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Port of Trois-Rivières sets cargo record in 2022
The Port of Trois-Rivières closed 2022 with a record number of goods handled. A total of 4.3 million metric tonnes (MMT) of cargo transited
Green hydrogen agreement between Toronto’s AMMPower and Port of Corpus Christi
AmmPower Corp has announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) in Texas to
Canada’s Kotug and GIT reducing underwater noise in oceans
KOTUG Canada Inc. (a partnership between KOTUG International and Horizon Maritime Services Ltd.), strongly committed to reducing impact from operations on marine life, has
Jody Peacock named new CEO of Ports of Indiana
Indianapolis – Ports of Indiana has named Jody Peacock as the new chief executive officer for the statewide port authority which operates three ports
ILWU urges rejection by Ottawa of Port of Vancouver Roberts Bank container terminal project
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada has stepped into the prolonged saga over the controversial proposal of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA)
Strongco announces opening day for new Dartmouth facility
Mississauga, ON – Strongco Corporation, a Nors Group company has announced that construction is now complete on their new Dartmouth facility. Their doors will
DNV gives agreement in principle to innovative Michelin wing sail system
Norwegian classification society DNV has awarded an Agreement In Principle (AiP) to Michelin for their WISAMO wing sail system, thereby bringing the French tire
Environmental approval for first industrial-scale green hydrogen and green ammonia project in North America
Halifax – EverWind Fuels Company has received Environmental Approval for the initial phase of its $6 billion, 1 million tonnes per annum green hydrogen and green
Wind propulsion experts to view the future for wind technology
Wind propulsion experts will gather next week in London on February 16-17 at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the Royal
More than $662 million in funding for modernizing U.S. ports infrastructure
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of more than $662 million in funding in fiscal 2023 for MARAD’s
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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.