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Ottawa unveils 2020 North Atlantic right whale protection measures
Canada’s federal government today announced enhanced 2020 measures designed to reduce the risks to North Atlantic right whales from interactions with vessels and fishing gear
Industry executives seek high water solution to protect Seaway trade corridor
Ottawa, ON – Marine shipping executives are calling on government officials to protect the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway trade corridor by working with stakeholders to
IMO working group recommends ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic shipping
In a landmark decision reached at the end of last week in London, a working group of the International Maritime Organization has recommended a global
ACL diverts calls from Halifax
With Indigenous rail blockades on the CN network entering a third week, the cascading effect on cargo flows at the Port of Halifax has prompted
DP World returning to private ownership
DP World, the Nasdaq Dubai-listed company that includes terminals in three Canadian ports amongst extensive operations in 40 countries has announced a return to private
CN rail blockades increasingly hitting Port of Montréal cargo flows
There appears to be no immediate threat that the two-week long Indigenous blockades that have crippled much of the CN Rail network across Canada will
Mounting impact of CN Rail blockades on ports of Montreal and Vancouver
As blockades paralyzing virtually the entire CN Rail network by indigenous groups opposed to a large pipeline project in British Columbia entered an 11th day,
Suzanne Paquin of NEAS slams projected Transport Canada support for HFO ban in Arctic Shipping
According to a report by Radio Canada International (RCI),Canada will support a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil by ships plying Arctic waters
Canadian ports feel impact of Indigenous blockades on CN Rail network
Canadian ports are becoming increasingly concerned after CN shut down Thursday most of its freight and passenger networks, notably in eastern Canada as Indigenous blockades
Port of Toronto posts highest cargo in 15 years
oronto – It was a record year for the Port of Toronto which moved 2.3 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2019, marking the highest
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On our forum: Alas, the “inconveniences” of digital technology…
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
On our forum: Decarbonisation and “technostress”
Michael Grey* Are you suffering from “technostress?” It is an interesting term, which perfectly encapsulates the mentality of modern mankind, with manifold anxieties which were
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By Michael Grey* The design of a ship was once a delicate balance in which an endless series of compromises were necessary to end up
On our forum: Too many mooring incidents in faulty-designed operations
Michael Grey* P&I club Gard came up with some disturbing figures the other day, in a thought provoking note on mooring operations. Using statistics garnered
On our forum: Various questions raised by the Baltimore bridge disaster
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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: On the dark side of Flags of Convenience
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On our forum: Persistent navigation adventures in the poorly-charted Arctic
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On our Forum: The mounting ‘co-habitation’ challenges of cruise ship visits
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On our Forum: Something ghoulish about tours of Titanic wreckage
By Michael Grey* I had just finished re-reading an old biography of Edward Wilson; doctor, scientist, naturalist, artist and Antarctic explorer, who died with Captain