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Logistec wins IBJ award for safety in bulk handling
LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Corporation and a leading North American marine services provider, received the Safety in Bulk Handling Award at
Keel laid on Canadian Coast Guard’s newest science vessel
Vancouver – It was a momentous day for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) when a keel laying ceremony was held on November 25 for
NY/NJ overtakes West Coast giants in container numbers
For three months in succession, the Port of New York and New Jersey has been the busiest container port in the United States, overtaking
Les énormes files d’attente de porte-conteneurs à Los Angeles et Long Beach sont officiellement terminées
Après un peu plus de deux ans d’un cauchemar de la chaîne d’approvisionnement entraîné par un boom des importations alimenté par une pandémie, la sauvegarde
Former CSL Group CEO Rod Jones receives IBJ Lifetime Achievement Award
Montreal – The CSL Group has announced that former CSL President and CEO, and current Board member, Rod Jones, was presented with a Lifetime
Xeneta forecasts drops in ocean rates, volumes and demand as storm clouds gather for 2023
After over two years of rising rates and overstretched capacity, the rapidly cooling ocean freight market looks set for an “extremely challenging” 2023, according
The huge containership line-ups at Los Angeles and Long Beach officially over
After just over two years of a supply chain nightmare driven by a pandemic-fueled import boom, the container ship backup for the ports of
CSL’s MV Nukumi wins IBJ Bulk Ship of the Year award
Canada Steamship Lines (“CSL”), a division of The CSL Group, announced that its latest newbuild self-unloading vessel, MV Nukumi, was named Bulk Ship of the Year
Proposed North Sea container terminal powered by tidal energy
It would be a world first. UK-based developer Centre Port Holdings has announced plans to build a container terminal powered by tidal energy, with
ArcelorMittal receives an EnviroLys Award in green project category
Montreal – ArcelorMittal Mining Canada GP announced that it has won an EnviroLys Award in the ICI+ Green Project category for the use of
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Michael Grey* It was years ago that an old friend, who was a shipbroker, told me proudly that using his new mobile telephone, then something
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On our forum: The evolution of ‘acceptable’ risk in shipping
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On our forum: The growing risks of high deck loads
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On our forum: Persistent navigation adventures in the poorly-charted Arctic
By Michael Grey* There were some exciting times in the Far North in September. For a start, the passengers aboard the small expedition cruise ship Ocean