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LOGISTEC appoints Texas Howard as new Chief Financial Officer to advance growth and international expansion
Montreal – LOGISTEC, a leading marine and logistics services provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Texas E. Howard IV (Tex) as Chief Financial

Ontario and Michigan chambers of commerce urge end to prolonged uncertainty in US-Canada trade negotiations
Following the failure of the United States and Canada to reach a trade resolution by the August 1 deadline and the imposition of increased tariffs

Scottish government approves proposed massive Berwick Bank offshore wind farm
Potentially the world’s largest offshore wind farm project has been granted consent by the Scottish Government. Located approximately 38km from the Scottish Borders coastline at

Analysis of high consequence hazards in cargo handling pinpoints risks of port worker fatalities
London – In a unique analysis of near 500 incidents involving shore workers over the last twenty-five years, the ICHCA Severe Risks Dashboard details important

IJC launches public consultation on draft 2025 report on the Protection of the Great Lakes waters
Ottawa -The International Joint Commission (IJC) is seeking public comment on the recently released Draft 2025 Review of the International Joint Commission’s Report on the “Protection

Report urges rapid IMO action to counter rising black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping
Anchorage, Alaska — A new report released today lays out the case for why the International Maritime Organization (IMO) should immediately act on reducing black

V6 Agronomy launches low-carbon fertilizer terminal at Port of Johnstown
Johnstown, ON – A shovel hit the ground on July 29 in the Township of Edwardsburgh Cardinal (TWPEC), marking the official launch of Canada’s first low- carbon,

Canada’s first four offshore wind energy areas designated off Nova Scotia
The Province of Nova Scotia and the Government of Canada have jointly designated the areas – French Bank, Middle Bank and Sable Island Bank off

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to Create America’s First Transcontinental Railroad
Union Pacific Corporation and Norfolk Southern Corporation today announced an agreement to create America’s first transcontinental railroad. These legendary companies will seamlessly connect over 50,000

Seaspan announces strategic trilateral partnership with American and Finnish allies to deliver U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutter
Bollinger Shipyards (Bollinger), Rauma Shipyards (Rauma), Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) and Aker Arctic (Aker) today announced the formation of a strategic partnership to deliver the lowest-risk,
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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.
