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2025 U.S. import cargo levels expected to decline more than 5% amid rising tariffs
With new tariffs putting pressure on international trade, import cargo volume at the leading U.S. container ports is tentatively expected to end 2025 5.6% below

Houthi rebels threaten 64 global shipowner fleets if they call at Israeli ports via Red Sea
In a new campaign, Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has formally warned 64 global shipowners, without identifying them, that they face being attacked if their vessels

IMO launches new regional Pacific office in Fiji
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) inaugurated a new Regional Presence Office (RPO) in Suva, Fiji, marking a milestone for regional maritime cooperation and capacity development

Seaspan awards to BC-based firm for metal parts of new heavy icebreaker
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has signed a Master Service Agreement (MSA) with BC-based Tri-Metal Fabricators (TMF) to supply more than 80,000 fabricated parts for Canada’s new

COSCO SHIPPING completes what is qualified as a world first green ammonia bunkering operation in Dalian
A historic milestone in maritime decarbonization history was achieved as SINOBUNKER, one of COSCO SHIPPING subsidiaries, completed the world’s first green ammonia bunkering operation at the COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry Dalian terminal

Seaspan completes Functional Design Review of multi-purpose icebreakers
North Vancouver, BC — Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has begun the next step in the design and engineering phase of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) Multi-Purpose Icebreakers

Start of preliminary construction of Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur project slated for September 29
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has submitted its notice of intent to begin preliminary construction work for the Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion as early

23 U.S. ports urge Congress to reverse devastating cuts to infrastructure funding
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and a broad coalition of every donor and energy transfer port have sent the House and Senate Appropriations

The ports of Barcelona and Shanghai sign an agreement to expand cooperation and create a green corridor
The Port of Barcelona and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) today signed an agreement to intensify the connections between both ports and share knowledge in

CN expanding capacity at Zanardi Rapids Bridge to boost supply chain resiliency at Port of Prince Rupert
To unlock the Port of Prince Rupert’s full potential, CN has outlined an investment strategy focused on long-term rail capacity. The Zanardi Rapids Bridge Project stands at
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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.
