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Alternative-fuel ship orders outpace port readiness, new LR report finds
Alternative-fuel vessel orders are outpacing the development of the port infrastructure needed to support them, according to a new global study by Lloyd’s Register (LR),
Broad industry coalition urges permanent suspension of US port fees targeting China-linked vessels
A broad industry coalition of hundreds of stakeholders has urged the Trump administration to permanently suspend U.S. port fees targeting China-linked vessels, affirming that new
Minister Steven MacKinnon applauds Transport Canada’s 90th Anniversary
The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, has issued the following statement: “Today marks
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 fast-tracked as “a project of national interest”
Delta, BC -The Government of Canada today officially listed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 as a project of national interest at an event led by Transport
Arcadis and Egis selected to design the Port of Montréal’s Contrecœur Container Terminal
Joint venture partners Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD) and Egis have been appointed by DP World as the Operator’s Engineer for the development of the Contrecœur Container Terminal
Holdom Overpass Project wins highest award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
The Holdom Overpass Project in Burnaby, B.C. has been awarded Envision Platinum—the highest sustainability designation from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure. The recognition follows an
Escalating attacks on dry bulk ships on Black Sea heighten uncertainty
Geopolitical disruptions continue to cloud the dry bulk market outlook. “The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz remains the largest source of uncertainty, while
Joint study of ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles explores viable alternative fuels, potential demand, next steps for clean shipping
The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a comprehensive report identifying promising clean marine fuels for oceangoing vessels and outlining steps to
Great Lakes cruising gains momentum in Toronto
Great Lakes cruising is on the rise, and Toronto is at the centre of the action. The Port of Toronto welcomed 43 cruise ship calls
On our Forum: Casualty reporting in a fog of war
By Michael Grey* We can scarcely be surprised that increasingly confused noise emerges from the hostilities in the Gulf and Straits of Hormuz, with markedly
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.