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WISTA celebrates 50th anniversary of strengthening the role of women in global shipping
At its 50th anniversary conference held last week in Limassol, Cyprus, WISTA International celebrated five decades of progress in advancing the role of women in
SeaTac Marine delivers homes via barge to Hawaii for Lahaina fire survivors
SeaTac Marine Services announce that they have completed an ocean transit move of 110 housing modules in support of HomeAid Hawaii and their partners for
Alphaliner reports that LNG orders by carriers now significantly overshadow methanol
Concerns over the future availability of green methanol are clearly reflected in carriers’ newbuilding orders this year, according to the latest report by Alphaliner. After
Labour Minister proposes special mediator in Montreal docker conflict
Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon has proposed the appointment of a special mediator to seek to break the deadlock in negotiations between the Maritime Employers
OMC selects Premier Doug Ford as first recipient of Ontario Marine Champion Award
The Ontario Marine Council (OMC) today announced the inaugural recipient of its “Ontario Marine Champion” Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership and commitment to advancing marine shipping in
Ports of Indiana launches biggest cargo operation on Ohio River
Ports of Indiana has launched a new business venture called Indiana River & Rail Terminals, the largest general cargo operation on the Ohio River. The business
DP World investment aims to make London the biggest port in Britain
Global logistics giant DP World has announced a £1bn (US1.3 billion) expansion of London Gateway to make it Britain’s largest container port within five years
Unprecedented improvements of air quality at San Pedro Bay ports
Long Beach, CA – Significant air quality improvements at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continued in 2023 as a result of maritime
Global trade forecast by WTO to increase 3% in 2025
Global goods trade is projected to post a 2.7% increase in 2024, up slightly from the previous estimate of 2.6%, economists at the World Trade
Port of Montreal evokes negative impact of docker overtime ban
The Port of Montreal today warned that an overtime ban initiated by dockers could slow down or disrupt the handling of 50% of the goods
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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.