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Prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure could trigger global recession
According to a new analysis from consultancy Wood Mackenzie, under a worst-case scenario a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a global
Survey reports U.S. ports face $6.7B cargo equipment investment need over next five years
The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) released new survey findings based on input from 25 senior port and terminal executives, revealing that U.S. ports require billions
Shipping disruptions in Strait of Hormuz compounding developments hitting Canada’s agri-business
Over four in 10 (44%) agri-businesses are facing higher costs and supply disruptions for critical inputs like fertilizer due to shipping disruptions in the Strait
Canadian government investing $258M to protect whales
Victoria – As part of the Spring Economic Update 2026: Canada Strong for All, the government is proposing over $258 million over 5 years to renew
U.S Great Lakes iron ore trade up, but big dip in limestone shipments
CLEVELAND – Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 3.9 million tons in April, an increase of 5.3 percent compared to 2025. Shipments were
First handbook on gender mainstreaming in the maritime sector launched
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and World Maritime University (WMU) have released a new Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming in the Maritime Sector, calling for action to
Steel cutting ceremony marks milestone in construction of first CSL OWL SRI vessel
A major milestone was reached recently with the keel laying of CSL OWL SRI’s first of two subsea rock installation (SRI) vessels. The CSL OWL
Paul Bird returns as new President and CEO of Montreal Port Authority
By Leo Ryan, Editor The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) today announced the appointment effective June 8 of Paul Bird as new President and CEO, reflecting
Enjoy! The Spring Edition of Maritime Magazine (No. 120) is Online
This spring 2026 edition has much content for Canadian policymakers, shippers, shipping lines, transportation providers, and ports navigating through the continuing geopolitical conflicts and the
Davie Defense finalizes $3.5B contract for U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters
Washington – Davie Defense has announced the finalization of a $3.5B contract with the United States Coast Guard (USCG), for the construction and delivery of
Our Forum
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
The Poseidon Principles Disclosure Report is good, but the disclosure could have been better (Forum)
In December 2020, the signatories of the Poseidon Principles—currently twenty large banks—released their first Annual Disclosure Report. As the first paragraph of the report says:
World Shipping Council pleads for more collaboration to mitigate Covid-19 challenges (Forum)
Ocean carriers are taking all available measures to improve the speed and efficiency of cargo movement including employing all available vessel tonnage says the World
The ongoing seafarer crisis: do charterers have hearts? (FORUM)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world shipping journalism, Michael Grey* offers in our FORUM section, another impassioned commentary and an urgent suggestion for
Tailwinds of 2020 (Forum)
Shipping has faced some historically significant challenges this year, we opened the year with IMO 2020, the greatest change in fuel regulation in this
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,