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Montreal docker-employer talks resume tomorrow
photo CUPE 375 By Leo Ryan, Editor Amidst ongoing strikes by the CUPE 375 longshore union at the Port of Montreal, negotiations are slated to
Nigeria getting serious about monitoring activities around maritime frontiers
De Haas DHM 1050 boats for Nigeria. Photo: Defense Web The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (Nimasa) has taken delivery of patrol vessels and
Chantier Davie establishing Arctic icebreaking research centre
LÉVIS, QC – Chantier Davie, Canada’s premier builder of polar and ice-capable ships, today launched the National Icebreaker Centre (NIC) – reflecting its leadership role in the
Ships diverting from Montreal as waterfront labour strike accelerates
photo Albert Batten By Leo Ryan, Editor Ocean containerships have begun diverting from the Port of Montreal as rotating waterfront labour strikes seriously disrupt normal
Enjoy: The Summer Edition of Maritime Magazine (97) is online
Like most sectors of the global economy, the publishing world has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Your maritime publication, which is blowing out
Montreal docker union announces another strike starting Monday
photo CUPE 375 By Leo Ryan, Editor In a further escalation of a prolonged, bitter waterfront labour conflict at the Port of Montreal that is
Seafarers still in crisis: a new survey reveals a drop in the happiness index of seafarers
By Alizée Dussault The well-being and mental health of seafarers have been a topic seen in the media for a few years now, although the
Montreal container terminals closing tomorrow due to eruption of violence during docker strike
By Leo Ryan, Editor The main container terminal operators at the Port of Montreal have served notice of a complete shutdown of their operations
Montreal police investigating alleged violent clash amidst docker strike
Photo: CUPE375 By Leo Ryan, Editor Montreal police are investigating a confrontation between striking longshoremen and management staff of maritime employers that allegedly erupted into
Montreal waterfront labour conflict deteriorates
Photo: CUPE Local 375 By Leo Ryan, Editor The bitter, prolonged dispute between Port of Montreal employers and waterfront workers has deteriorated with checkers joining
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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.