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International cruise season well underway at the Port of Québec
International cruise activity at the Port of Québec continues into the spring of 2025, bringing new ships, a longer season, and solid partnerships with the
Mustang Survival becomes first official partner of Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) has announced Mustang Survival as its first official partner. This partnership, solidified through a Memorandum of Understanding, spans a
Seaspan begins construction of heavy polar icebreaker
North Vancouver, BC – Seaspan Shipyards cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker on April 3, signifying the start of construction
Historic LNG import cargo has arrived for major Canadian energy export project
Kitimat, BC – LNG Canada this week received a critical cooldown shipment of LNG from Gladstone, Australia as Canada’s first major LNG export facility remains
IMO takes action on detained seafarer rights, substandard shipping
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted crucial new guidelines to protect seafarers from unfair treatment when detained in foreign jurisdictions in connection with alleged
Further progress on IMO “Net-Zero Framework”
Member states are working to find convergences ahead of talks next week on proposed global regulations to reduce emissions from shipping, at the 83rd session
Report on seafarer sustainability underlines Africa’s emerging talent
A new report published by Lloyd’s Register Foundation highlights opportunities to make the number of seafarers more sustainable by investing in Africa’s emerging talent and
Persistent shore leave issues for seafarers
A new report from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) and the World Maritime University (WMU) highlights the continuing absence of shore leave for the world’s seafarers. Analysing
CPKC and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack sell Panama Canal Railway to APM Terminals
Calgary – Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited announced today that CPKC and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) to APM
University of Osaka announces research unit to promote competitiveness of Japanese maritime industry
The University of Osaka, in collaboration with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan Marine United Corporation, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, and MTI Co. Ltd. announced the establishment
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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.