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GCT Canada buys 10 more Konecranes for Deltaport terminal
GCT Canada has ordered 10 Konecranes RTGs (rubber-tired gantry cranes) for its GCT Deltaport container terminal at the Port of Vancouver. The terminal currently
Algoma Central Corporation and Furetank double investment in product tankers
St. Catharines, ON – Algoma Central Corporation today announced that it has doubled its investment in the FureBear joint venture, and will construct four
Transport Canada invests in new Hamilton transload facility
Hamilton, ON – The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, today announced up to nearly $5 million in funding under the National Trade
Canada and U.S. to establish green shipping corridor in Great Lakes-St. Lawrence System
During the World Leaders Summit at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP27), Canada
Action Plan warns up to 800,000 seafarers will require additional training to meet decarbonisation goals
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt: A new Action Plan, launched at COP 27 by UN organizations, shipowners and unions, sets out recommendations to upskill seafarers
Adam Tindall-Schlicht appointed first Administrator of U.S. seaway agency since 2016
The White House has announced the appointment of former Milwaukee port director, Adam Tindall-Schlicht, as the next Administrator of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence
Surging grain and potash shipments at Thunder Bay
Shipments of Western Canadian grain are on the rise at the Port of Thunder Bay. Grain elevators handled 840,000 tonnes of wheat, canola, and
Davie could generate impact of $21b to Canadian economy
Lévis, QC – New data from a study, conducted by consulting and advisory firm Deloitte LLP in Canada, shows that the entry of
Ray-Mont Logistiques obtains authorization from the Ministry of the Environment to continue its activities at its Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve site (in French)
MONTRÉAL – Suivant l’analyse rigoureuse des experts du ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
Norway, Uruguay and Panama join Clean Energy Marine Hub Initiative
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt – Three more governments have endorsed a worldwide cross-sector initiative to catalyse the supply of green fuels, and support the global
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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.