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Increased Canadian grain shipments drive strong cargo trend on Great Lakes/Seaway corridor
The Great Lakes-Seaway shipping corridor continued its consistent climb in overall performance through the month of July. Approximately 15.7 million tonnes of total cargo,
Buttigieg designates two new U.S. marine highway routes
While in Alaska last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the designation of two new Marine Highway Routes, as part of the United States
Cargill tests wind propulsion to slash fuel costs
Cargill and BAR Technologies’ ground-breaking innovation, BAR Tech WindWings by Yara Marine sets sail on open waters, testing new technology that will bring cutting
Montreal Port Authority announces appointment of Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announces the appointment of Geneviève Deschamps as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. This appointment will be effective as
Quebec’s maritime workforce: a current picture
– The Comité sectoriel de main-d’oeuvre de l’industrie maritime (CSMOIM) has just released the latest version of its Diagnostic sectoriel de main-d’oeuvre. This study,
11 months of Lockout at the Port of Quebec: the union denounces a staggering number of accidents (in French)
QUÉBEC – Le Syndicat des débardeurs du port de Québec dénonce un nombre effarant d’accidents au travail, commis par des travailleurs de remplacement, qui
PortsToronto launches Canadian debut of WasteShark Aquadrone
PortsToronto, in partnership with RanMarine Technology, today launched a pilot program that saw two WasteShark aquadrones make their Canadian debut in the Toronto Harbour.
Smooth, efficient traffic flow: The port of Montreal opens its new overpass in the Viau sector
After two years of construction, the Port of Montreal has officially opened its new overpass over Notre-Dame Street East in the Viau sector. Intended
Swedish firm ScanOcean and Neste Oyi unveiled a new lower-emission DMA Gasoil
The new lower-emission DMA for the shipping sector is produced by adding renewable raw material into the conventional refining process and by using mass
ILWU Canada members ratify negotiated tentative agreement
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) has received confirmation over the weekend that International Labour and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU Canada) voting membership
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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.