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Chamber of Marine Commerce denounces government’s “insufficient” customs clearance resources
Customs clearance processes are a key part of moving what matters to businesses and consumers throughout Canada, and the Federal Government is responsible for

Baltimore receives first containership since March 26 bridge collapse
The Port of Baltimore has received its first container ship in its inner harbour since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck

Joe Kramek devient PDG du World Shipping Council
Le World Shipping Council (WSC), représentant la voix collective du transport maritime de ligne mondial, a annoncé la nomination de Joe Kramek en tant que

Joe Kramek to become new CEO of World Shipping Council
The World Shipping Council (WSC), representing the collective voice of global liner shipping, has announced the appointment of Joe Kramek as its new president

Industrial Inquiry Commission to probe underlying issues in Canadian West Coast port labour disputes
Federal Minister of Labour, Seamus O’Regan Jr. this week announced the appointment of an Industrial Inquiry Commission to study the underlying issues behind a

Group Ocean, Sulnorte and CPT create TugNetwork Team for the Americas
Port towing service providers Group Ocean of Canada, Sulnorte of Brazil, and CPT Towage of Chile have joined forces to create a strategic cooperation

On our forum: Various questions raised by the Baltimore bridge disaster
Michael Grey* A modern ship is a complex creature, packed with different systems, machinery and equipment and at any one time it is inconceivable that

GSTS selected by Canada-US Seaways to provide a Voyage Information System
Halifax – Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) announced that it has been awarded a contract for a Voyage Information System (VIS) by St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation

CSA Ocean Sciences acquiert Tombo Environmental
La société CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) de la Floride, une entreprise de consultation et d’arpentage en environnement marin, a annoncé qu’elle a finalisé l’acquisition

CSA Ocean Sciences acquires Tombo Environmental
Florida-based CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), a marine environmental consulting and survey company, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tombo Environmental,
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On our Forum: Beating up ship operators…
By Michael Grey* We need the shipping industry more than ever – it’s essential to modern life, so why do so many different interests spend

On our Forum: Beware of non-compliant marine fuels…
By Michael Grey* You would almost think that it is a seasonal phenomenon, these regular warnings about ships’ machinery grinding to a standstill on account

On our Forum: A literary look at plastic pollution and the issues it raises
Last September, UQAR researchers in creative writing ended their journey aboard the ship ÉcoMaris to document plastic pollution on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A

On our Forum: Respecting the natural resources in ocean waters…
By Michael Grey It’s a new year and the world’s wildlife is clearly striking back, from the mayhem being caused by the excursions of a

Progress for seafarers as 2023 begins
By Michael Grey* There is not a great deal of reason to feel encouraged these days, after a 2022 which has seen so many things

On our Forum: The awesome challenge of improving life at sea
By Michael Grey* The old ideas are always the best, it is said, and if you are in the mood for cliches, you probably

On our Forum: Navigating in the new world of many nightmares
By Michael Grey* Decades ago – with the country suffering a government-appointed “wage freeze” and half the workforce out on strike – there was a

On our Forum: Solving the dilemma of shore-side post demands
By Michael Grey* It may offer less in the way of adventure, while an enthusiasm for foreign travel is universal these days, but

On our Forum: Measuring the local impact of giant cruise ships disgorging many people
By Michael Grey* As England battled Saharan temperatures, the depredations of climate activists and queues of multitudes trying to escape by air and sea, I

On our FORUM: Safety at stake on the world’s oceans
By Michael Grey* It’s those darned “stakeholders” who are the trouble once again. It is one of those words which was unknown in an earlier

On our FORUM: The index of happiness afloat
By Michael Grey* It was the annual “Day of the Seafarer” last week, not that anyone outside the maritime world actually noticed, although some

On our FORUM: The complex and fascinating world of modern weather routing: A deep dive into StormGeo’s advanced weather routing services
Do you know the name of the first navigator who used “weather routing” on his voyage from Europe to faraway lands and back? It wasn’t

On our FORUM: A mounting dilemma: burning boxes on the world’s containerships
*By Michael Grey There has been no end of sincere concern expressed about the frequency of fires inside containers, which are still running at

On Our FORUM: Uncontrollable monsters on the high seas
By Michael Grey* “She’s not answering her helm, Pilot!” It is not what anyone on the bridge of any ship wants to hear from the

On our Forum: The ‘disgraceful’ HR and PR behaviour of P&O Ferries
By Michael Grey* “In the shipping industry,” an old Greek shipowner once said to me, “we operate not with the help of the government, but

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,
