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Green Marine participants hold course as certification widens
New Orleans, LA – Green Marine has announced the results of its annual certification program as its membership also celebrated several milestones during its GreenTech 2025
World Bank forecasts slowest global economic growth since 2008
Citing heightened trade tensions and policy uncertainty amidst wide-ranging tariffs by the Trump Administration, the World Bank today sharply cut its global economic growth projection
Canada launches 3rd annual North Pacific patrol to protect marine ecosystem
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has launched its third annual high seas patrol to deter unregulated (IUU) fishing in the high seas of the North
Canada among 37 countries launching High Ambition Coalition for a Quiet Ocean at UN Ocean Conference
Nice, France – During the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), Ministers from Panama and Canada today joined leaders from 35 other countries to launch the High
National Research Council assesses clean energy options for Canadian ship operators
St. John’s – Canada, along with other countries in the international community, has committed to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. But when it comes to being
IMO underlines need for major shipping investments in decarbonization
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez highlighted the need for the global shipping industry to invest heavily in technology and alternative fuels to achieve a net-zero transformation
British Colombia’s port foremen and maritime employers ratify 4-year deal
Maritime employers and the union representing some 700 port foremen in British Colombia have announced a new collective agreement extending to 2027. Details of the
Saving the ocean a test of multilateralism stresses IMO Secretary General
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, has called on the international community to demonstrate the “power of multilateralism” by renewing global
BIMCO developing standard industry clause addressing USTR uncertainties
BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has initiated the development of a standard industry clause with the aim to address contractual uncertainties arising from the
Decline of limestone shipments on U.S. Great Lakes
The Cleveland-based Lake Carriers Association reports that shipments of limestone by U.S.-flag carriers on the Great Lakes totaled 3.6 million tons in May, a decrease
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.