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On our Forum: Canadian Port Authorities look to Port Modernization
*By Carl Laberge There has never been as much attention to the importance of Canada’s supply chain than right now, with pandemic-related product shortages, geopolitical
The Port of Trois-Rivières celebrates its 140th anniversary!
Trois-Rivières – On May 17, 1882, the bill creating the Port of Trois Rivières was passed. For the Port’s team, this was the perfect date
World Ports Tracker Launched at 2022 Conference of IAPH
Vancouver – Following on from the COVID-19 Barometer published during the first year of the pandemic, IAPH (International Association of Ports and Harbors) is rolling
Stamp issue highlights endangered whales in Canada
Vancouver – Canada Post is issuing a set of stamps this week to raise awareness about the plight of five whale species that have populations
Madeleine Paquin selected one of the Great Builders of the Québec economy
Montreal, Québec – As part of its celebration of the Great builders of the Québec economy, the Institute for Governance of private and public organizations
Admiral Linda Fagan first woman to head U.S. Coast Guard
Adm. Linda Fagan has been formally appointed to the post of commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, making her the first woman to head a
CSL’s Nukumi begins service for Windsor Salt
Earlier this week, Canada Steamship Lines’ new diesel-electric self-unloading vessel, MV Nukumi, successfully completed its inaugural loading and discharge of de-icing salt for dedicated customer,
Maersk upgrades vessels on Canada Express service with North Europe
A.P Moller Maersk Group has announced that two modern vessels, Vistula Maersk and Vayenga Maersk – each of 3,600 TEU capacity – will phase-in Canada
Sustainable Marine delivers first floating tidal power to Nova Scotia grid
Edinburgh, Scotland – Ocean energy pioneer Sustainable Marine announced it has successfully harnessed the enormous tidal currents in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, delivering the first floating
ICS and Suez Canal Authority sign cooperation agreement
Admiral Osama Rabie, the Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, and Esben Poulsson, the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, have witnessed the signing
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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.