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NEAS enhances safety measures for Arctic sealift

IQALUIT, NU, / KUUJJUAQ, QC — The NEAS Group has announced new enhanced safety features for essential summer sealift, marine cargo, containers and traditional community resupply services available for valued customers across Canada’s Eastern and Western Arctic, Polar and Remote High North regions for the upcoming 2020 sailing season. For the summer sealift 2020 season,

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Mission to Seafarers launches new flagship campaign

LONDON -The Mission to Seafarers today announced the launch of a new flagship campaign to address the severe welfare issues facing seafarers worldwide in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Flying Angel campaign is a top priority for the Mission as crews remain trapped on vessels owing to travel restrictions, subject to quarantine

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CMA CGM Group heads towards carbon neutrality by 2050

On 2 June, Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, was a key speaker at the UN Global Compact. Other speakers participated including Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson, the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization Kitack Lim, and

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New speedy South China – Los Angeles Service from ZIM

Israeli carrier ZIM has announced the launch of a new, speedy, dedicated service from South China to Los Angeles, US, West Coast – Speedy ZIM eCommerce Xpress (ZEX). Designed to cater to the increasing needs of eCommerce customers, especially now due to the growing eCommerce demand following the COVID-19 crisis and the need for more

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Halifax suspends entire 2020 cruise season

The Port of Halifax has suspended the 2020 cruise season following the announcement on May 29 by Transport Minister Marc Garneau of COVID-related, updated restrictive measures on cruise ships and passenger vessels in Canadian waters. Cruise vessels carrying more than 100 passengers are now forbidden to operate in Canadian waters until October 31. An earlier

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FMC launches investigation into proposed “discriminatory” Canadian ballast water regulations

By Leo Ryan, Editor U.S.-flag carriers on the Great Lakes seriously perturbed over the implications of proposed Canadian ballast water regulations strengthening measures against the spread of aquatic invasive species have successfully taken up their cause with Washington’s Federal Maritime Commission. The FMC in late May agreed to launch an investigation based on unanimous acceptance

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Arkon and Wilson form Europe’s biggest shortsea carrier

As part of a necessary consolidation of the European short sea shipping market, Norway’s Wilson ASA and Germany’s Arkon Shipping GmbH & Co. KG have signed an agreement making the combined systems the largest short sea player in Europe, indicated a joint press release. Wilson will take about 20 dry bulk carriers on a long-term

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Polar Knowledge Canada research station in Cambridge Bay seeks new CEO

Polar Knowledge Canada, the Ottawa-based federal agency that manages the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay, announced it is looking for a new president, as well as a chairperson and a board member. The person chosen as new president will be replacing David Scott, who had been at the helm since the inauguration

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