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CMA CGM and Saigon Newport to jointly develop a new deep-sea terminal in Haiphong, northern Vietnam
CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions, announces the signing of a partnership agreement with Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP)
Drewry releases comprehensive analysis of seafarer availability and manning costs
London-based Drewry shipping consultancy has released an all-encompassing global study based on surveys covering approximately 40,000 officers serving on 3,000 deepsea vessels. It includes forecasts
Northern Europe port congestion intensifies amid Trump-ignited trade wars
According to the latest report from Drewry consultancy in London, port congestion is worsening in major gateways in Northern Europe and spreading to Asian and
Chamber of Marine Commerce names 2025 Champions of the Great Lakes
The Chamber of Marine Commerce has announced the recipients of the Champion of the Great Lakes Award for 2025 are Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and
Newfoundland and Labrador signs MOU with Port of Amsterdam on developing green hydrogen
As part of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s support of the developing wind-hydrogen industry in the province, John Hogan, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador,
Seaspan unveils new state-of-the-art operations centre at Vancouver Drydock
Earlier this week, the team at Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock (Seaspan) celebrated the grand opening of its new 21,000 square foot Operations Centre – a state-of-the-art,
FMC fires shot at IMO in launching investigation on flagging practices and laws
The Federal Maritime Commission in Washington announced it is conducting a non-adjudicatory investigation to examine whether the vessel flagging laws, regulations, or practices of certain foreign governments
Port of Los Angeles reports more than 30% plunge in container cargo
According to Eugene Seroka, Executive Director Port of Los Angeles, cargo at the leading U.S. container gateway was down more than 30% in the first
Ports of Indiana hosts trade mission by Port of Antwerp-Bruges to explore expanded Midwest-Europe opportunities
Portage, IN – Ports of Indiana welcomed a delegation led by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges on a trade mission exploring economic opportunities and new container
Comprehensive study sheds Light on urgent workforce gaps in Canada’s marine sector
The Canadian Marine Careers Foundation (CMCF) announces today the release of the Canadian Seafarers Pathway Study, a first of its kind comprehensive report revealing critical
Our Forum
On our Forum: New Year thoughts on supporting seafarers and… handling fanatics
By Michael Grey* It’s New Year’s Eve, when people of kindly disposition wish each other the hope that the coming twelve months might be happy,
On our Forum: Crew needs come last in revolutionary new ship shapes
By Michael Grey* In the compromise that dictates the design of a ship, you don’t have to be cynical to observe that the needs of
On our Forum: Will there be any sea left?
By Michael Grey* As the governmental delegates to Cop26, safely delivered home after their Scottish excursion, start to work out how they can deliver their
On our Forum: The real cause of the supply chain quagmires…
By Michael Grey* It is funny how different items of news mesh with each other. Cop 26 is over, thank goodness and the thousands of
On our Forum: Shipmasters deserve greatest respect for difficult decisions made in stormy conditions
By Michael Grey* In this world where virtue-signalling competes with the need to blame everyone, maybe we should not be surprised at the growing enthusiasm
On our Forum
The shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) cautions in a new position
On our Forum: Seafarers and truckers: supply chain’s most vulnerable providers
By Michael Grey* “Am I a man – or an animal?” This was a question dramatically posed by a huge Sicilian lorry driver on a
On our Forum: Stranger than fiction in a world ‘not far short of chaos’
By Michael Grey* Will what we used to think of as “normal” ever return? Black swans used to be rare, but now they are coming
The many challenges to one-man bridge operations (Forum)
By Michael Grey* The results of an inquest in the UK on the deaths caused by a tram coming off the rails gave one
Carbon recycled methane can be recognized as zero-emission ship fuel according to new study (Forum)
The “Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG)” of Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by
Marine salvage expertise must not decline… (Forum)
By Michael Grey* These are tough times for the professional salvor, with concern being expressed about weak revenues and worries about capacity. To the casual
Of congestion, ships and crews
I have always been terribly enthused by Oliver St.John Gogarty’s poem The Ship and its first stanza – “A ship from Valparaiso came/ And
Justifying the unjustifiable on inhuman seafarer crisis… (forum)
By Michael Grey* Nobody should be surprised that there has been something of a fight back by ship operators after the World Maritime
Shipping’s nightmare with the Gulf of Guinea pirates (Forum)
By Michael Grey* There will be few seafarers today who sail off to the Gulf of Guinea with a light heart and cheerful demeanour,
A Captain caught after a slaughter at sea (Forum)
Taiwanese Ping Shin 101 on which occurred the murders at sea described in this gut wretching article by investigative reporter Ian Urbina*. Photo Credit: Fish-I Africa The men are helpless
Clean Shipping Alliance scrubs away at ICCT report on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas
80% of ports do not reap the benefits of digitalization according to Innovez-One (Forum)
Innovez One, one of the world’s leading providers of port management software for the world’s busiest ports and towage operators, stated that of the
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: