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Cargill partners with Kotug to deploy world’s first zero-emission electric tug and barge
Cargill has partnered with Kotug International to deploy Kotug’s zero emission E-Pusher™ and E-Barges, the world’s first fully electric pusher boat and barges to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam, the largest cocoa import port in the world, to Cargill’s cocoa factory in Zaandam, the Netherlands. Pushers and barges are essential, efficient
Launch of the RESPIRE fundraising campaign by Ocean
Québec City – Ocean Group, a well-established player in the Quebec and Canadian marine industry, officially launches its RESPIRE fundraising campaign. Funds raised will be donated directly to the Fondation du CHU de Québec to renew the stock of neonatal critical care ventilators at the Centre mère-enfant Soleil of the CHU de Québec-Université Laval, which
On our Forum: The IMO must take the bull by the horns
by Harald Solberg* To supercharge the green shift, we need a clear zero-emissions target by 2050, a market-based levy on CO2 emissions and an improved set of efficiency measures, and as our industry’s global regulator the IMO is the body to do it – and fast. We no longer have the luxury of time. In
Canada invests in the protection of oceans and marine species
On this World Oceans Day, Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced investments aimed at protecting Canada’s oceans and the marine species and habitats within them. Minister Murray announced successful funding recipients for the Oceans Management Contribution Program as well as a Call for Proposals for the Canada Nature Fund for
Global seafarer officer shortage climbs to record levels
Officer supply shortfall has reached a record high and is not expected to improve, leading to manning cost inflation, according to the latest Manning Annual Review and Forecast report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. The 2023 officer availability gap has widened to a deficit equating to about 9% of the global pool, which represents a
Rio Tinto suspends railway operations between Labrador City and Port of Sept-Îles due to forest fires
With forest fires raging in the region, mining giant Rio Tinto, majority owner of the Iron Ore Company of Canada, has “suspended until at least Friday” transportation operations on the 418-km Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway linking its Labrador operations with port facilities in Sept-Îles. “Our teams continue to work closely with SOPFEU
U.S. Pacific Coast docker work actions could spread to Canada’s West Coast
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada has authorized its longshore locals to conduct a vote on June 9 and June 10 on whether to issue a 72-hour notice on staging a strike. Such threatened action, which would notably severely hit cargo operations at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, comes as
Forty officer cadets graduate from Canadian Coast Guard College
Sydney, NS – The Canadian Coast Guard College celebrated its 54th graduating class of 40 Officer Cadets from across seven different provinces. Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, honoured the graduating class of 2023 during a ceremony on June 3 at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney. Minister Murray