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ICS launches new edition of Tanker Safety Guide
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) today announces the launch of the sixth edition of its benchmark publication, the Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals). First published in
Surprise departure of Alexandra Chouinard from helm of Port of Sept-Îles
The Port of Sept-Îles (PSI) has announced that Ms. Alexandra Chouinard has stepped down from her position as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective
Global shipping industry urges adoption of new IMO greenhouse gas regulations
In advance of a critical meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) in London April 27-May 1, a joint
Arctic Defence Logistics Platform launched to strengthen Canada’s Northern readiness
Edmonton and Yellowknife – BBE Expediting Ltd. (BBE) and Det’on Cho Logistics (DCL), part of the Det’on Cho Group of Companies, today announced the launch of the Arctic
Royal Canadian Navy and Institut Maritime du Québec announce new partnership
The Institut maritime du Québec (IMQ) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the recognition
Fastfrate completes acquisition of Omnitrans
Fastfrate Group has officially completed its acquisition of Omnitrans Inc. following Competition Bureau Canada approval. The acquisition represents a significant expansion of Fastfrate Group’s service
BIMCO contests President Trump claim that Strait of Hormuz is fully open
Jakob Larsen, BIMCO Chief Safety & Security Officer, today described as “inaccurate” the announcement from 17 April at around 1400 GMT by US President Donald
Six-week rally of container spot rates runs out of steam
The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) recently snapped a six-week rally—a surge initially triggered by higher bunker fuel prices following the late-February conflict in the
S&P Global Ratings revises Montreal Port Authority outlook to stable from negative
Toronto – S&P Global Ratings announced it has revised the outlook to stable from negative and affirmed its ‘AA’ long-term issuer credit and senior unsecured
Étienne Mignault-Proulx appointed Port of Montreal Senior Director of Maritime Operations and Harbour Master
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announces the appointment of Étienne Mignault-Proulx as Senior Director of Maritime Operations and Harbour Master. He assumed his duties on
Our Forum
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.