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SEA-LNG forecasts elimination of methane slip within the decade
Significant progress is being made to eradicate methane slip as uptake of the LNG pathway accelerates, and this is worth underlining. With continued collaborative efforts
CPKC and CN resume rail operations following federal labour board decision halting work stoppage
By Leo Ryan, Editor Freight traffic has begun slowly returning on the vast networks of CPKC and CN in response to the Canada Industrial Relations
Teamsters Union serves CN with strike notice amidst escalating rail labour dispute
The Teamsters Union today announced its members would strike against Canadian National Railway next week after “constitutionally” challenging Thursday’s decision by the federal government ordering
New bulk agricultural marine terminal slated for Picton Terminals
Picton, ON – Picton Terminals of the Doornekamp Group and Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) have announced the forthcoming construction of a new bulk agricultural
Unprecedented simultaneous lockout by Canada’s two big railways halts freight traffic on national network
By Leo Ryan, Editor Following the collapse of increasingly bitter negotiations with the Teamsters Union (TCRC), Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Fulvio Fracassi assumes helm of Port of Halifax in September
Veteran marine executive Fulvio Fracassi has been appointed the new President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA), effective September 26, 2024, succeeding Captain
First critical mineral shipment from Port of Churchill
For the first time in over two decades, an export shipment of Critical Minerals departed on August 16 from the Port of Churchill. The zinc
MESSAGE TO OUR READERS
This year has been exceptionally busy for the management team of Maritime Magazine with the transfer to new ownership. So, for a short holiday period
On our forum: Alas, the “inconveniences” of digital technology…
Michael Grey* It was years ago that an old friend, who was a shipbroker, told me proudly that using his new mobile telephone, then something
Planned LNG bunkering terminal in Mexico targets ships transiting Panama Canal
GFI LNG LP (GFI), a diversified energy solutions company, and Pilot LNG LLC (Pilot), a Houston-based clean energy infrastructure developer, have announced that they have
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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.