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New federal funding to bolster Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Hydrographic Service in the Arctic
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, has announced new funding of more than
On our Forum: Solving the dilemma of shore-side post demands
By Michael Grey* It may offer less in the way of adventure, while an enthusiasm for foreign travel is universal these days, but
Algoma Central Corporation and Furetank establish product tanker joint venture with sustainability focus
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Algoma Central Corporation today announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement to construct four dual-fuel ice class 1A
Sweeping U.S. Senate bill on Arctic issues seeks to curtail Russian influence
The Arctic Today news platform reports that a broad bill covering national security, shipping, research, and trade in the Arctic that sharply challenges Russia’s dominance
Maersk acquires project logistics company
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Martin Bencher Group, a Denmark-based project logistics company with premium capabilities within
Congestion growing at U.S. East Coast ports
According to Xenata, the Oslo-based market intelligence platform, under one in five containerships are currently arriving on time at U.S. East Coast ports, with the
Baffinland Iron Mines provisionally terminates 1,100 jobs
Baffinland Iron Mines has sent termination notices to more than 1,100 workers at its Mary River mining operation in response to delayed regulatory approvals for
Lancement du « plus grand » porte-conteneurs du monde en Chine
Le chantier naval Hudong Zhonghua, propriété de la China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC), a annoncé le lancement de ce qui serait le plus grand porte-conteneurs
World’s “largest” containership launched in China
Hudong Zhonghua shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC) has announced the launch of what is claimed to be the world’s largest containership
Enjoy! The Summer Edition (# 105) of Maritime Magazine is online
Our summer edition highlights two major features of topical interest. One is devoted to the opportunities and challenges in Canada-Asia trade amidst a rapidly-changing global
Our Forum
On our Forum: New Year thoughts on supporting seafarers and… handling fanatics
By Michael Grey* It’s New Year’s Eve, when people of kindly disposition wish each other the hope that the coming twelve months might be happy,
On our Forum: Crew needs come last in revolutionary new ship shapes
By Michael Grey* In the compromise that dictates the design of a ship, you don’t have to be cynical to observe that the needs of
On our Forum: Will there be any sea left?
By Michael Grey* As the governmental delegates to Cop26, safely delivered home after their Scottish excursion, start to work out how they can deliver their
On our Forum: The real cause of the supply chain quagmires…
By Michael Grey* It is funny how different items of news mesh with each other. Cop 26 is over, thank goodness and the thousands of
On our Forum: Shipmasters deserve greatest respect for difficult decisions made in stormy conditions
By Michael Grey* In this world where virtue-signalling competes with the need to blame everyone, maybe we should not be surprised at the growing enthusiasm
On our Forum
The shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) cautions in a new position
On our Forum: Seafarers and truckers: supply chain’s most vulnerable providers
By Michael Grey* “Am I a man – or an animal?” This was a question dramatically posed by a huge Sicilian lorry driver on a
On our Forum: Stranger than fiction in a world ‘not far short of chaos’
By Michael Grey* Will what we used to think of as “normal” ever return? Black swans used to be rare, but now they are coming
The many challenges to one-man bridge operations (Forum)
By Michael Grey* The results of an inquest in the UK on the deaths caused by a tram coming off the rails gave one
Carbon recycled methane can be recognized as zero-emission ship fuel according to new study (Forum)
The “Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG)” of Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by
Marine salvage expertise must not decline… (Forum)
By Michael Grey* These are tough times for the professional salvor, with concern being expressed about weak revenues and worries about capacity. To the casual
Of congestion, ships and crews
I have always been terribly enthused by Oliver St.John Gogarty’s poem The Ship and its first stanza – “A ship from Valparaiso came/ And
Justifying the unjustifiable on inhuman seafarer crisis… (forum)
By Michael Grey* Nobody should be surprised that there has been something of a fight back by ship operators after the World Maritime
Shipping’s nightmare with the Gulf of Guinea pirates (Forum)
By Michael Grey* There will be few seafarers today who sail off to the Gulf of Guinea with a light heart and cheerful demeanour,
A Captain caught after a slaughter at sea (Forum)
Taiwanese Ping Shin 101 on which occurred the murders at sea described in this gut wretching article by investigative reporter Ian Urbina*. Photo Credit: Fish-I Africa The men are helpless
Clean Shipping Alliance scrubs away at ICCT report on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas
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: