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Strong 2023 cruise season underway at Port of Montreal
With 32 operations scheduled over the next two months, the peak cruise season promises to be particularly intense and beneficial for Montreal.. A total
World’s first AI-based engine automation system
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has taken the use of artificial intelligence in shipping another step forward by delivering the world’s first
NOAA allocates $28 million to address marine debris in U.S. waters
The Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the availability of up to $28 million across two funding opportunities
Port of Halifax celebrates 30 years of Holland America cruise ship calls
The Port of Halifax hosted a shoreside celebration to honour the 150th Anniversary of Holland America Line and 30 years of Holland America Line cruise ship
Sharp decline in container line profits
After two very profitable years for the global container shipping lines, the market has shifted dramatically downwards, according to the latest report by Sea-Intelligence.
WTO sees turnaround in global trade in goods
Global goods trade showed signs of a turnaround in the second quarter of 2023, driven by strong automobile production and sales, but further upward
On our Forum: The mounting ‘co-habitation’ challenges of cruise ship visits
By Michael Grey* It represents one of the “least sustainable ways of going on holiday”, whimpered some “expert” of an unidentified discipline (probably either a
STG Logistics expands its intermodal network in Canada
Illinois-based STG Logistics announced that it will expand its intermodal network by providing service into and out of the following Canadian markets: Vancouver, Calgary,
NY/NJ Port Authority board approves CMA CGM takeover of two container terminals
The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has given the green light on CMA CGM’s proposal to take over
Corvus awarded battery supply for the world`s largest battery electric ship
Norway-based Corvus Energy, a leading provider of zero-emission solutions for the maritime industry, has announced that the company has been selected by technology group
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.