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Canada Infrastructure Bank loaning $1.16B to Port of Montreal for Contrecœur project
Canada’s largest east coast port expansion moves forward as the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced it is supporting the new Contrecoeur container terminal by loaning
‘Fourth Coast’ alliance formed to support shipbuilding in US Great Lakes
Fincantieri Marine Group and two Great Lakes shipbuilders, Fraser Shipyards (Superior, Wis.) and Donjon Marine (Erie, Pa.), have established a collaborative framework to bring new
Iron ore shipments on U.S. Great Lakes fall sharply
Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes in March 2026 decreased 23.5 percent from a year ago, the Lake Carriers Association (LCA) reported. Loadings were
Fednav vessel launches Port Milwaukee’s 2026 international season
Port Milwaukee was excited to welcome the Marshall Islands-flagged Federal Nagara as the first vessel of the 2026 international season. The Federal Nagara arrived on April 3 at
CBSA bonded warehouse approved for Port of Hamilton container terminal
The Honourable Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport), has announced on behalf of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, the licence approval in
The Montreal Port Authority announces the departure of CEO Julie Gascon
In a development that took Canadian marine industry observers by surprise, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced today that Julie Gascon has ceased her position
Protection measures bolstered in Canada for Southern Resident killer whales
The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven Mackinnon, has announced vessel management measures to support
Point Rousse port expansion project clears impact agency assessment
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has completed an assessment of the Point Rousse Port Expansion Project located in Newfoundland and Labrador and determined that its
Chamber of Marine Commerce enlarges staff and announces promotion on management team
The Chamber of Marine Commerce (CMC) has announced the promotion of Jason Card to Vice President, External affairs and likewise to welcome André Chabot as Director of Government Relations and
Middle East conflict could exacerbate ship crewing problem
Mark O’Neil, Columbia Group Mark O’Neil, CEO of Columbia Group, has questioned whether the shipping industry is heading for a wider crewing shortage as conflict
Our Forum
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.