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First Nations heavy-cargo port partnership on Lake Superior
The northernmost heavy-cargo port on the Great Lakes, Red Rock, is being developed in partnership with the BMI Group and the Red Rock Indian
World’s oceans polluted by estimated 170 trillion plastic particles
According to a new study published on the plos.org research platform, the world’s oceans contain an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles which if assembled
Maersk resumes service to Ukraine’s Reni port
Maersk announced this week it has resumed a weekly service with container-on-barge shipments from the port of Constanta in Romania to Reni in southwest
HaiSea Marine celebrates naming of its green tug fleet
HaiSea Marine, majority owned by Haisla Nation in partnership with Vancouver-based Seaspan ULC, has celebrated the official naming and blessing of its tug boat
AAPA rejects scenarios of Chinese ‘spy cranes’ at U.S. ports
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA has issued a statement rejecting recent media reports that giant cranes sourced from China at U.S. ports
Ocean space occupied by offshore wind installations to grow five-fold by 2050
Høvik, Norway – The collaboration between ocean industries will need to intensify for the rapid buildout of offshore wind and aquaculture to coexist sustainably
Wärtsilä to deliver first CCS-Ready scrubber order for carbon capture
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä today announced it has received its first order for carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems – CCS-Ready scrubbers. The
Port of London halves carbon emissions in one year
The Port of London Authority, which oversees safe operations in the UK’s busiest port, has committed to achieve Net Zero by 2040, or earlier.
Ammonia-fueled vessels require emissions management
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has identified blue and electroammonia as potential low-emission alternative fuel pathways. The emissions profile
Global supply chain conditions reportedly back to normal
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, conditions in the global supply chain have returned to normal after three-years of pandemic-provoked disruptions.
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