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CSL Earns Montreal’s Top Employer recognition for eighth year running
For the eighth year in a row, CSL has been recognized as one of Montreal’s Top Employers – a reflection of the company’s ongoing focus on creating

LOGISTEC strengthens Gulf Coast capacity by adding two harbor cranes at Port of Houston’s Care Terminal
LOGISTEC, a leading North American marine and logistics service provider, announced two 120 tonnes harbor cranes are officially operational at the Port of Houston’s Care

More than 3,000 ships reported to be confined west of Strait of Hormuz
Prior to an Extraordinary Session of the IMO Council on the Middle East crisis scheduled for March 18–19 in London, the International Maritime Organization has released

Ports of Indiana opens Ireland trade office to support new container service
Cork, Ireland – Ports of Indiana has opened its first international trade office in Ireland to grow cargo shipments and support the launch of a

Stolt-Nielsen and NYK Line form strategic joint venture in Avenir LNG
Stolt-Nielsen Limited, through its subsidiary Stolt-Nielsen Gas Ltd., has today announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to sell 50% of Avenir LNG Limited (Avenir

Trump Administration weighing temporary waiver of Jones Act to mitigate fuel supply issues
The White House is floating the idea of a 30-day exemption of the more than century old Jones Act which requires American-flagged, built and crewed

IEA report details unprecedented supply disruption of global oil market
The war in the Middle East is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market, states the International Energy Agency

Middle East crisis driving higher container rates
The ongoing Middle East conflict continues to affect global supply chains, supporting higher freight rates in the short term, reports Drewry shipping consultancy, which expects

World Shipping Council underlines risk to 20,000 seafarers and shipping in the Middle East
“Around 20,000 seafarers on vessels operating in the Middle East are facing a dangerous and highly uncertain security situation as the conflict in the region

LOGISTEC announces acquisition of Logistics Park Dubuque, marine terminal in Illinois
LOGISTEC, a leading North American marine terminal and logistics services provider announced the acquisition of Travero’s Logistics Park Dubuque (“LPD”) a multi-purpose marine terminal located
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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.
