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Latvia, UK and Canada project of testing facility for maritime autonomous operations
The Port of Riga has joined a consortium of Latvia, the UK and Canada to develop a solution for a single Remote Operations Centre
HOPA Ports reports 9% cargo increase in 2023
HOPA Ports has released results for the 2023 navigation season, reporting a combined total cargo of 11,293,179 metric tonnes (MT) through the ports of Hamilton and Oshawa.
Baffinland and ROGESA cooperate for producing ‘green’ steel
Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation and ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH have strengthened their cooperation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further investigate the
Government funding of $60m to complete repairs of Hudson Bay Railway and redevelop Port of Churchill
Churchill, Manitoba – The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister for PrairiesCan and the Honourable Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba today announced a joint investment of up to $60 million to the Arctic Gateway Group. This combined funding from the governments of Canada and Manitoba will finish work on
QSL driving further growth with iCON and CDPQ as new shareholders
QSL International Ltd. has announced the arrival of new shareholders: funds advised by iCON Infrastructure LLP, CDPQ and the QSL management shareholders already active in
Panama Canal allocates $8.5 billion for sustainability projects amid climate change
In an ambitious initiative to combat climate change and the impact of a prolonged severe drought, the Panama Canal Authority has announced plans to
UNCTAD warns that unprecedented shipping disruptions are reshaping global trade
Recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have severely affected shipping through the Suez Canal, adding to existing geopolitical and climate-related challenges
Global shipowners body sets out guidelines to combat harassment and bullying
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global trade association for shipowners and operators, which represents over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has
Ocean Industries awarded $44m contract for life extension of CCGS Griffon
Quebec City – The Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Jean-Yves Duclos, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast
World first chemical tanker with wind-assisted propulsion
Netherlands-based Chemship has completed what it describes as the world’s first installation of wind-assisted propulsion on a chemical tanker. The event took place on
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Collaborative technologies for maritime transport at economies of scale (Forum)
by Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Adam Roark, AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, Michele Sancricca, AWS Transportation & Logistics, Amazon, Almir Zerem, RISE,
Melting sea ice makes Canada more, not less dependent on Icebreakers (Forum)
Climate change leads to more sea ice and higher risks for commercial marine shipping For more than ten months of the year, Canada’s Arctic is
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.