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BBC Chartering celebrates first port call of MV BBC LEER in German port
Cuxhaven – MV BBC LEER, the first newbuilding of the “LakerMax”-series of fifteen DWT 13,000 multipurpose triple deckers, has made its first call at a
Woodland Biofuels du Canada prévoit une usine de biométhane de 1,3 milliard de dollars à Port of South Louisiana
Reserve, LA. – Woodland Biofuels a annoncé un investissement de 1,35 milliard de dollars au port de South Louisiana pour établir la plus grande usine de
Canada’s Woodland Biofuels plans $1.3B biomethane plant at Port of South Louisiana
Reserve, LA. – Woodland Biofuels has announced a planned $1.35 billion investment at the Port of South Louisiana to establish the world’s largest carbon negative
First direct ocean freight to Port of Montreal from Vietnam
In the wake of the newly signed partnership agreement between the Montreal Port Authority and Vietnam Maritime Administration, the Port of Montreal recently welcomed its
IMO committee to convene on key environmental issues
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meets in-person for its 82nd session at IMO Headquarters in London (with hybrid participation) from 30
BC Ferries to add seven diesel-electric hybrid vessels to fleet
In the largest expenditure of its history, BC Ferries announced a major step forward in its New Major Vessels (NMV) project. To address projected population
Burning Sounion tanker towed to “safe location”
Salvagers have successfully towed the Sounion, a Greek-flagged oil tanker that had been burning in the Red Sea since being hit on August 21 by
Maxie Lafleur appointed President of Chantier Davie Canada
Lévis, QC- Davie has announced the appointment of Ms. Maxie Lafleur as President of Chantier Davie Canada Inc. Ms. Lafleur is widely recognized as a leading
Peter Lantin appointed Chairman of Prince Rupert Port Authority
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced that Peter Lantin has been unanimously appointed as Chair by its Board of Directors for a two-year term,
Canada awards second NSS contract to Chantier Davie
Quebec – Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Minister Duclos today announced that Canada has awarded a second NSS contract, valued at $16.47
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On our Forum: A new course for the Arctic after Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Evan T. Bloom* Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had tremendous impact on international relations globally. While the Arctic has generally been immune from external political pressures,
On our Forum: Memories of Odessa… as Russian attack nears
By Michael Grey “They are lovely people who are going through hell”. It was a surveyor from DNV, who we happened to meet at Odessa
On our Forum: It’s time for an Arctic Council 2.0
By Alice Rogoff* For eight years since anonymous “little green men” from Russia invaded Crimea, the Arctic Council has continued to operate under the
On our Forum: Beware of risks for ships carrying EV vehicles…
By Michael Grey Here is a useful motoring tip that you probably will not discover in your service manual, should your new, all-electric vehicle inadvertently
On our Forum: Questions aplenty about ship fuel problems and ‘green’ solutions
By Michael Grey* You would be, to say the least, extremely angry, if your car came to a grinding halt and the nice person
On our Forum: New Year thoughts on supporting seafarers and… handling fanatics
By Michael Grey* It’s New Year’s Eve, when people of kindly disposition wish each other the hope that the coming twelve months might be happy,
On our Forum: Crew needs come last in revolutionary new ship shapes
By Michael Grey* In the compromise that dictates the design of a ship, you don’t have to be cynical to observe that the needs of
On our Forum: Will there be any sea left?
By Michael Grey* As the governmental delegates to Cop26, safely delivered home after their Scottish excursion, start to work out how they can deliver their
On our Forum: The real cause of the supply chain quagmires…
By Michael Grey* It is funny how different items of news mesh with each other. Cop 26 is over, thank goodness and the thousands of
On our Forum: Shipmasters deserve greatest respect for difficult decisions made in stormy conditions
By Michael Grey* In this world where virtue-signalling competes with the need to blame everyone, maybe we should not be surprised at the growing enthusiasm
On our Forum
The shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) cautions in a new position
On our Forum: Seafarers and truckers: supply chain’s most vulnerable providers
By Michael Grey* “Am I a man – or an animal?” This was a question dramatically posed by a huge Sicilian lorry driver on a
On our Forum: Stranger than fiction in a world ‘not far short of chaos’
By Michael Grey* Will what we used to think of as “normal” ever return? Black swans used to be rare, but now they are coming
The many challenges to one-man bridge operations (Forum)
By Michael Grey* The results of an inquest in the UK on the deaths caused by a tram coming off the rails gave one
Carbon recycled methane can be recognized as zero-emission ship fuel according to new study (Forum)
The “Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG)” of Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by
Marine salvage expertise must not decline… (Forum)
By Michael Grey* These are tough times for the professional salvor, with concern being expressed about weak revenues and worries about capacity. To the casual
Of congestion, ships and crews
I have always been terribly enthused by Oliver St.John Gogarty’s poem The Ship and its first stanza – “A ship from Valparaiso came/ And
Justifying the unjustifiable on inhuman seafarer crisis… (forum)
By Michael Grey* Nobody should be surprised that there has been something of a fight back by ship operators after the World Maritime
Shipping’s nightmare with the Gulf of Guinea pirates (Forum)
By Michael Grey* There will be few seafarers today who sail off to the Gulf of Guinea with a light heart and cheerful demeanour,
A Captain caught after a slaughter at sea (Forum)
Taiwanese Ping Shin 101 on which occurred the murders at sea described in this gut wretching article by investigative reporter Ian Urbina*. Photo Credit: Fish-I Africa The men are helpless
Clean Shipping Alliance scrubs away at ICCT report on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas