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FEDNAV signs accord for 10 newbuildings
Montreal, QC— Fednav Limited, Canada’s largest dry bulk shipping group, announced on September 2 it has signed an agreement with Sumisho Marine Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo
Grain declines and general cargo surges at Port of Thunder Bay
The Port of Thunder Bay handled lower tonnages in August, with grain shipments dropping to a three-year low for the month. Year-to-date grain shipments of
World’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy, to arrive soon in Antwerp with Canadian Volunteers
ANTWERP – In the run-up to the International Day of Charity (Sunday 5 September), Mercy Ships is announcing good news. The Global Mercy, the newest hospital ship of Mercy
CP lance un ultimatum à KCS sur son offre d’acquisition
Le Canadien Pacifique a donné une nouvelle chance à Kansas City Southern d’accepter une offre d’acquisition de 27 milliards de dollars, précédemment rejetée, après que
CP issues ultimatum to KCS on acquisition offer
Canadian Pacific Railway is giving Kansas City Southern another chance to accept a previously rejected USD $27 billion acquisition offer after US regulators Tuesday dealt
Crowley conclut un accord avec Shell pour la construction d’une immense barge de soutage de GNL
Crowley Maritime Corporation a signé un contrat d’affrètement à long terme avec Shell NA LNG, LLC, prévoyant la construction et l’exploitation d’une nouvelle barge de
Crowley deal with Shell for building huge LNG bunker barge
Crowley Maritime Corporation has signed a long-term time charter with Shell NA LNG, LLC, providing for the building and operation of a new, U.S.-built, LNG bunker
STB rejette le vote fiduciaire pour l’acquisition de KCS
Le Surface Transportation Board (STB) des États-Unis a rejeté mardi une demande du Canadien National visant à utiliser une fiducie de vote dans le cadre
STB rejects CN Voting Trust to acquire KCS
The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) Tuesday rejected an application from Canadian National Railway to use a voting trust in its deal to acquire Kansas
Forum MM : Limites regrettables des initiatives américaines pour redynamiser le cabotage
Par Michael Grey* Les États-Unis possèdent l’un des plus longs littoraux du monde et leur masse continentale est traversée par un grand nombre de voies
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On our Forum: A literary look at plastic pollution and the issues it raises
Last September, UQAR researchers in creative writing ended their journey aboard the ship ÉcoMaris to document plastic pollution on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A
On our Forum: Respecting the natural resources in ocean waters…
By Michael Grey It’s a new year and the world’s wildlife is clearly striking back, from the mayhem being caused by the excursions of a
Progress for seafarers as 2023 begins
By Michael Grey* There is not a great deal of reason to feel encouraged these days, after a 2022 which has seen so many things
On our Forum: The awesome challenge of improving life at sea
By Michael Grey* The old ideas are always the best, it is said, and if you are in the mood for cliches, you probably
On our Forum: Navigating in the new world of many nightmares
By Michael Grey* Decades ago – with the country suffering a government-appointed “wage freeze” and half the workforce out on strike – there was a
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
On our Forum: Measuring the local impact of giant cruise ships disgorging many people
By Michael Grey* As England battled Saharan temperatures, the depredations of climate activists and queues of multitudes trying to escape by air and sea, I
On our FORUM: Safety at stake on the world’s oceans
By Michael Grey* It’s those darned “stakeholders” who are the trouble once again. It is one of those words which was unknown in an earlier
On our FORUM: The index of happiness afloat
By Michael Grey* It was the annual “Day of the Seafarer” last week, not that anyone outside the maritime world actually noticed, although some
On our FORUM: The complex and fascinating world of modern weather routing: A deep dive into StormGeo’s advanced weather routing services
Do you know the name of the first navigator who used “weather routing” on his voyage from Europe to faraway lands and back? It wasn’t
On our FORUM: A mounting dilemma: burning boxes on the world’s containerships
*By Michael Grey There has been no end of sincere concern expressed about the frequency of fires inside containers, which are still running at
On Our FORUM: Uncontrollable monsters on the high seas
By Michael Grey* “She’s not answering her helm, Pilot!” It is not what anyone on the bridge of any ship wants to hear from the
On our Forum: The ‘disgraceful’ HR and PR behaviour of P&O Ferries
By Michael Grey* “In the shipping industry,” an old Greek shipowner once said to me, “we operate not with the help of the government, but
On our Forum: A new course for the Arctic after Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Evan T. Bloom* Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had tremendous impact on international relations globally. While the Arctic has generally been immune from external political pressures,
On our Forum: Memories of Odessa… as Russian attack nears
By Michael Grey “They are lovely people who are going through hell”. It was a surveyor from DNV, who we happened to meet at Odessa
On our Forum: It’s time for an Arctic Council 2.0
By Alice Rogoff* For eight years since anonymous “little green men” from Russia invaded Crimea, the Arctic Council has continued to operate under the
On our Forum: Beware of risks for ships carrying EV vehicles…
By Michael Grey Here is a useful motoring tip that you probably will not discover in your service manual, should your new, all-electric vehicle inadvertently
On our Forum: Questions aplenty about ship fuel problems and ‘green’ solutions
By Michael Grey* You would be, to say the least, extremely angry, if your car came to a grinding halt and the nice person
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