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Methanol overtaking LNG as alternative fuel
The latest statistics from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform found that a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in
Transport Canada invests $26.3M in grain terminal expansion at Port Windsor
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, and Member of Parliament for Windsor-Tecumseh, Irek Kusmierczyk, on behalf of the
Red Sea crisis hitting one third of world containership capacity
The global container shipping industry faces a critical couple of weeks amidst continuing attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen-based Houthis
Record deliveries could drive global container fleet above 30M TEUs
According to Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO, this year will mark a new record in new containership deliveries. “In 2023, shipyards delivered
Sean Pierce succeeds Madeleine Paquin at LOGISTEC helm
By Leo Ryan, Editor New York-based Blue Wolf Capital Partners LLC, a middle market private equity firm specializing in the industrial and healthcare sectors,
Enjoy! The Winter Edition of Maritime Magazine (No. 111) is online
The winter 2023-2024 issue has much topicality for industry stakeholders in Canada, the United States and overseas. First of all, there is the annual
New Publisher’s Message
After first joining Maritime Magazine as Marketing and Business Development Director in 2003, I am delighted to have assumed the role of Publisher effective
Blue Wolf Capital Partners completes purchase of Logistec
Montreal – LOGISTEC Corporation (TSX: LGT.A) (TSX: LGT.B) (“LOGISTEC” or the “Corporation”) today announced the completion of the previously-announced acquisition of LOGISTEC by 1443373 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company
Lloyd’s Register approves Nova Scotia vessel recycling facility
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has certified Nova Scotia recycling facility, R.J. MacIsaac Ltd. (RJMI), according to the requirements of the Hong Kong International Convention for
First vessel of the year at the Port of Trois-Rivières
The Lowlands Hope is the first vessel to call the Port of Trois-Rivières in 2024. It docked at the Port on January 2 at
Our Forum
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.