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Drewry world container index falls for second consecutive week
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) decreased 10% to $2,212 per 40ft container for the second consecutive week, primarily due to a drop in rates
Record of over 40 million tonnes at the Port of Sept-Îles in 2025
The Port of Sept-Îles (PSI) announced that it surpassed 40 million tonnes of cargo handled in 2025, setting a new record. The record performance was
Brent McGovern appointed new Chief Operating Officer of Port Saint John
Port Saint John announces the appointment of Brent McGovern as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective January 26, 2026. Mr. McGovern joins the organization
International Chamber of Shipping launches comprehensive Deck Procedures Guide
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released its new Deck Procedures Guide, a vital addition to ICS’s suite of shipboard operational guidance. This publication
St. Lawrence Seaway 2025 traffic total reflects impact of Trump tariffs on steel-related cargoes
Preliminary statistics released today by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation confirm a strong increase in grain shipments offsetting a sharp decline in steel-related cargoes
Singapore Straits emerges as world’s most dangerous waters for shipping
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported an increase in global maritime incidents and piracy and armed robbery in 2025, though classifying most cases as low-level. According to
Canadian Marine Careers Foundation appoints new Workforce Development Manager in B.C.
The Canadian Marine Careers Foundation announces that Daisy Quon has joined its team as Workforce Development Manager. Based in Vancouver, B.C., Daisy will represent the CMCF’s
CSL receives fifth consecutive Top Employer for Young People award
The Montreal-based CSL Group, a global leader in responsible marine transportation, is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for the
DP World survey shows trade leaders upbeat despite rising barriers
DAVOS, Switzerland — The global trade outlook looks fragile. Business confidence does not. That’s the core finding of DP World’s new Global Trade Observatory (GTO) Annual Outlook
IMF sees global economic outlook as steady amid divergent forces
In its latest World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund projects that global growth will remain resilient at 3.3 percent in 2026 and at 3.2
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.