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Port of Montreal outlines procurement approach for Contrecoeur terminal project
By Leo Ryan, Editor The Port of Montreal today staged a technical briefing during which it updated the procurement process for a major container terminal
Wind-assist propulsion on air lubricated diesel-electric vessel starts operations in the North Sea
Hardinxveld-Giessendam, The Netherlands – Tharsis Sea-River Shipping has concluded the installation of two retractable wing sails on their 88 m, 2,364 dwt diesel-electric general cargo vessel,
Algoma Central Corporation chooses FuelOpt to enhance the vessel efficiency of 8 more bulk carriers
Yara Marine Technologies has signed a contract with Algoma Central Corporation, a leading Canadian marine shipping company, to install its FuelOpt propulsion optimization technology onboard
Svitzer signs accord with Canada’s Robert Allan for design of world’s first fuel cell tug
Towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has signed an agreement with Canadian naval architect company Robert Allan Ltd. for the design of the world’s
Logistec reports strongest quarter in its history
Montréal – LOGISTEC Corporation, a marine and environmental services provider, today announced its financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 25, 2021. The
Unitrove unveils world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships
LOUGHBOROUGH, England — Clean energy solutions provider Unitrove unveiled Friday the world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships at the COP26 climate
Australia’s largest coal export facility looks into green hydrogen
As announced yesterday by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australia is looking to build a green hydrogen and ammonia hub at the nation’s largest coal
Contrecoeur expansion receives Oracle Project of the Year Award
The Montreal Port Authority has received the Oracle Project of the Year award in the Opportunity/Equity category for its Contrecœur expansion project. The award was
On our Forum: Shipmasters deserve greatest respect for difficult decisions made in stormy conditions
By Michael Grey* In this world where virtue-signalling competes with the need to blame everyone, maybe we should not be surprised at the growing enthusiasm
Cargo diversity at Thunder Bay helps offset lower grain shipments
Increased diversity in cargo shipments handled at the Port of Thunder Bay to end October is helping to offset the decrease in overall shipments resulting
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Collaborative technologies for maritime transport at economies of scale (Forum)
by Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Adam Roark, AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, Michele Sancricca, AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, Almir Zerem, RISE,
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.