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CN proposes new intermodal terminal in Chicago region
CN has announced plans to build a new intermodal terminal in the Chicago area to meet growing demand for consumer goods in the Midwest. Its
MSC Shannon first ocean vessel to arrive at Port of Montreal in 2025
The MSC Shannon containership was the first ocean vessel to arrive in the territorial waters of the Port of Montreal at Sorel at 1.07 am
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MESSAGE TO OUR READERS There will be a “pause” in the daily Newsletter and topical reports on our website during a short holiday period between
Re-floating of Canada’s Beloved Theodore TOO
St. Catharines, ON – After taking on water and partially sinking earlier this week, the Theodore TOO was re-floated Thursday afternoon, reported Breakwater Financial, the
Trump appears to send message that Jones Act remains untouchable
By Leo Ryan, Editor The Jones Act, the longest-surviving protectionist legislation in the industrialized world, looks guaranteed of continuing support from the White Office once
President Biden submits High Seas Treaty for Senate ratification
With a month left in his mandate before Donald Trump moves into the White House, U.S. President Joe Biden has taken a significant step towards
WSC Board elects Soren Toft of MSC as new Chair
The World Shipping Council (WSC) Board of Directors has elected Soren Toft, CEO of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, as the new Chair of the World
CPKC expanded bridge at Laredo boosts U.S.-Mexico rail freight capacity
Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced it has completed construction of the new international railway bridge span over the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas, to Nuevo
Landmark agreement for California ports on floating offshore wind
The California State Lands Commission and the ports of Long Beach and Humboldt have announced an agreement to advance floating offshore wind energy development off the California
Canada’s beloved Theodore TOO temporarily on leave after taking on water
Theodore TOO, the 65-foot life-sized replica of Canada’s cherished Theodore Tugboat, has taken on water and is partially submerged, resting gently on the bottom of shallow water beside
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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.