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Caution urged despite lowest reported maritime piracy incidents since 1994
London and Kuala Lumpur – Maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached the lowest recorded level since 1994, the annual piracy report of the ICC International
The Port of Montreal joins the international partnership to reduce greenhouse gases
The Port of Montreal is proud to join PIONEERS (PORTable Innovation Open Network for Efficiency and Emissions Reduction Solutions), an ambitious green innovation project led
Ice breaking giant Sibir embarks on its maiden voyage
The giant nuclear-powered icebreaker is currently heading to Murmansk to stock up before starting work along the Northern Sea Route. Sibir, the second of the
European Union halts merger of South Korean shipbuilders
The European Commission has prohibited, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering CO., Ltd (DSME) by Hyundai Heavy Industries
Ocean Alliance adds Prince Rupert to new services
According to a report today on the JOC.Com news platform, the Ocean Alliance, the second-largest container ship alliance by volume, has unveiled network changes that
Port Saint John affiche une augmentation de 11 % du fret en 2021
Le tonnage global de fret au port de Saint John pour l’année 2021 était de 28 822 218 tonnes métriques (MT), soit une augmentation de
Port Saint John posts 11% cargo increase in 2021
Overall cargo tonnage at Port Saint John for the year 2021 was 28,822,218 metric tonnes (MT), an 11% increase over 2020, the New Brunswick port
Maersk advances net-zero emissions by 10 years
Copenhagen – A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced a new bar to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire business: 2040 instead of the
Container truck issue brewing at Port of Vancouver
Canada’s largest private sector union has warned that a controversial plan to force hundreds of older container trucks out of the Metro Vancouver port transportation
Port of Saguenay welcomes M/V Nordersand as first vessel of 2022
Saguenay, QC – The Port of Saguenay welcomed its first ocean-going vessel of 2022 when the M/V Nordersand docked at the Marcel-Dionne wharf at the
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