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Denmark allocates US$2 billion to boosting Arctic and North Atlantic defence amidst rising security concerns
Denmark today announced a new agreement between the country’s political ;parties regarding strengthening military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. This first agreement

Coast Guard vessels free Manitoulin from thick Lake Erie ice
The Manitoulin, a bulk carrier operated by Lower Lakes Towing of Port Dover, Ontario, was heading for winter lay-up at Sarnia upon being being freed

Severe climatic events increasing risk to inland waterway operations
There are alarming warning signs, says international freight and cargo handling insurer TT Club, that severe climatic events are already impacting inland waterway operations and

On our forum: Human rights of seafarers need to be reinforced
By Michael Grey* Do seafarers have any human rights, in an era where worthy folk are always shouting about this supposed entitlement for those who

Canadian Coast Guard College Celebrates 60 years of Marine Training Excellence
Sydney, Nova Scotia – For six decades, the Canadian Coast Guard College has been a leader in maritime training, equipping officers with the skills to

ArcelorMittal and the Port of Sept-Îles sign a mutual cooperation agreement
Pierre D. Gagnon, President and CEO of the Port of Sept-Îles (PSI), and Michael Labrie, CEO of ArcelorMittal Infrastructure Canada, ratified a mutual cooperation agreement

Delmar acquires US-based freight forwarder
Montreal – Delmar International Inc., a Canadian industry leader in logistics and supply chain solutions, has announced the completed acquisition of US-based freight forwarder, AB Global Logistics

Technology developments and international participation highlight Mariners’ Workshop of Shipping Federation of Canada
By Colin Laughlan, West Coast Correspondent Vancouver- Canada’s maritime industry is leading the way in world-class information technologies, but its federally mandated Maritime Single Window

Port of Long Beach sets new record in 2024
The Port of Long Beach has released statistics confirming a record performance in 2024, with the handling of 9.6 million containers – a big 20.3% increase

Port of Vancouver congestion singled out in ITS Logistics freight index
The Port of Vancouver is still experiencing terminal congestion problems, indicates Nevada-based ITS Logistics in the January forecast for the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight
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World Shipping Council pleads for more collaboration to mitigate Covid-19 challenges (Forum)
Ocean carriers are taking all available measures to improve the speed and efficiency of cargo movement including employing all available vessel tonnage says the World

The ongoing seafarer crisis: do charterers have hearts? (FORUM)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world shipping journalism, Michael Grey* offers in our FORUM section, another impassioned commentary and an urgent suggestion for

Tailwinds of 2020 (Forum)
Shipping has faced some historically significant challenges this year, we opened the year with IMO 2020, the greatest change in fuel regulation in this

Collaborative technologies for maritime transport at economies of scale (Forum)
by Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Adam Roark, AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, Michele Sancricca, AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, Almir Zerem, RISE,

Melting sea ice makes Canada more, not less dependent on Icebreakers (Forum)
Climate change leads to more sea ice and higher risks for commercial marine shipping For more than ten months of the year, Canada’s Arctic is

New technology may weaken seafarers’ professional judgment (Forum)
By Guro Kulset Merakerås A good sailor has traditionally been a person who makes decisions that ensure that their ship, cargo and crew are

Montreal, a hub of excellence in intelligent transport and logistics (Forum)
Open letter by Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, published following the recent interview with Jean-Philippe Décarie in La Presse. As a

Three reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
Summer minimum sea ice extent in the Arctic reached the second-lowest level on record in 2020 (NASA) By Mark Serreze. Research Professor of Geography and

How the Global Pandemic Put Container Shipping in the Spotlight (Forum)
By Claudio Bozzo, Chief Operating Officer, MSC Shipping is one of the oldest industries in the world. Today, around 90% of goods are transported by

Shell sets course for net-zero emissions shipping, backing hydrogen and fuel cells (Forum)
In a new report published September 29, Decarbonising Shipping: Setting Shell’s Course, Shell highlights the important role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in

The wind carries a shipping revolution with Oceanbird (Forum)
Innovative Swedish technology will make it possible to power the large ocean-going vessels by wind, reducing emissions by 90 percent. Oceanbird is a concept for

Too easily forgotten heroes under COVID-19 (Forum)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world maritime journalism, Michael Grey* offers, in our FORUM section, an impassioned commentary on seafarers as the too easily

Sustainable fuel is not science fiction (Forum)
Copenhagen, 20 August 2020 Nel, Everfuel and Haldor Topsøe join Ørsted, Mærsk, Copenhagen Airports, DSV Panalpina, SAS and DFDS to establish one of the world’s

Greenpeace launch protest against Shell’s Brent oil field decommissioning plans (Forum)
Greenpeace activist Jennifer Ganster North Sea – Greenpeace activists from Germany have launched a protest in the North Sea to call out Shell’s plans to

Port of London Pilot, Ms. Ivana Carrioni-Burnett, shares a new personal insight during the COVID-19 crisis (Forum)
Photo : Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett 10 August 2020 by Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett London. UK. Reporting for Human Rights at Sea , Port of London Authority Pilot, Ms.