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Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announces OCEANIC Digital Twin Maritime Autonomy Project
Montreal – Canada’s Ocean Supercluster today announced the $6.3 million OCEANIC Digital Twin Maritime Autonomy Project led by Humanitas Solutions Inc. The OCEANIC Project is
Sault Ste. Marie and HOPA Ports form partnership for trade corridor to Southern Ontario
The City of Sault Ste. Marie and the Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) have announced a partnership to develop a transformative infrastructure initiative: the
Global economic outlook weakens amidst rising barriers to trade and policy uncertainty
The global economy was more resilient than anticipated in the first half of 2025, but downside risks loom large as higher barriers to trade and
Madeleine Paquin appointed to CN Board of Directors
CN has announced that Madeleine Paquin has been appointed to the Board of Directors of CN. Ms. Paquin will join the Board effective as of
Greenergy and Port of Belledune sign long-term lease for tank facility
UK-based Greenergy and the Belledune Port Authority announced they have entered into a long-term lease of a tank facility in the deep-water import terminal in
High Seas Treaty ratifications reach milestone to trigger entry into force in January 2026
Following the deposit of ratification instruments by four new countries last week at the United Nations–Sri Lanka, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone and
Montreal Gateway Terminals employees launch strike
The 32 employees of Montreal Gateway Terminals launched an indefinite general strike early this Monday morning. They had filed a strike notice last Thursday after
ACPA awards Medal of Merit to shipping titan Fritz King
The Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) honoured Fritz King, the former Managing Director of Atlantic Container Line Canada (ACL), with the prestigious ACPA Medal
Wind-assisted new tanker completes maiden voyage to Rotterdam
The first newbuild tanker equipped with BAR Technologies’ WindWings propulsion technology has completed its maiden voyage to Europe from China. Owned and operated by UK-based Union Maritime,
CN and CSX collaborate on new intermodal service into Nashville
CN and CSX have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a new intermodal service into Nashville, Tennessee. This service will
Our Forum
New technology may weaken seafarers’ professional judgment (Forum)
By Guro Kulset Merakerås A good sailor has traditionally been a person who makes decisions that ensure that their ship, cargo and crew are
Montreal, a hub of excellence in intelligent transport and logistics (Forum)
Open letter by Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, published following the recent interview with Jean-Philippe Décarie in La Presse. As a
Three reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
Summer minimum sea ice extent in the Arctic reached the second-lowest level on record in 2020 (NASA) By Mark Serreze. Research Professor of Geography and
How the Global Pandemic Put Container Shipping in the Spotlight (Forum)
By Claudio Bozzo, Chief Operating Officer, MSC Shipping is one of the oldest industries in the world. Today, around 90% of goods are transported by
Shell sets course for net-zero emissions shipping, backing hydrogen and fuel cells (Forum)
In a new report published September 29, Decarbonising Shipping: Setting Shell’s Course, Shell highlights the important role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in
The wind carries a shipping revolution with Oceanbird (Forum)
Innovative Swedish technology will make it possible to power the large ocean-going vessels by wind, reducing emissions by 90 percent. Oceanbird is a concept for
Too easily forgotten heroes under COVID-19 (Forum)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world maritime journalism, Michael Grey* offers, in our FORUM section, an impassioned commentary on seafarers as the too easily
Sustainable fuel is not science fiction (Forum)
Copenhagen, 20 August 2020 Nel, Everfuel and Haldor Topsøe join Ørsted, Mærsk, Copenhagen Airports, DSV Panalpina, SAS and DFDS to establish one of the world’s
Greenpeace launch protest against Shell’s Brent oil field decommissioning plans (Forum)
Greenpeace activist Jennifer Ganster North Sea – Greenpeace activists from Germany have launched a protest in the North Sea to call out Shell’s plans to
Port of London Pilot, Ms. Ivana Carrioni-Burnett, shares a new personal insight during the COVID-19 crisis (Forum)
Photo : Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett 10 August 2020 by Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett London. UK. Reporting for Human Rights at Sea , Port of London Authority Pilot, Ms.