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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
Port of Trois-Rivières is awarded Québec financial support for Terminal 21 construction
Trois-Rivières, QC – A new and significant step has been taken in the Terminal 21 construction project with the confirmation of substantial funding of $22.5
Seaway cargo up 5% at end-July from a year ago
Boosted by strong shipments of cement, steel and steel-making materials, overall cargo volumes on the St. Lawrence Seaway through to the end of July reached 16.7 million
MM Forum: Regrettable limits of US initiatives to revitalise coastal shipping
By Michael Grey* The United States has one of the world’s longest coastlines, its landmass is penetrated by large numbers of navigable waterways, so
Notice of Appointments at the Port of Montreal
Guillaume Brossard, Vice President, Growth and Development The Montreal Port Authority is pleased to announce the appointment of Guillaume Brossard as Vice President, Growth
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On our Forum: The art of devolving responsibility
By Michael Grey* When something goes badly wrong, it is human nature to attempt to deflect the blame and to cite extenuating circumstances to explain
On our Forum: Thoughts on wartime wrecks, salvors and a cruise ship lasting nearly eight decades
By Michael Grey* It must be summer, when there is the annual alarm in the UK about the potential catastrophe from the detonation of 1400
On our forum: The real dangers of dozing in a ship wheelhouse
By Michael Grey* As a story in May in the general press, it all seemed a bit of a laugh. The deep-sleeping Norwegian in his
On our forum: The indispensable role of watchkeeping
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
On our forum: Trump port fees even more detrimental than tariffs…
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