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Port of Thunder Bay experiencing “generational” cargo records
The Port of Thunder Bay has reported continued strength in shipping activity with just over one month remaining in the navigation season. The port has

Donald Trump supports ILA fight against automation in U.S. ports
President-elect Donald Trump has publicly thrown his support behind the leadership of the International Longshoremen’s Association in its battle against automation in U.S. ports. He

AGLPA announces appointment of Brian Oszakiewski as Executive Director upon retirement of Steve Fisher
The Board of Directors of the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) has appointed Brian Oszakiewski to Executive Director, succeeding Steve Fisher at the end of

McAsphalt Advantage added to McAsphalt Great Lakes fleet
McAsphalt Industries Limited has announced the addition of the McAsphalt Advantage, with state-of-the-art safety and sustainability features tailored for optimal trade on the Great Lakes. This

Greenpeace and Shell settle multi-million lawsuit over protest action
London – Greenpeace International and Greenpeace UK have agreed with Shell to settle the oil giant’s multimillion US dollar intimidation lawsuit over a peaceful protest

St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments totalling 32.3 million tons to end November
The St. Lawrence Seaway reported its November traffic figures, with total cargo shipments of 32.3 million metric tons since the start of the navigation season.

CN reaches new tentative collective agreement with Unifor
CN has announced that a new tentative four-year collective agreement has been reached with Unifor. The union represents approximately 3,300 employees at CN in Canada,

Davie signs two partnerships to upgrade Quebec facility
Lévis, QC – Chantier Davie Canada Inc. today announced the signing of an agreement with Pearlson & Pearlson Inc. of Florida, United States. This is related to Davie’s recent

Big coalition of shippers urges ILA and USMX to resume negotiations
With just weeks to go until a contract extension expires, a coalition of 267 trade associations has urged East and Gulf coast port employers and

ILA singles out rail-mounted gantry cranes as deciding issue in collapsed port labour negotiations
In a candidly-worded statement this week, Dennis Daggett, Executive Vice-President of the International Longshoremen’s Association singled out semi-automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) as being “at
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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.
