership to dual-fuel methanol engine

As the first large vessel in the industry, the container ship Maersk Halifax has been converted into a dual-fuel vessel able to operate on methanol. The retrofit operation was conducted at the Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in China over 88 days with completion at the end of October 2024. “We are happy to announce that Maersk

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Strong grain shipments power busy fall season at Port of Thunder Bay

The Port of Thunder Bay has reported significant cargo volumes for the months of September and October, and the strongest year-to-date October totals in decades. Total cargo to end October amounted to 8 million tonnes versus the year-earlier 7.1 million tonnes. The month of September was busy on multiple fronts and particularly at Keefer Terminal,

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Nearly $300M investment in Bécancour Port and Industrial Park for battery project

The President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, the Honourable Anita Anand, and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, today announced a federal investment of $163.8 million for a project at the Bécancour Port and Industrial Park, in partnership with the Government of Québec, for a total investment of up to $327.6 million. The

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Maritime Magazine 30th Anniversary Edition

Reservation for “showing the flag” with an advertisement As we approach the New Year, Maritime Magazine is proud to announce that its forthcoming winter 2024-2025 edition will mark the 30th anniversary of a unique niche publication for the maritime/multimodal/logistics industry in Canada. Since its inception, Maritime Magazine has sought to offer a comprehensive, objective coverage

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ILA halts talks with the United States Maritime Alliance

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has suspended talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) on a new master contract over port automation issues. The move raises the possibility of renewed strikes by 45,000 dock workers in U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports from Maine to Texas in January. Neither side has indicated when negotiations

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Longshore unions launching court challenges to government’s binding arbitration order

Unions representing longshore workers on the east and west coasts have vowed to legally challenge Tuesday’s decision by Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to send current prolonged employer-worker disputes paralyzing port operations to binding arbitration. “We will fight this order in the courts. We will fight the arbitrated forced contract in the courts,” said Frank Morena,

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Contribution of cruise shipping outpacing global GDP growth

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the cruise industry, shared highlights from the association’s new 2023 Global Economic Impact Study last week at the annual CLIA Cruise Forward conference in Miami. The study revealed the highest-ever global economic impact from cruise tourism and reaffirmed that 2023 surpassed 2019 as the benchmark year for

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United States, Canada, and Finland sign partnership agreement to build Arctic and polar Icebreakers

Officials representing the governments of the United States, Canada, and Finland today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington to begin working together to develop world-class Arctic and polar icebreakers through the exchange of knowledge, information, and resources in each of the countries. The groundbreaking MOU builds off the launch of the Icebreaker Collaboration

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