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Seafarers receive wage increase under global agreement
Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see significant wage increases and dozens of workplace protections and improvements for
Robust bulk shipments spark first half growth in total cargo at Port of Vancouver
The Port of Vancouver today reported an 11% growth in total cargo at 75.9 million tonnes in the first half of 2023 compared to
First Trans-Pacific green shipping corridor
The creation of the first-ever green shipping corridor across the Pacific is taking shape. Today, a voluntary partnership of leading maritime goods movement stakeholders,
Nearly two dozen partners support Rotterdam-Singapore green shipping corridor
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Port of Rotterdam and 20 partners in the Green & Digital Shipping Corridor are working
Ocean Group donates $300,000 to Foundation of CHU de Québec
Quebec City – Ocean Group reiterates its commitment to the Foundation of the CHU de Québec, with the second edition of Respire, a fundraising
Biden Administration unveils roadmap for boosting Atlantic offshore wind projects
Washington — The Departments of the Interior and Energy have released An Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region to accelerate
Maersk and CMA CGM join forces to develop decarbonization
A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S and CMA CGM have decided to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonization, in full compliance with all
St. Lawrence Seaway traffic continues to show resilience
Marine shipping on the Canadian Great Lakes-Seaway corridor continues to show resilience and consistency in a year that began with economic uncertainty and ongoing
Discover the history of marine pilotage on the St. Lawrence River!
There is an intrinsic link between the history of marine pilotage and that of Canada. As soon as the first settlers arrived from France,
Charting a practical course to decarbonize the St. Lawrence system
As part of the PLAINE Research Program for the Mitigation of Impacts of Commercial Navigation on Ecosystem developed by Réseau Québec maritime and led by Université de Montréal
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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.