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World container spot rates decline after three weeks of increases
Drewry World Container Index (WCI), the benchmark widely referenced by procurement teams, decreased 1% to $4,473 per 40ft container, driven by lower rates on the
Prakash Tulsiani: a new face strengthening the Port of Montreal’s presence in India
The Montreal Port Authority’s international business development team has welcomed a valuable new member: Prakash R. Tulsiani, who now serves as Senior Commercial Advisor representing
Drewry reports port congestion is getting worse in container shipping
The risk of port congestion and associated delays is affecting all shipping lines and shippers. In week 32 (early August), typhoons in China resulted in
Canada’s West Coast ports leading the way to doubling Canadian non-US trade
Canada’s west coast ports are playing a crucial role supporting national trade objectives and generating economic prosperity, supporting more than 150,000 Canadian jobs while moving
Export disruptions increasingly hurting global tanker demand
Tanker markets are facing mounting pressure as export disruptions continue to reduce seaborne volumes, while declining oil and product stocks increase the risk of higher
U.S. Maritime Administration and CORE POWER launch agreement to collaborate on maritime nuclear frameworks
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and CORE POWER (US) Inc. announced a first-of-a-kind federal-private cooperation framework to accelerate the commercial, industrial and regulatory pathway
Road and rail upgrades support increased cargo flow through Port of Vancouver terminals in Surrey
Work is now complete upgrading road and rail connections in the Fraser Surrey area, helping boost the movement of Canadian trade such as grain and
Prime Minister Carney announces biggest shipbuilding contract in Quebec history
LÉVIS, QC, — Prime Minister, Mark Carney, today announced the Government of Canada will invest more than $11 billion to build six new program icebreakers for the
Canada’s Simon Pelletier re-elected as President of the International Maritime Pilots’ Association
Bali, Indonesia – Unanimously re-elected today for a fourth term of four years as President of the International Maritime Pilots’ Association (IMPA), Captain Simon Pelletier
IMO calls for urgent action as piracy resumes in the Gulf of Aden
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez today called for the immediate and unconditional release of more than 90 seafarers held captive following reports of the SEAMULL being hijacked on 20
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80% of ports do not reap the benefits of digitalization according to Innovez-One (Forum)
Innovez One, one of the world’s leading providers of port management software for the world’s busiest ports and towage operators, stated that of the
Five percent zero emission fuels by 2030 needed for Paris-aligned shipping decarbonization (Forum)
The ambition of the Getting to Zero Coalition is to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030.
The Mask of Cassandra (Forum)
By Michael Grey* Nearly a year into the wretched pandemic and it is difficult to determine any real cheer amid the winter snow. Some
Provincial government investments should give priority to Made in Canada ships (FORUM)
Ottawa – The Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) has expressed concern over provincial governments ordering vessels overseas rather than giving such business to
The Poseidon Principles Disclosure Report is good, but the disclosure could have been better (Forum)
In December 2020, the signatories of the Poseidon Principles—currently twenty large banks—released their first Annual Disclosure Report. As the first paragraph of the report says:
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.