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Ocean Infinity pioneers remote vessel operations with industry-first DNV Class approval
Ocean Infinity has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in maritime innovation, receiving a Statement of Compliance (SOC) from DNV for its revolutionary remotely supported vessel operations. The
Port of Montreal launches rehabilitation project on Pie-IX rail bridge
The Montreal Port Authority has kicked off structural work on its Pie-IX rail bridge rehabilitation project. Scheduled for December 2025, the project works will ensure
Longshore union in British Columbia confirms strike mandate
The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) announced it has been informed by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 that the union has a mandate
Ontario Marine Council assails order of new Toronto Island Ferries from foreign shipyard
The Ontario Marine Council has strongly objected to a recent decision by Toronto City Council to order two electric propulsion ferry vessels from a foreign
North America’s LNG export capacity on track to double by 2028
North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is on track to more than double between 2024 and 2028, from 11.4 billion cubic feet per
Two additional cranes to boost capacity for Port Saint John
DP World and Port Saint John announced they will welcome two additional cranes to the terminal before the end of the year. Marking another milestone
Heritage designation for Blockhouse Point Lighthouse
Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island – The presence of a lighthouse has long represented protection and safe haven, providing mariners and coastal communities with a
Technological developments key to reducing maritime sector emissions
Reaching shipping’s 2030 decarbonization goal of 20% emission reductions, set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will not happen without significant energy savings, according to
Teamsters union launches court appeal over government intervention in railway conflict
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference has filed appeals with a federal court challenging the decisions that led to binding arbitration being imposed on locked out
Common front of Canadian longshore unions denounces Ottawa’s “forced arbitration” in railway conflict
Montreal – In what was termed “an unprecedented response to a serious blunder,” the leaders from the unions representing longshoremen in the ports of Montreal,
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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.