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Container growth softens impact of declining bulk traffic and congestion at Port of Antwerp-Bruges
In the first six months of 2025, the total throughput of Port of Antwerp-Bruges was 137.2 million tonnes, a decrease of 4.3% compared to the
Manitoulin Group of Companies acquires Martin Roy Transport
Gore Bay, ON -The Manitoulin Group of Companies has announced its acquisition of Martin Roy Transport (MRT), enhancing operations in Quebec and Ontario, effective July
Completion of Delta terminal upgrades expands auto trade capacity at Port of Vancouver
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Wallenius Wilhelmsen announce the completion of the terminal upgrades as part of the Annacis Auto Terminal Optimization Project in
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
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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.