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India unveils $1 trillion maritime investment blueprint
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways hosted the Ambassadors’ Roundtable Meet in Delhi this week, convening envoys from 28 nations along with senior officials,
World containership order approaches 10 million TEUs
With alternative-fueled vessels dominating upcoming fleet capacity, Alphaliner estimates that the global container ship orderbook currently stands at 9.95 million TEU. And with any significant
Downward trend accelerating in U.S. inbound container volume
According to the latest report by noted shipping analyst John McCown, a 3.2% year-over-year increase in U.S. inbound container volume for July 2025 represents a
Seaspan welcomes selection of qualified bidders for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project
Victoria – Seaspan, a long-standing sustainment partner for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), welcomes yesterday’s announcement by the Government of Canada that it has taken
Clear Seas and partners expand Indigenous Internship Program
Vancouver – Clear Seas, in partnership with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Mitacs, and the Students On Ice Foundation, is proud to announce
BBC Chartering opens new office serving Spain and Portugal
BBC Chartering has announced the opening of a new office in Madrid, Spain, effective September 1, 2025. This strategic move aims to strengthen our service
Mark Carney singles out ports of Montreal and Churchill for imminent major new infrastructure investments
Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday as he sought to bolster economic and energy ties with Europe, Prime Minister Mark Carney
Trump Administration deals another blow to emerging U.S. offshore wind industry
In the latest decision to counter the previous Biden government’s support of the wind and solar industries, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of
Upcoming – Imagine Marine Conference 2025: Building Our Future Marine Workforce
The Canadian Marine Careers Foundation (CMCF) will host the second annual Imagine Marine Conference on October 7–8, 2025, at Ottawa’s Rogers Centre (formerly the Shaw
Two First Nations form joint venture with transport firm to buy B.C. bulk terminal
Two First Nations have formed a partnership with a transportation company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal whose chief objective would be to ship
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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.