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On our Forum: Beating up ship operators…
By Michael Grey* We need the shipping industry more than ever – it’s essential to modern life, so why do so many different interests spend
CN reports record grain transport in February
Montreal – CN has announced that February 2023 was the best February ever for Western Canadian grain movement on CN’s network. The Company worked
Port of Prince Rupert reaches milestone on Ridley Island Export Logistics Project
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) announced that the Ridley Island Export Logistics Project (RIELP) has reached a significant milestone with the receipt of
LOGISTEC announces acquisition of Fednav’s terminal division for US$105 million
Montreal– LOGISTEC Stevedoring Inc., a subsidiary of LOGISTEC Corporation, a leading North American marine and environmental services provider, announced today that it has entered
Marine sector stakeholders denounce escalation of pilotage rates on U.S. Great Lakes
By Leo Ryan, Editor of Maritime Magazine Marine industry stakeholders in Canada and the United States have strongly condemned the “excessive escalation” of the
U.S. Great Lakes carriers investing $126million during annual winter repair cycle
The Cleveland-based Lake Carriers Association (LCA) reports that its member companies will invest over $126 million in their vessels at shipyards and facilities across
Rhenus Logistics launches offshore project operations in Atlantic Canada
Germany-based Rhenus Logistics has announced the launch of operations in eastern Canada for the project logistics and offshore market with two new business sites
Methanex and MOL complete first-ever zero emissions voyage fueled by bio-methanol
Vancouver-based Methanex Corporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that the dual-fuel vessel Cajun Sun successfully completed the first-ever net-zero voyage fuelled by
Port of Prince Rupert celebrates 10th anniversary of Green Wave program
The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is marking the tenth anniversary of its Green Wave program by honouring five companies for their outstanding participation
Port of Vancouver extends phase-out date of older container trucks
The Port of Vancouver has announced it will again defer implementation of its Rolling Truck Age Program for phasing out the oldest container trucks
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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.