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Zero carbon shipping entity creates green corridor serving Northern Europe and Baltic
Copenhagen – The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping announced the establishment of the European Green Corridors Network, kickstarting the initiative in close collaboration with the Port Authorities of Hamburg, Gdynia, Roenne, Rotterdam, and Tallinn. The project will demonstrate the early commercialization of alternative fuel supply chains, showcase and support first-mover solutions, and

Canadian pilots and Viking Ocean Cruises masters prepare at MSRC facilities for first season of the Viking Octantis
Quebec City — Following the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority (GLPA) initiative and with Viking Ocean Cruise’s participation, the Maritime Simulation and Resource Centre (MSRC) has been commissioned to create the mathematical model of the new cruise and exploration vessel, the Viking Octantis. The MSRC has also developed new geographic databases of the locations that will be

Michipicoten first vessel at Thunder Bay for 2022 navigation season
Two domestic “Lakers” arrived in the early morning hours Wednesday, March 30, marking the official opening of the navigation season in the Port of Thunder Bay. MV Michipicoten came abeam of the light marking the Mission Bay entrance to the Port at 04:31 a.m. local time. MV Captain Henry Jackman crossed the North entrance at

Report reveals biggest barriers to Canadian marine sector recruiting
Ottawa – A new survey of Canadian youth confirms that the biggest barrier to recruit new candidates is a lack of knowledge of the diversity of jobs available in the marine sector — with 67% of those in the millennial and Gen Z generations believing the industry is hard to get into and 60% saying

IMF underscores impact of soaring shipping costs and Ukraine war on inflation
The latest blog post of the International Monetary Fund indicates that the cost of shipping a container on the world’s transoceanic trade routes has increased seven-fold in the 18 months following March 2020. Entitled How Soaring Shipping Costs Raise Prices Around the World, the analysis predates the war in Ukraine but isn’t isolated from it –

U.S. taking hard look at future of Arctic diplomacy after Russia attack of Ukraine
In an exclusive interview with the ArcticToday news platform, the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat for the Arctic said it remains unclear how the U.S. will continue to collaborate with other members of the Arctic 7 while official work on the Arctic Council is paused. “Russia’s credit rating had been reduced to junk status, and I would

UNCTAD downgrades global growth forecasts due to Ukraine conflict
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned today that global economic growth will fall to 2.6% from 3.6% for 2022 due to the Ukraine war. In addition, it indicated that developing countries will need US$310 billion to meet their external public debt service requirements this year. These dire forecasts were contained in update

Coast Guard icebreaker leaves Davie drydock
Lévis, QC – Davie Shipbuilding announced that CCGS Vincent Massey has floated out of the Champlain drydock, representing another major milestone towards the commissioning of this medium class icebreaker (MIB) by Davie for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The final phase of the conversion work on CCGS Vincent Massey will be completed whilst alongside Davie’s Murphy’s Quay. Expected