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When the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization began critical negotiations on maritime decarbonization this week, the three seats reserved for U.S. delegates were empty. Just as the Trump Administration pulled the U.S. out of the UN-sponsored Paris Climate Agreement earlier this year, it has now withdrawn from the MEPC talks […]

St. Johns, Michigan – The Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC) and Green Marine announce a new partnership aimed at accelerating adoption of sustainable biofuels to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Michigan and across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway. Green Marine is now a stakeholder in MiABC, while MiABC has become an association

International cruise activity at the Port of Québec continues into the spring of 2025, bringing new ships, a longer season, and solid partnerships with the local community. The 2025 season should see 21 cruise lines, 31 different ships, and 104 stopovers, with 21 trips starting or ending at the Port. The Port of Québec continues

The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) has announced Mustang Survival as its first official partner. This partnership, solidified through a Memorandum of Understanding, spans a three-year term and outlines the mutual support in promoting boating safety and educational initiatives. “When I visited Mustang Survival and saw their building with the powerful message, ‘We Save Lives

North Vancouver, BC – Seaspan Shipyards cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker on April 3, signifying the start of construction on one of the most advanced conventional polar icebreakers ever to be built. It marks the first time a heavy polar icebreaker has been built in Canada in more than

Kitimat, BC – LNG Canada this week received a critical cooldown shipment of LNG from Gladstone, Australia as Canada’s first major LNG export facility remains on track to achieve its first export cargo by the middle of 2025. It is targeted to open up big markets in Asia dominated by LNG suppliers from the United

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted crucial new guidelines to protect seafarers from unfair treatment when detained in foreign jurisdictions in connection with alleged crimes committed at sea.  The guidelines, adopted by the Legal Committee during its meeting in London from 24 to 28 March, aim to protect seafarers’ rights and ensure they are

 A new report from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) and the World Maritime University (WMU) highlights the continuing absence of shore leave for the world’s seafarers. Analysing the data from 5879 seafarers who responded to the ITFST’s Shore Leave Survey, WMU researchers concluded that more than a quarter of seafarers did not get any shore leave at

Calgary – Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited announced today that CPKC and the Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold the Panama Canal Railway Company (PCRC) to APM Terminals, a global terminal operator and an independent division of A.P. Moller – Maersk. PCRC provides ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger services along the Panama Canal and has been a 50/50

The University of Osaka, in collaboration with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan Marine United Corporation, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, and MTI Co. Ltd. announced the establishment of the Open Collaboration Laboratory for Enabling Advanced Marine Systems (OCEANS) at the Techno Alliance Building within the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Osaka in April 2025.