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Results from 2024 operations show Port of Montreal at the core of a resilient economy
Port of Montreal Authority (MPA) President and CEO Julie Gascon and Board Chair Nathalie Pilon today released the Port of Montreal’s 2024 operating results at the MPA’s annual meeting, held at
Enjoy! The Spring Edition of Maritime Magazine (No. 116) is online
This spring 2025 issue of Maritime Magazine has content of exceptional topical interest to Canadian shippers, transportation providers and government policymakers – published shortly after
Green Marine International expands global presence
Québec City – Green Marine International has made its voluntary environmental certification program available to the maritime industry in several new countries after determining that its
Port of Vancouver on course for stellar cruise season
Anyone visiting Canada Place or nearby areas in downtown Vancouver should prepare for increased crowds and traffic between now and late September, as the local
Watson and Sycamore become QSL Transport
QSL announced that its specialized oversized transport subsidiaries, Transport Watson in Canada, and Sycamore Specialized Carriers in the United States, are officially adopting a common identity: they are becoming QSL
North American intermodal volumes record strong start in Q1 2025
Total intermodal volumes rose 6.3 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. International containers added 8.5
Green light for full production of first U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter
The Department of Homeland Security has approved full production of the first U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The Service also received approval for
Large containerships highlight Port of Halifax 2024 cargo volume
The Port of Halifax has reported declines in total and container cargo in 2024, but continued strong business from the largest container ships calling on
New air pollution ECA limits for ships enter into effect in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea officially became an Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides and Particulate Matter (Med SOx ECA) under MARPOL Annex VI on 1 May
Parrish & Heimbecker acquires bulk marine export terminal in the Port of Quebec
Parrish & Heimbecker Limited (P&H) of Winnipeg announced that it has acquired a deep-water bulk marine export terminal from Societe En Commandite Terminal Grains, which
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.