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St. Lawrence Seaway workers in Canada threaten strike
By Leo Ryan, Editor, Maritime Magazine Unionized workers in Ontario and Quebec with the Cornwall-based St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLMSC) have voted overwhelmingly
Chris Heikkinen appointed new CEO of Port of Thunder Bay
The Port of Thunder Bay announced today that its board of directors has chosen Chris Heikkinen as the organization’s new chief executive officer. Mr.
Growing international pressure for reduction of Arctic shipping impacts
Responding to the increasing pressure on the Arctic region by the climate crisis, more than 75 organisations and individuals – including scientists, writers, and
Hwy H2O Signs Agreement with Seaports of Niedersachsen
Hwy H2O, the marketing initiative led by the Canadian and U.S. Seaway Corporations, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Seaports of Niedersachsen (SON)
Federal funding of $150 million announced for Port of Montreal Contrecoeur project
The Canadian government today announced funding of $150 million under the National Trade Corridors Fund for the Port of Montreal’s Contrecoeur terminal project for
Panama Canal further reducing ship transits due to drought
Due to a severe drought that is expected to last until 2024, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced the reduction of allowable ship
Major misalignments on upcoming ocean carrier carbon levy
As we are around three months away from the implementation of carbon taxation (ETS) in the European Union (EU) and everyone agrees that this
VARD and Chartwell Marine join forces to deliver revolutionary offshore wind vessel
Boston — Chartwell Marine, a UK pioneer of next-generation vessel design, announces its partnership with VARD, one of the world’s leading designers and shipbuilders of
On our forum: Persistent navigation adventures in the poorly-charted Arctic
By Michael Grey* There were some exciting times in the Far North in September. For a start, the passengers aboard the small expedition cruise ship Ocean
Report warns insufficient port policing leaves Deltaport vulnerable to crime
Mayor George V. Harvie, in partnership with Chief Constable Neil Dubord of the Delta Police Department, has called for remedial action in response to
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.