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GCT submits its Deltaport expansion project to Canada’s Major Projects Office
Vancouver – Global Container Terminals (GCT) has submitted its Deltaport Berth 4 (DP4) expansion project to the new Major Project Office through the official Project
Dual-Fuel vessels set to shape the next decade of shipping
Cyprus-based Columbia Group predicts that dual-fuel ships will define the next decade of shipping, as the absence of a scalable zero-carbon alternative leaves LNG-powered vessels as
St. Lawrence Seaway traffic through August up 4%
Robust grain shipments have sparked an overall 4% increase in cargo volume to 20.3 million tonnes on the binational St. Lawrence Seaway in the navigation
Carney announces first “nation-building” projects for fast-tracking
Prime Minister Mark Carney today announced from Edmonton the first series of projects being referred to the newly-created Major Projects Office for consideration, including federal
On our Forum-Sounding the alarm: The critical risk of vessel fires
By Yoan Marier* A threat without clear answers The numbers speak for themselves. In the past decade, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
Thamesborg still aground in the Franklin Strait
The Canadian Coast Guard has released a new photo of the Thamesborg, the Dutch-flagged freighter which ran aground in the Franklin Strait of the Northwest
World Shipping Council urges stronger safety measures in cargo inspections
The World Shipping Council (WSC) released a new report summarising deficiencies found in government cargo inspection programmes, reviving a vital data series that the International
Global Container Terminals appoints Jane O’Hagan as new Chair of the Board
Vancouver – Global Container Terminals Inc. (GCT) today announced that Jane O’Hagan has been appointed Chair of the Board, effective September 2025. Ms. O’Hagan has served
NRF underlines bleak trade outlook for U.S. container ports amid rising tariffs
Following a near-record peak this summer, import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to steadily decline for the remainder of the
Globalisation slowdown heralds “brave new world” for marine insurance
Opening this year’s International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) conference in Singapore, IUMI President Frédéric Denèfle warned that marine insurers are facing significant change as
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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.