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Canadian government acquires ferry to temporarily replace the MV Holiday Island
Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, has announced that the Government of Canada awarded a $38.56 million contract to Nye Fanafjord AS
Inauguration of innovative Groupe Robert refrigerated distribution centre
Varennes, QC – Only two years after announcing its ambitious project, Groupe Robert, in collaboration with Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, has
Wärtsilä introduces world-first 4-stroke engine-based ammonia solution
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced the marine sector’s first commercially available 4-stroke engine-based solution for ammonia fuel. The new solution enables a significant advance
Québec invests $20M to improve infrastructure at the Port of Saguenay
Geneviève Guilbault, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Andrée Laforest, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region
North America LNG export capacity could more than double by 2027
Thanks to the addition of new LNG export terminals in Canada and Mexico together with the expansion of existing LNG capacity in the United
Montreal Port Authority joins the Pacte de l’Est
To mark the Sommet de l’Est, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announces that it has joined the Pacte de l’Est as part of the
Latest closing date in history of St. Lawrence Seaway
By Leo Ryan, Editor In an initiative that will delight shipping lines and various industry sectors, the St. Lawrence Seaway has announced its
Quebec’s Novarium partners with the Port of Barcelona on blue economy
Novarium, the Quebec-based innovation hub dedicated to the blue economy, is delighted to announce the creation of a strategic partnership with the Port of
Two new mega cranes for PSA Halifax
PSA Halifax has unloaded two brand new mega Shipto-Shore (STS) cranes for its Atlantic Hub terminal on the south end of the port.
Seaspan investing in Vancouver Drydock expansion
Seaspan announced it is making substantial investments to upgrade and expand its Vancouver Drydock infrastructure to help grow the company’s ship repair and maintenance
Our Forum
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.