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Port of Trois-Rivières AGM highlights record cargo year
The Trois-Rivières Port Authority (TRPA) held its Annual General Meeting on June 15, highlighting the results for 2022 and the Port’s 140th anniversary. Over
Broadly-based group unites to oppose contentious RBT2 container terminal project
Vancouver— Labour, community, and environmental groups have come together in a united front against the controversial Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) expansion project recently
Tentative deal for U.S. West Coast new collective labour agreement
The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have concluded a tentative agreement for a new six-year contract that covers
Consistent cargo trend in Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway shipping
The trends exhibited in Canadian Great Lakes-Seaway shipping in April continued through May, with certain key commodities showing strong numbers. Approximately 7.97 million tonnes
SHIPNEXT signs agreement with XLProjects Network
A strategic partnership agreement between SHIPNEXT, the leading freight platform, and XLProjects Network (XLP) was signed at last week’s Breakbulk Europe in Rotterdam – the
ACL’s Atlantic Sail named an official station of carbon observation network
The Atlantic Sail is one of ACL’s G4 combination container/roll-on roll-off vessels. It was named as an official INTEGRATED CARBON OBSERVATION SYSTEM NETWORK Station (ICOS). The
Ports of Montreal, Quebec and Trois-Rivières contribute $130,000 in combined donations to the IMQ Foundation
Rimouski, QC – The ports of Montreal, Quebec City and Trois-Rivières have joined the list of partners supporting the Institut maritime du Québec (IMQ)
PSA Halifax welcomes fifth MSC Service to the Port of Halifax
With the arrival of the MSC Elma on Sunday, June 11 to PSA Halifax Atlantic Hub, the Port of Halifax has officially welcomed its
British Columbia docker strike vote gets 99.2% union membership approval
The results of the strike vote held on June 9-10 show “99.24% in favour of supporting strike action against the member companies of the
Seafarers need greater training in decarbonization and digitalization
DNV has published a study co-sponsored by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), examining the key drivers transforming the maritime industry and their impact on
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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.