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Canadian Coast Guard strengthen ties with international partners
The Canadian Coast Guard works closely with partners every day to protect mariners, safeguard the environment, and keep waterways open. These partnerships at the community,
Maritime employers assail one-day strike called for Sunday by longshore union
By Leo Ryan, Editor The Maritime Employers Association (MEA) has strongly criticized the latest salvo by the longshore union in the Montreal waterfront labour conflict
GLS renews collective agreement with union representing U.S. Seaway employees
Massena, NY – The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) has announced the renewal of its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the American
Seaway International Bridge enhancing safety with Emergency Tabletop Exercise
The Seaway International Bridge Corporation (SIBC) announces that it will be conducting a comprehensive Emergency Tabletop Exercise on October 29, 2024, in Cornwall. This initiative underscores SIBC’s
Azores establishes largest marine protected area network in North Atlantic
Ponta Delgada, Portugal — As the world prepares for the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16), the Autonomous Region of the Azores has passed groundbreaking legislation designating the
Amasus contract with bound4blue for world’s largest suction sail system on a general cargo vessel
London – Amasus, one of Europe’s leading players in the shortsea, bulk, general cargo, offshore and heavy lift segments, has signed a fresh eSAIL® (suction
Maritime employers and Montreal longshoremen reject minister’s proposal for new mediator
The waterfront labour conflict at the Port of Montreal has remained clouded in uncertainty after the Maritime Employers Association and the union representing 1,200 longshoremen
Saguenay and Sept-Îles join the St. Lawrence ports cooperation agreement
The port authorities of Montreal, Quebec City and Trois-Rivières have announced the broadening of their cooperation agreement, initiated in 2022, to jointly strengthen the St. Lawrence corridor. As of October 22,
Transport Canada seeking stakeholder feedback by November 15 on potential SCEA repeal
Transport Canada is reviewing how it regulates cooperative agreements between ocean carriers and how it could modernize existing regulations. Currently, the Shipping Conferences Exemption Act (SCEA)
MARAD selects ABS to establish U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation
Houston, Texas – The United States Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Office of Environment and Innovation has selected the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to establish and
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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.