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European shipping emissions increase by 3%
European shipping emissions grew 3% last year as the industry edges closer to pre-pandemic levels, new Transport & Environment (T&E) analysis shows. Cruise ship
Canada Post is releasing five new stamps featuring five ferries that are operating in Canadian waters,
OTTAWA, ON, July 12 – Canada Post is releasing five new stamps highlighting ferry transportation in Canada. Featuring five ferries that are operating in
Tentative deal on ending docker strike on Canada’s West Coast
A 13-day strike by 7,400 longshoremen on Canada’s West Coast appears to be over after the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the
Federal mediator instructed to recommend terms of a potential deal ending West Coast docker strike
Canadian Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan late Tuesday gave a federal mediator in Vancouver 24 hours to send him recommended terms to end the British
Canada supports deep-sea mining moratorium in international waters
As meetings of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) begin this week in Kingston, Jamaica, the list of countries calling for a pause, moratorium, or
BC maritime employers offer new solution to striking dockers on maintenance work issue
In an effort to break a prolonged deadlock and get Canada’s 30 West Coast ports back to normal following a docker strike launched on
IMO member countries adopt revised greenhouse gas emission targets
After week-long discussions in London, the 175 member countries of the International Maritime Organization today adopted a revised strategy for global shipping carriers to
Canada takes action against abandoned and wrecked boats
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, today announced the Canadian Coast Guard will now take action
Report discloses extent of illegal fees for seafarer recruitment
The extent of illegal recruitment fees and charges being levied on seafarers, in violation of the Maritime Labour Convention, has been revealed in a
Canada’s West Coast strike enters 4th day
As the docker strike on Canada’s West Coast entered its fourth day, negotiations between the maritime employers and the longshore union have come to
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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.