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Ocean Group acquiring new tugboat for Jamaican operations
Ocean Group of Quebec City and Med Marine have signed a contract for a 25 m, 75 TBP new state-of-the-art ER97 vessel. The tugboat, designed

The Basel Convention’s ban on the export of toxic ships to developing countries reestablished
In its proposal for a new regulation on waste shipments published last week, the European Commission surprised many observers by rejecting their earlier romance with

Canadian government invests in visionary cleantech firm to protect the marine environment
Victoria, BC -Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment

CMA CGM/Shell complete first bio-LNG bunkering trial in Rotterdam
France’s CMA CGM Group and Shell have performed the first Bio-liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering trial in Rotterdam. The 1,400TEU LNG-powered vessel Containerships Aurora was

Xenata sees no early end to astronomical ocean freight rates
Long-term contracted ocean freight rates rocketed by a further 16.3% over the course of November, consolidating recent gains to leave container shipping costs up 121.2%

World’s first methanol-fuelled towboat to be launched in 2023
Maritime Partners in cooperation with Elliott Bay Design Group, e1 Marine, and ABB, announced that the M/V Hydrogen One, the world’s first methanol-fuelled towboat, will

Port of Vancouver’s supply chain ‘distress’ worsens as BC floods resume
By Leo Ryan, Editor With a third major rainstorm predicted to hit British Columbia’s southern interior since mid-November, the unprecedented congestion hitting Canada’s largest port

IMO passes voluntary measure on reducing carbon emissions in Arctic shipping
According to a report published on the Maritime-Executive news platform, last week’s meeting of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) did not take action