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Montreal waterfront negotiations reach critical phase
By Leo Ryan, Editor After resuming Wednesday in the presence of mediators, intensified negotiations between the Montreal longshore union and the port employers have reached a critical phase amidst reports of growing cargo diversions as a seven-month truce on March 21 draws ever closer. “Monday or Tuesday could prove to be a turning point
A.P. Moller- Maersk pioneers a first-ever block train from Japan to the UK via Trans-Siberian railway
The Maersk´s forty 40’ container consignment has arrived by both land and sea at Felixstowe, UK, on March 2nd, after its departure from Yokohama, Japan, in January and having crossed Russia by train. This first-ever product – operated together with railway provider Modul- is part of Maersk´s AE19 service which has connected Asia and
Crystal to launch first North American large ship cruises since the pandemic
NASSAU AND MIAMI – In a joint virtual press conference with the Honorable Dionisio D’Aguilar, Minister of Tourism & Aviation for The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Crystal Cruises announced its plans yesterday to restart cruising with new close-to-home Bahamas Escapes beginning July 3, 2021 with a series of 16 seven-night, round-trip cruises from Nassau
American Maritime Partnership joins Green Marine
Washington – The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), a coalition representing the U.S. maritime industry, becomes a Green Marine Association Member, the largest voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry. AMP is the leading coalition of the domestic American maritime industry, focused on supporting U.S. cabotage laws, promoting the domestic maritime industry and
Watch North America’s tallest cranes rise at the Port of Oakland
Oakland, Calif. – They’re new, they’re huge and they’re the tallest in North America; three, gigantic cranes are now part of the skyline at the Port of Oakland, California, U.S.A. The Port released a time-lapse video today with footage of the assembly of one of the giant cranes. One of the most dramatic parts of
Shipping industry backs the creation of IMO $5 billion decarbonization fund
Responding to the UN Secretary-General’s call for “urgency and ambition” on climate change, the global shipping industry is giving “full and unequivocal” backing to a moon-shot proposal submitted by governments, to catalyze the complete decarbonization of maritime transport by deployment to scale of zero-carbon ships within a decade. The proposal submitted yesterday by governments
Vard delivers second expedition cruise vessel to Coral Expeditions
Following successful delivery of the sister ship Coral Adventurer in 2019, Australia-based Coral Expeditions ordered a second VARD 6 01 Expedition Cruise Vessel as part of its fleet expansion. The brand new Coral Geographer is now ready to sail, arriving from Vard Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam. Unlike many of the cruise ships that
Port of Long Beach smashes February container record
An unseasonable surge in cargo lifted the Port of Long Beach to its busiest February on record. Increased productivity in China and e-commerce demands fuelled the strong upward swing. Long Beach is the second-largest US container port after Los Angeles which it adjoins. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 771,735 twenty-foot equivalent units in February,