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Association of Canadian Port Authorities names Ian Marr as Chair
The Association of Canadian Port Authorities (ACPA) has announced the appointment of Ian Marr, CPA, CGA, as Chair of the Board of Directors. Craig Bell
Arctic Gateway Group and potash producer sign strategic partnership
Arctic Gateway Group (AGG), operator of the Port of Churchill, and the Potash and Agri Development Corporation of Manitoba (PADCOM) have announced a strategic partnership
Nicola Dolbec appointed President of Maritime Employers Association
Montreal – The Board of Directors of the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) has announced the appointment of Nicola Dolbec as President With 27 years of
St. Lawrence and Great Lakes industry leaders call for rapid action to enhance the waterway’s contributions
The following press release was distributed on behalf of the Chamber of Marine Commerce, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, St. Lawrence Shipoperators’ Association, Ontario
Seaspan, Genoa sign contract for technical design services on heavy polar icebreaker
North Vancouver – Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) have signed a contract with Newfoundland-based Genoa Design International to continue providing design expertise on the Canadian Coast Guard’s
Port of Montreal updates schedule for expansion project in Contrecœur
At a presentation held today on the progress of the Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur expansion project, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) unveiled an updated construction schedule as
Maritime security navigating an era of unprecedented challenges
By John Stawpert, Principal Director Marine, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) The maritime industry has faced an extraordinary period of disruption over the past few
Seaspan and Stantec celebrate completion of outfitting pier
North Vancouver, B.C. — Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, and Seaspan, a leader in Canada’s shipbuilding industry, are celebrating the completion of a
LOGISTEC Expands Marine Cargo Handling Services at Baltimore Terminal
LOGISTEC, a leading North American marine and logistics services provider, is diversifying its cargo handling services in the Port of Baltimore, leveraging new technologies to
Costamare Bulkers forges strategic cooperation agreement with Cargill
Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited today announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Cargill International, a leading global bulk shipping service provider. Under the Agreement, the Company
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Provincial government investments should give priority to Made in Canada ships (FORUM)
Ottawa – The Canadian Marine Industries and Shipbuilding Association (CMISA) has expressed concern over provincial governments ordering vessels overseas rather than giving such business to
The Poseidon Principles Disclosure Report is good, but the disclosure could have been better (Forum)
In December 2020, the signatories of the Poseidon Principles—currently twenty large banks—released their first Annual Disclosure Report. As the first paragraph of the report says:
World Shipping Council pleads for more collaboration to mitigate Covid-19 challenges (Forum)
Ocean carriers are taking all available measures to improve the speed and efficiency of cargo movement including employing all available vessel tonnage says the World
The ongoing seafarer crisis: do charterers have hearts? (FORUM)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world shipping journalism, Michael Grey* offers in our FORUM section, another impassioned commentary and an urgent suggestion for
Tailwinds of 2020 (Forum)
Shipping has faced some historically significant challenges this year, we opened the year with IMO 2020, the greatest change in fuel regulation in this
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.