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Kingston’s Island Queen celebrates 50 years in the water
Kingston, ON- Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises, a family-owned company, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic three-hundred-passenger, triple-deck paddle-wheeler, the Island Queen III. Built in Summerstown, Ontario in 1974,
LOGISTEC announces key executive appointments to drive growth and strategic positioning
LOGISTEC, a leading marine and logistics services provider, announced two key executive appointments – Michel Brisebois, Chief Human Resources Officer and Katia Reyburn, Senior Vice-President Communications and
IMO condemns Russian missile attack on freighter at Odesa
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, has issued a statement condemning a Russian missile attack on Tuesday on a grain vessel in
Gaétan Boivin announces upcoming retirement as President and CEO of Port of Trois-Rivières
After 19 years at the helm of the Port of Trois-Rivières and a career rich in major projects, Gaétan Boivin, President and CEO, announces his
On our forum: Trump port fees even more detrimental than tariffs…
By Louis Martel* The United States has a long history of implementing protectionist trade policies, often realizing in hindsight that such measures ultimately hurt Americans.
Trash Trapping Program rids Toronto Harbour of 100,000+ small pieces of plastic in 2024
Between May and October 2024, a network of trash traps in the Toronto Harbour diverted more than 600-kg of anthropogenic (man-made) debris from the waters
Port of Vancouver handled a record 158M tonnes in 2024
The Port of Vancouver today reported record volumes of Canadian trade in 2024, playing a crucial role connecting Canada to diverse markets across the world.
Seaspan awarded contract for polar icebreaker
Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, announced
Julie Gascon underlines vital path to Canada’s economic sovereignty
By Leo Ryan, Editor After an already eventful first year at the helm, Julie Gascon now finds herself navigating the Port of Montreal through the
Contract awarded to Chantier Davie Canada for construction of new polar icebreaker
LÉVIS, Québec – The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, announced this past Saturday, that the Government of Canada
Our Forum
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.