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System-Wide Report: Great Lakes-Seaway cargo rose by 7% in 2021
A new system-wide report from the Chamber of Marine Commerce shows that Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway ships carried an estimated 149 million metric tons of cargo to
CSL Makes History by Carrying the Canada Games Torch on Board CSL St-Laurent
MONTREAL – In a historic first for Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), the Canada Games and Great Lakes shipping, the Canada Games Torch embarked on board the biodiesel-fuelled bulk carrier, CSL
CMPA President, Capt. Simon Pelletier, re-elected President of the International Maritime Pilots’ Association for third term
OTTAWA – Earlier today, on the opening day of the 25th Congress of the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA) in Cancún, the President of the
The Port of Saguenay and the Port of Aalborg in Denmark sign a collaboration agreement (in French)
Saguenay – Le Port de Saguenay et le Port de Aalborg, ville située au nord du Danemark, ont conclu, hier, une entente de collaboration et
DP WORLD Saint John Makes a Significant Investment to Better Enable the Flow of Trade
Saint John, NB, June 13, 2022 – DP World, a global leader in logistics and provider of smart supply chain solutions is making a historic
The Ports of Montréal, Québec and Trois-Rivières Look to Jointly Strengthen the St. Lawrence Corridor
MONTRÉAL and TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QC – The Port Authorities of Montréal, Québec and Trois-Rivières have announced the creation of a working group to identify and facilitate the
Port of Halifax targets 1.6 million TEUs by 2070
Halifax, NS – The Halifax Port Authority 50-Year Plan looks at port planning to 2070 and the various benchmarks that will trigger expansion projects.“Our goal
Lowering containership emissions through Just In Time arrivals
Just In Time (JIT) arrivals allow ships to optimise speed during their voyage to arrive in port when berth, fairway and nautical services are available.
Maersk aquires Senator International
Copenhagen: A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced on Jun 2 the closing of the acquisition of Senator International, a well-renowned global company in freight forwarding.
Canada confirms Davie’s progress to become the third national shipbuilding strategy partner
Lévis, Québec – Davie, Canada’s largest and highest capacity shipbuilder, announced that the Government of Canada has officially confirmed its progress to the final stage
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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.