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Port Saint John joins the United Nations Global Compact
Port Saint John announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative — a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and
Ottawa extends Marine Training Program for four years
VANCOUVER – The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, has announced a new investment of nearly $30 million, through the Oceans Protection Plan, to extend
Québec port lockout reaches six-month mark
Longshore workers at the Port of Quebec marked the six-month anniversary of a lockout on the picket line at noon March 15, where they
Federal government invests in study for improving supply chain fluidity in Nanaimo
The Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, has announced an investment of up to $600,000, under the National Trade Corridors Fund, for the Nanaimo Port Authority to
U.S. Surface Transportation Board approves merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern
Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern said today the U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued a decision approving the CP and KCS joint merger application,
PSA Halifax purchasing eight new E-RTGs from Konecranes
PSA Halifax today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Finnish Industrial Equipment company Konecranes to purchase eight new electric Rubber Tired
Nathalie Pilon appointed Chair of Montreal Port Authority
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has announced the appointment of Nathalie Pilon as Chair of the Board of Directors. Ms. Pilon has been a member of
MSC newest containership the world’s largest
Mediterranean Shipping Company has taken delivery from China’s Yangzi Shifu Shipbuilding of what is today the world’s largest containership, the MSC Irina, with a
Record 107 transits in single day at Suez Canal
The Suez Canal today reported a record for the number of transits through the international waterway, with 107 vessels passing through in either direction.
First Nations heavy-cargo port partnership on Lake Superior
The northernmost heavy-cargo port on the Great Lakes, Red Rock, is being developed in partnership with the BMI Group and the Red Rock Indian
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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.