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On our forum: Canada insufficiently prepared to respond to marine emergencies
By Yoan Marier* The consequences of a marine accident are not just felt in the moment that the disaster strikes or the harrowing ones that
Kia and The Ocean Cleanup map out future for cleaning Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Kia Corporation of South Korea and global partner The Ocean Cleanup are celebrating a significant milestone in their joint strategy to tackle plastic pollution in
Western Group change de nom pour SSA Marine
North Vancouver – Western Group, un fournisseur de services logistiques de premier plan qui relie le commerce mondial aux corridors maritimes, ferroviaires et routiers du
Western Group rebrands as SSA Marine
North Vancouver – Western Group, a leading logistics provider connecting global trade to Canada’s marine, rail, and road transportation corridors, announced that it has rebranded under the SSA Marine name,
China State Shipbuilding Corporation dévoile le projet de méga-porte-conteneurs record de 27.500 EVP
Lors du salon maritime SMM de Hambourg qui se termine aujourd’hui, la China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) a attiré beaucoup d’attention en dévoilant le design
China State Shipbuilding Corporation unveils design of record mega-containership of 27,500 TEU
During the giant SMM Hamburg Maritime Exhibition which concludes today, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) drew much attention by unveiling the design of what would
Ocean Infinity pioneers remote vessel operations with industry-first DNV Class approval
Ocean Infinity has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in maritime innovation, receiving a Statement of Compliance (SOC) from DNV for its revolutionary remotely supported vessel operations. The
Port of Montreal launches rehabilitation project on Pie-IX rail bridge
The Montreal Port Authority has kicked off structural work on its Pie-IX rail bridge rehabilitation project. Scheduled for December 2025, the project works will ensure
Le syndicat Longshore union de la Colombie-Britannique confirme son mandat de grève
La British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) a annoncé qu’elle avait été informée par la section locale 514 de l’International Longshore and Warehouse Union que
Longshore union in British Columbia confirms strike mandate
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) announced it has been informed by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 that the union has a mandate
Our Forum
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