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Global grain shipments surge by 13%
According to Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO, global grain shipments have increased 13% y/y so far this year, supported by strong wheat, maize
Imagine Marine Conference 2026 will Align Workforce Solutions with Canada’s Economic and Trade Priorities
The Imagine Marine Conference returns for its third year September 22–23 at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa, bringing together industry leaders, government, educators, and workforce
The PIER innovation ecosystem grows with membership of Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority
Halifax – The PIER has welcomed the Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) as its newest ecosystem member, further strengthening its global network of ports, technology companies, supply chain partners, researchers and startups. Through this new partnership, the organizations aim to advance
Trump reverses course on proposed U.S. collection of Hormuz cargo transit fee for maintaining security
In a Truth Social post today, President Donald Trump abandoned his proposal first aired Monday for the United States to charge a 20% transit fee
VFPA selects preferred construction partner for Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected TerraMarine as the preferred proponent for the landmass and wharf component of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, marking an important milestone in
SAAM electric tugboat receives underwater noise certification
Vancouver – SAAM Towage has obtained the international Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) certification for its electric tugboat CDG, which operates in Canada. The certification, granted
Trump reinstates Iran blockade and pronounces U.S. “Guardian of Hormuz”
In a Truth Social post today, President Donald Trump announced a drastic new plan reinstating the blockade of Iranian shipping, assuming seemingly unprecedented control over
IMO calls for immediate end to “illegal and unjustifiable” Houthi attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea
Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) – the UN agency that regulates global shipping – have called for an immediate end to ongoing
Sodes announces the appointment of Julien Fouquet-Asselin as Director of Content and Strategic Initiatives
The St. Lawrence Economic Development Council (Sodes) announces the appointment of Julien Fouquet-Asselin as Director of Content and Strategic Initiatives, effective July 2. This appointment
Tsleil-Waututh Nation files court action to disallow the Second Narrows Dredging Works Project
North Vancouver – The Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) has filed a judicial review to overturn the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s (VFPA) permit allowing the VFPA to
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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.