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Lockout of longshoremen at the Port of Quebec

QUEBEC CITY – Since noon, the Société des arimeurs de Québec has locked out the 81 longshoremen at the Port of Québec, slowing down an important player in the local economy. On August 30, the Port of Quebec longshoremen voted for pressure tactics that could go as far as a 98.5% strike and have since

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Provaris and Total Eren signs MoU to ship compressed hydrogen to Europe and Asia

Australian hydrogen shipping start-up Provaris Energy has teamed up with French renewable energy developers Total Eren to transport green hydrogen to Asia and Europe, where the application of Provaris’ compressed hydrogen storage and transport supply chain can be applied. Provaris is developing a 26,000 cu m compressed hydrogen carrier dubbed H2Neo, which it hopes will be

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HMM partners with Panasia to study onboard carbon capture system

Scrubber manufacturers are increasingly adapting their technologies to move into the broader carbon capture domain. To that effect, South Korean HMM has just signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot Panasia to collaborate on developing onboard carbon capture systems.  Under the terms of MoU, HMM and Panasia will perform a feasibility study, economic analysis and

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Queen Elizabeth II inaugurated St. Lawrence Seaway

Larger at the time than either the Suez or Panama canals, the St. Lawrence Seaway was officially inaugurated on June 26, 1959 by young Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. The latter had overcome initial strong opposition in Congress to the colossal project. Widely regarded as one of the engineering marvels of the

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On our Forum: Navigating in the new world of many nightmares

By Michael Grey* Decades ago – with the country suffering a government-appointed “wage freeze” and half the workforce out on strike – there was a cartoon which seemed to resonate with the afflicted of that era. It featured a well-fed and suited boss sitting at his desk, glowering at a miserable-looking supplicant, who was clearly

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Canada highlights historic significance of attacks by German U-Boats at Bell Island in 1942

Yesterday, Joanne Thompson, Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, Newfoundland and Labrador, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, participated in a Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque unveiling ceremony recognizing the importance of the German U-Boat Attacks at Bell Island

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Japanese Consortium obtains ClassNK’s approval for ammonia-fuelled ammonia gas carrier

  NYK Line, Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (the “Consortium”) received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for an ammonia-fuelled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC). At present, there are no international regulations for the use of ammonia as marine fuel. Therefore, the Consortium have been conducting research and

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