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‘Fourth Coast’ alliance formed to support shipbuilding in US Great Lakes
Fincantieri Marine Group and two Great Lakes shipbuilders, Fraser Shipyards (Superior, Wis.) and Donjon Marine (Erie, Pa.), have established a collaborative framework to bring new
Iron ore shipments on U.S. Great Lakes fall sharply
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes in March 2026 decreased 23.5 percent from a year ago, the Lake Carriers Association (LCA) reported. Loadings were
Fednav vessel launches Port Milwaukee’s 2026 international season
Port Milwaukee was excited to welcome the Marshall Islands-flagged Federal Nagara as the first vessel of the 2026 international season. The Federal Nagara arrived on April 3 at
CBSA bonded warehouse approved for Port of Hamilton container terminal
The Honourable Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport), has announced on behalf of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, the licence approval in
The Montreal Port Authority announces the departure of CEO Julie Gascon
In a development that took Canadian marine industry observers by surprise, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced today that Julie Gascon has ceased her position
Protection measures bolstered in Canada for Southern Resident killer whales
The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven Mackinnon, has announced vessel management measures to support
Point Rousse port expansion project clears impact agency assessment
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has completed an assessment of the Point Rousse Port Expansion Project located in Newfoundland and Labrador and determined that its
Chamber of Marine Commerce enlarges staff and announces promotion on management team
The Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) has announced the promotion of Jason Card to Vice President, External affairs and likewise to welcome André Chabot as Director of Government Relations and
Middle East conflict could exacerbate ship crewing problem
Mark O’Neil, Columbia Group Mark O’Neil, CEO of Columbia Group, has questioned whether the shipping industry is heading for a wider crewing shortage as conflict
IMO Secretary General urges de-escalation and diplomatic efforts to resolve Persian Gulf crisis
Arsenio Dominguez The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Arsenio Dominguez today urged States to support diplomatic efforts to secure the evacuation of
Our Forum
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
On our Forum: Seafarers and truckers: supply chain’s most vulnerable providers
By Michael Grey* “Am I a man – or an animal?” This was a question dramatically posed by a huge Sicilian lorry driver on a
On our Forum: Stranger than fiction in a world ‘not far short of chaos’
By Michael Grey* Will what we used to think of as “normal” ever return? Black swans used to be rare, but now they are coming
The many challenges to one-man bridge operations (Forum)
By Michael Grey* The results of an inquest in the UK on the deaths caused by a tram coming off the rails gave one
Carbon recycled methane can be recognized as zero-emission ship fuel according to new study (Forum)
The “Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG)” of Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by
Marine salvage expertise must not decline… (Forum)
By Michael Grey* These are tough times for the professional salvor, with concern being expressed about weak revenues and worries about capacity. To the casual
Of congestion, ships and crews
I have always been terribly enthused by Oliver St.John Gogarty’s poem The Ship and its first stanza – “A ship from Valparaiso came/ And
Justifying the unjustifiable on inhuman seafarer crisis… (forum)
By Michael Grey* Nobody should be surprised that there has been something of a fight back by ship operators after the World Maritime
Shipping’s nightmare with the Gulf of Guinea pirates (Forum)
By Michael Grey* There will be few seafarers today who sail off to the Gulf of Guinea with a light heart and cheerful demeanour,
A Captain caught after a slaughter at sea (Forum)
Taiwanese Ping Shin 101 on which occurred the murders at sea described in this gut wretching article by investigative reporter Ian Urbina*. Photo Credit: Fish-I Africa The men are helpless
Clean Shipping Alliance scrubs away at ICCT report on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas
80% of ports do not reap the benefits of digitalization according to Innovez-One (Forum)
Innovez One, one of the world’s leading providers of port management software for the world’s busiest ports and towage operators, stated that of the
Five percent zero emission fuels by 2030 needed for Paris-aligned shipping decarbonization (Forum)
The ambition of the Getting to Zero Coalition is to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030.
The Mask of Cassandra (Forum)
By Michael Grey* Nearly a year into the wretched pandemic and it is difficult to determine any real cheer amid the winter snow. Some
Provincial government investments should give priority to Made in Canada ships (FORUM)
Ottawa – The Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) has expressed concern over provincial governments ordering vessels overseas rather than giving such business to