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  After just over two years of a supply chain nightmare driven by a pandemic-fueled import boom, the container ship backup for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach – the biggest port complex in the United States – has officially ended. “After 25 months, and with concurrence of the Ports of Los Angeles

  Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), a division of The CSL Group, announced that its latest newbuild self-unloading vessel, MV Nukumi, was named Bulk Ship of the Year 2022 last Monday evening at the prestigious International Bulk Journal (“IBJ”) Awards in Rotterdam, Netherlands.Presented to the year’s most outstanding bulk ship or newly built vessel, the award recognizes the many

  It would be a world first. UK-based developer Centre Port Holdings has announced plans to build a container terminal powered by tidal energy, with a 2028 target date. With a capacity of up to 4 million TEUs, the facility would be located at the entrance to The Wash, a large bay on England’s central

  Montreal – ArcelorMittal Mining Canada GP announced that it has won an EnviroLys Award in the ICI+ Green Project category for the use of pyrolytic oil at its Port-Cartier plant. The EnviroLys Awards recognize the private expertise of the green economy, the entrepreneurship and the innovation of the builders of the environmental services industry. They are

  Vancouver – For most Canadians, marine shipping is something that takes place out of sight and over the horizon. Although an estimated 70 to 80% of the goods we use in our daily lives is brought to us by ships, the complex laws and regulations that keep shipping working only get the public’s attention when there’s a

    The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRP has announced a terminal operating agreement (TOA) with Global Ports Holding Plc (or GPH) to operate Northland Cruise Terminal, as well as manage the shore excursion program and oversee all cruise scheduling and passenger services at the Port of Prince Rupert. Following the success of the 2022

  JERA Co., Inc. of Japan today concluded memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (“NYK”) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (“MOL”) related to cooperation in transporting fuel ammonia for the Hekinan Thermal Power Plant, expected to begin commercial operation in the late 2020s. Under its “JERA Zero CO2 Emissions 2050” objective, JERA has

  We are especially proud to distribute our 2022 autumn issue due to its substantial topical content. Our annual feature on North Atlantic perspectives underscores not only the growing impact on Canadian east coast ports but also the relative stability of this maritime trade compared with other global trade lanes. Another annual feature covers the