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North American transborder freight shows decrease in August 2025 from August 2024
Estimated transborder freight between the U.S., Canada and Mexico by all modes in August 2025 totalled $133.4 billion, representing a 2.5% decline from a year
Seafarers’ happiness declines as the Mission to Seafarers warns of deepening strains
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) from The Mission to Seafarers reveals a significant downturn in seafarer wellbeing, raising concerns about worsening working and living
Enjoy! The Autumn Edition of Maritime Magazine (No. 118) is online
This autumn 2025 edition has much content of interest to Canadian shippers, transportation providers, ports and terminal operators amidst the continuing complexity of geopolitical conflicts
St. Lawrence Seaway traffic up just over 1% to end September
Cargo volume on the St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 24,030,000 metric tons in the 2025 navigation season to end-September, representing a 1.2% increase from the corresponding
Great Lakes cruise ship tourism forecast to have $300m impact in 2026
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Cruise the Great Lakes, the region’s cruise marketing program, announced its forecast for the 2026 cruising season at a press conference
US and China suspend port fees for one year
As part of a broad trade truce between the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat port fees
Tripartite Forum reiterates strong support for IMO as global shipping regulator
In light of recent developments, the Tripartite participating organisations reaffirmed their support to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the global regulator for international shipping,
Port of Quebec takes over full management of the Baie de Beauport
The Port of Québec will be taking over complete management of the Baie de Beauport as of January 2026. Its internal teams already successfully manage
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Manitoba government sign MOU to get more made-in-Manitoba products to global markets
Winnipeg – The Manitoba government and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen economic corridors and supply chains
Panama Canal begins consultation process for development of terminals
The Panama Canal Authority has launched a consultation process with representatives of maritime industry to identify potential partners for developing port terminals on both the
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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
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