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Nova Scotia cruise ports continuing strong growth in 2024
The 2024 tourist season is set to be another landmark year for cruise ship visits in Nova Scotia. The cruise season is scheduled to
BIMCO starts work on standard contract for offshore wind turbine market
BIMCO has established a subcommittee to work on a global standard contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines. The project has
U.S. Coast Guard increasing 2024 Great Lakes pilotage costs by 7%
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) today published a Final Rule in the Federal Register outlining U.S. Great Lakes pilotage rates for the 2024 shipping season. “This
Port of Montreal technology program to thwart vehicle theft
As part of the National Summit on Combatting Auto Theft, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced the launch of an innovative program to support
Port of Trois-Rivières records steady cargo volume in 2023
Cargo traffic at the Port of Trois-Rivières remained stable in 2023, with 4.2 million metric tonnes (MMT) of goods transiting through the Port, compared
G3 Canada renews partnership with Port of Quebec for 30 years
G3 Canada, which operates the grain elevator on the Quebec harbourfront, has announced the renewal of its long-term partnership with the Port of Québec. After
Global marine insurance market continuing to support Red Sea and Black Sea trades
At its annual winter meeting in London, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), confirmed that the global marine insurance market is continuing to
Arctic shipping has increased nearly 40% in ten years
The number of ships entering the Arctic Polar Code area from 2013 to 2023 increased by 37%, or around 500 ships, according to the
Hapag-Lloyd announces big General Rate Increase from India and Pakistan to Canada West Coast and United States
German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced a new General Rate Increase (GRI) – effective March 1 – from India and Pakistan to Canada’s West
Study shows Port of Montreal supports nearly 600,000 jobs
A mission-critical link in Canada’s supply chain, the Port of Montreal supports 589,364 jobs and generates $93.5 billion in economic activity through its service users. These figures from a Martin
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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.