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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
Thamesborg to dock tomorrow at Port of Baie Comeau after Arctic saga
Completing a journey from China to Canada’s St. Lawrence Port of Baie Comeau that has taken more than two months instead of three to four
Environmental groups file lawsuit to protect whales in California from deadly ship strikes
The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth has sued the Trump administration for failing to analyze how California shipping lane designations harm whales and
BIMCO develops standard clause addressing Chinese port fees
BIMCO has initiated the development of a clause specifically addressing the new fees introduced on 14 October 2025 for US-related ships calling at ports in
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On our Forum: Canada must control its destiny at sea as part of trade diversification
By John Gruetzner* Canada needs to act quickly to protect the viability of its commodity export industries. For the cost of one submarine, the Carney
On our Forum-Sounding the alarm: The critical risk of vessel fires
By Yoan Marier* A threat without clear answers The numbers speak for themselves. In the past decade, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
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