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Port of Rotterdam reports 4.1% decline in cargo in first six months
Throughput in the port of Rotterdam decreased by 4.1% in the first half of 2025 at 211 million tons, Europe’s biggest port announced. The largest

Ocean Group announces changes to shareholding structure to accelerate growth
Quebec City – Ocean Group, a leader in the maritime industry in Quebec and Canada, announces a significant change in its shareholding structure, marking a

Industry expert forecasts overall decline in 2025 of inbound container volume in U.S. ports
According to the latest Container Volume Observer Report from well-known industry expert John McCown, the ten leading U.S. ports posted a nearly 8% year-over-year decline

BIMCO adopts standard clause to address USTR actions
The Documentary Committee of BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has adopted a standard clause aimed at addressing contractual uncertainties that may arise from the

Port of Oakland joins Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program
California’s Port of Oakland, one of the top 10 largest container ports in the United States, is the newest Ambassador of the Protecting Blue Whales and

Inuit Circumpolar Council gains permanent Status at the International Maritime Organization
London – In 2021, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) was the first and remains the only Indigenous Peoples Organization to gain provisional consultative status at the International

Canadian transportation sector bracing for domino effect of Trump tariffs
President Trump’s proposed US tariffs are likely to result in increased costs, supply chain disruptions, changes in freight demand and customer loss for some Canadian

First Phosphate signs agreement with Port Saguenay to establish phosphoric acid plant
First Phosphate Corp. announces that it has finalized an industrial land option agreement with Port of Saguenay. The Agreement marks progress on the memorandum of

New CBSA marine container examination facility opened in Halifax
The Honourable Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, along with senior officials from

Drewry’s container index marks continued downturn
Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) fell 2.6% this week, marking its fifth consecutive weekly decline. This ongoing downturn follows an earlier period of volatility triggered
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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.
