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QSL unveils its international container terminal project at Port of Quebec
After submitting its project notice and receiving confirmation that it was deemed complete, QSL has entered a new phase in its plan to develop an
Environmental group takes legal action to protect whales from proposed underwater data center in Maine
Eastport – The Center for Biological Diversity filed a motion today to intervene in the federal permitting process for an underwater data center proposed off
St. Lawrence Seaway unionized workers ratify four-year collective agreement
Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) has announced the ratification of a new four-year collective agreement with its unionized employees represented by UNIFOR Locals
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon marks World Maritime Day by underlining Canada’s port capacity expansion strategy
The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, today issued the following statement: “Today, Canada
International maritime community marks World Maritime Day
The international maritime community marks World Maritime Day on September 24 as shipping faces the direct impacts of wider geopolitical tensions and conflict. Merchant ships
National Maritime Group welcomes Bill C-39 for addressing critical elements of strengthening Canada’s supply chains
Debbie Murray The National Maritime Group (NMG) welcomes the government’s introduction of legislation that strengthens Canada’s key competitive frameworks and addresses critical elements of the
BCMEA welcomes recommendations of Bill C-39 revising labour legislation
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) welcomes the Building Canada Strong Act’s inclusion of key recommendations from the Industrial Inquiry Commission’s report on West
Prime Minister Carney urges international support to strengthen global ocean observation
New York – While attending the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and other events in New York this week, Prime Minister
CSL OWL SRI launches first of two new subsea rock installation vessels
Rotterdam – CSL OWL SRI, a partnership between The CSL Group and Offshore Wind Logistics (OWL), announces the launch of MV Rock Star, the first
Chamber of Marine Commerce applauds government of Canada’s focus on supply chains
Joshua Juel The Government of Canada introduced the Building Canada Strong Act yesterday to facilitate supply chain strength across the nation. The Chamber of Marine Commerce appreciates
Our Forum
Five percent zero emission fuels by 2030 needed for Paris-aligned shipping decarbonization (Forum)
The ambition of the Getting to Zero Coalition is to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030.
The Mask of Cassandra (Forum)
By Michael Grey* Nearly a year into the wretched pandemic and it is difficult to determine any real cheer amid the winter snow. Some
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.