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World container rates increase for second straight week
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI), the benchmark widely referenced by procurement teams, increased 1% to $4,339 per 40ft container, driven by higher rates on
Port of Montreal Contrecœur expansion project reaches major milestone with the start of in-water construction work
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) confirms the launch of in-water construction work at the site of its Contrecœur Expansion Project. In line with the project
Enjoy! The Summer Edition of Maritime Magazine (No. 121) is Online
This summer edition offers much informative content for Canadian policymakers, shippers, transportation providers and port officials seeking to best navigate through various persistent geopolitical conflicts,
World oil supply and demand outlook further deteriorates
World oil demand has been forecast by the International Energy Agency to decline by 1.6 mb/d in 2026, 510 kb/d more than its estimate in
China’s iron ore mining cools as imports rise 6% and steel production weakens
According to Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO, Chinese iron ore mining fell by 7% y/y in first half 2026 due to a 6%
Bluegreen Alliance says more than one million jobs have been put at risk by Trump Administration massive anti-clean energy measures
The BlueGReen Alliance, which groups together labour union and environmental organizations in a powerful force, has issued a new report which measures the harm to
Davies Turner announces express container service from China via Northern Sea Route
Davies Turner has announced a new seasonal Full Container Load (FCL) shipping service between China and the UK via the Northern Sea Route, utilizing the
Traffic results to end July show St. Lawrence Seaway volume holding steady
Strong dry bulk movements to end July on the St. Larwence Seaway highlighted cumulative traffic volume which virtually matched the year-earlier total. Preliminary statistics released
CN Reports a record 2025-26 crop year
CN announced today that it closed the 2025–26 crop year with a record movement of more than 33.8 million metric tonnes (MMT) of grain from
The Quebec Port Authority takes note of the Canadian Environmental Impact Assessment Agency’s decision on the proposed container terminal project in Beauport
The Quebec Port Authority acknowledges the decision issued today by the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency regarding the application for designation of the proposed container terminal
Our Forum
80% of ports do not reap the benefits of digitalization according to Innovez-One (Forum)
Innovez One, one of the world’s leading providers of port management software for the world’s busiest ports and towage operators, stated that of the
Five percent zero emission fuels by 2030 needed for Paris-aligned shipping decarbonization (Forum)
The ambition of the Getting to Zero Coalition is to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030.
The Mask of Cassandra (Forum)
By Michael Grey* Nearly a year into the wretched pandemic and it is difficult to determine any real cheer amid the winter snow. Some
Provincial government investments should give priority to Made in Canada ships (FORUM)
Ottawa – The Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) has expressed concern over provincial governments ordering vessels overseas rather than giving such business to
The Poseidon Principles Disclosure Report is good, but the disclosure could have been better (Forum)
In December 2020, the signatories of the Poseidon Principles—currently twenty large banks—released their first Annual Disclosure Report. As the first paragraph of the report says:
World Shipping Council pleads for more collaboration to mitigate Covid-19 challenges (Forum)
Ocean carriers are taking all available measures to improve the speed and efficiency of cargo movement including employing all available vessel tonnage says the World
The ongoing seafarer crisis: do charterers have hearts? (FORUM)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world shipping journalism, Michael Grey* offers in our FORUM section, another impassioned commentary and an urgent suggestion for
Tailwinds of 2020 (Forum)
Shipping has faced some historically significant challenges this year, we opened the year with IMO 2020, the greatest change in fuel regulation in this
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.