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Updated guide to pilot transfers addresses concerns over poorly-rigged ladders
The International Chamber of Shipping has partnered with the International Marine Pilots Association to produce an updated guide to maritime pilot transfer safety amid industry concerns about poorly rigged ladders causing severe injuries or fatalities, notes Maritime Advocate Online in its latest newsletter. The ‘Shipping Industry Guidance on Pilot Transfer Arrangements’, features a new section

Senate bill advances US shipping reform
The JOC.Com news platform reports that the prospect of major changes to how the US regulates container shipping has moved a step closer to reality after the Senate Thursday introduced legislation that would shift power away from carriers. Similar to the House’s version, overwhelmingly passed in December, the Senate’s Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 calls

Ports of Indiana post big 2021 cargo increase
The Ports of Indiana handled more than 11.2 million tons of cargo in 2021, representing a 33.6% increase from 2020. The past five years’ shipments (2017-2021), including the hard-hit pandemic of 2020, have totaled more than 58.7 million tons, which set a new five-year high for the three Ports. In comparison, the previous five years’ shipments (2012-2016) totaled $49.1 million tons. Both Burns Harbor and Jeffersonville achieved their highest

Enjoy Maritime Magazine winter edition now Online!
Our winter 2021-2022 edition continues the tradition of offering an annual review of key developments on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence System, incorporating a pandemic recovery trend among ports and shipping lines in both Canada and the United States. A second feature looks at how various Canadian stakeholders successfully adjusted to the challenges of the 2021

Great Lakes Maritime Task Force deplores ship delays caused by insufficient icebreaking
Cleveland – Despite a relatively mild and delayed onset of winter in the Great Lakes, U.S.-flag “lakers” were hampered by a lack of Coast Guard icebreaking assets, reported the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force. A total of 750,000 tons of carrying capacity for iron ore, coal and cement were delayed. 20 voyages were delayed for

HOPA ports posts 9% increase in cargo
Hamilton, ON – HOPA Ports saw a total of 11.2 million mt of cargo through Hamilton and Oshawa’s ports during the 2021 shipping season, up 9 per cent from the same time period the previous year. A total of 678 vessels visited its two ports during the 2021 season, 600 in Hamilton, and 78 in

Cargill, Mitsui and Maersk Tankers sign first customers for their Njord green technological solution
Njord aims to accelerate cost-effective and industry-wide greenhouse gas reductions.The companies have signed contracts with five owners and expect to enter more partnerships in the future. Created in 2019, Njord brings shipowners, charterers, vendors and financiers closer together, helping to make vessels more fuel-efficient and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. With new regulations, vessel owners

Port of Halifax infilling basin at Ocean Terminals under sustainable project
Halifax – The Halifax Port Authority (HPA) announced it is preparing to begin infilling the basin between Piers A-1 and B at Ocean Terminals located in the Port of Halifax. This project is expected to start in May 2022. The port has identified a portion of Ocean Terminals that can be infilled as part of