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CP and KCS announce merger accord
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and Kansas City Southern today announced they have entered into a merger agreement, under which CP has agreed to acquire KCS in
ABS launches industry-first simulation decarbonisation service
Houston, Texas – In an industry first, ABS has launched an advanced service using sophisticated modeling and simulation technologies to assess the impact of a
Laurence Pathy inducted into Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame
Saluted as the 2021 Marine Man of the Year, Laurence G. Pathy, Chairman of Montreal-based Fednav Limited, has been inducted into the Captain John P.
Kansas City Southern opts in favour of “superior” CP merger deal
Adding a new chapter in a continental railway power struggle full of twists and turns, the Board of Directors of Kansas City Southern announced on
Seafarers awarded pay increase of 4.5% in 2022-2023
Over the next two years, seafarers working aboard more than 9,000 flag-of-convenience vessels will be receiving a pay increase of 4.5%, the International Transport Workers’
Port of Halifax welcomes direct call with India through MSC service
The Port of Halifax will receive the first direct call between the West Coast of India and a Canadian port when the maiden call of
Federal agency announces environmental assessment of Trois-Rivières port expansion project
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the Agency) announced it is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Trois-Rivières Port Facilities Expansion Project. The public
CMA CGM signe un accord à long terme avec Abu Dhabi Ports
Abu Dhabi, Émirats arabes unis – Abu Dhabi Ports, le plus important fournisseur de services logistiques, industriels et commerciaux de la région, et le Groupe CMA
CMA CGM signs multi-year deal for Abu Dhabi container hub
Abu Dhabi, UAE – Abu Dhabi Ports, the region’s premier facilitator of logistics, industry, and trade, and France-based CMA CGM Group, a world leader in
Launching of world’s first IMO-type B Very Large Ethane Carrier
SHANGHAI – The world’s first IMO Type B Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC), the ABS-Classed Pacific Ineos Belstaff, has been launched at Jiangnan Shipyard. The first
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By Michael Grey* “She’s not answering the helm!” It was a call to chill the heart of any watchkeeping officer, at least in the days
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By Louis Martel* The United States has a long history of implementing protectionist trade policies, often realizing in hindsight that such measures ultimately hurt Americans.
On our forum: Regrettable inhospitable havens for seafarers
By Michael Grey* “Unfriendly natives” – it said, recalling a previous visit, but the Old Man, worrying about the reaction of the pilot, demanded that
On our forum: Human rights of seafarers need to be reinforced
By Michael Grey* Do seafarers have any human rights, in an era where worthy folk are always shouting about this supposed entitlement for those who
On our forum: The dangers for seafarers of unlashing containers
By Michael Grey* With everyone slowing down to save both the planet and fuel we should not be surprised that the expeditors among us are
On our forum: Anarchy the new normal
By Michael Grey* You have to hand it to the Houthis, for their ability, with limited resources, to cause an extraordinary amount of trouble in
On our forum: Canada insufficiently prepared to respond to marine emergencies
By Yoan Marier* The consequences of a marine accident are not just felt in the moment that the disaster strikes or the harrowing ones that
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
On our forum: Ship designs without compromise…
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
Michael Grey* A modern ship is a complex creature, packed with different systems, machinery and equipment and at any one time it is inconceivable that
On our forum: The evolution of ‘acceptable’ risk in shipping
Michael Grey* One of the advantages (or perhaps disadvantages) of age is an ability to look back and see how custom and practice, behaviour and
On our forum: The growing risks of high deck loads
By Michael Grey* He intended to pass. Probably, he won’t make that mistake again We all hope for the best, but it is slightly concerning
On our forum: Seafarers deserve special new year wishes amid ship attacks…
by Michael Grey* We are terribly worried about our supply chains these days, now that we realise they stretch rather further than the delivery van.
On our forum: On the dark side of Flags of Convenience
By Michael Grey* There probably will not be that many people around who can recall the summer of 1984, when there was an important conference
On our forum: Disappearing speeds on the high seas!
By Michael Grey* Strategies that contribute to the saving of the planet ought to be cheered to the rafters, but I confess that when I
On our forum: Persistent navigation adventures in the poorly-charted Arctic
By Michael Grey* There were some exciting times in the Far North in September. For a start, the passengers aboard the small expedition cruise ship Ocean
On our Forum: The mounting ‘co-habitation’ challenges of cruise ship visits
By Michael Grey* It represents one of the “least sustainable ways of going on holiday”, whimpered some “expert” of an unidentified discipline (probably either a
On our Forum: The risks of transporting vehicles en masse…
By Michael Grey* You might think that insurers would have been more vocal about the risks they are taking on with bigger car carriers carrying
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