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Montreal – The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Chamber of Marine Commerce, Canada (CMC), convened over 120 industry leaders from 90 organisations and nearly 30 different countries to the flagship Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit on Thursday 13 June. The Summit staged in Montreal focused on the challenges and risks to global […]

Quebec – At the close of its Annual General Meeting, the Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent (Sodes) announced that Jean-Philippe Brunet, Executive Vice-President – Corporate Affairs and Partnerships at Ocean Group, has become the new Chairman of the Board. He succeeds Mario Girard, President and CEO of the Port of Quebec, who has been

The Port of Seattle has become the first port in the United States to independently require that 100% of all cruise vessels homeported in Seattle be shore power capable and utilize shore power. The order passed by the Port of Seattle Commission  takes effect in the 2027 cruise season, three years before the Port’s previous

Monthly inbound cargo volume at the major container ports in the United States  is expected to reach its highest level in nearly two years this summer,  according to the  Global Port Tracker  report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. The report covers trends at such leading ports as New York/NJ, Los Angeles,

By Leo Ryan, Editor Montreal – In a rare such event held in Canada, representatives from marine shipping organizations around the world were holding a one-day conference today at Montreal’s Grand Quay to explore how to best surmount the unprecedented challenges sparked by a unique combination of widespread  geopolitical and economic issues, decarbonization efforts, trade

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has suspended talks with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) amidst ongoing negotiations of local agreements under the coast-wide Master Contract, set to expire on September 30, 2024. The ILA canceled Master Contract talks scheduled fo June 12 with USMX after discovering that APM Terminals and Maersk Line are utilizing

Future newbuild ships of all types should be built without a sterntube and with a seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearing arrangement, according to Blue Ocean Alliance’s Chris Leontopoulos. Speaking at a recent maritime industry forum in Hamburg, Mr. Leontopoulos said the sterntubeless ship design – jointly developed by Blue Ocean Alliance members ABS, Thordon Bearings, Shanghai

The Panama Canal announced, through an Advisory to Shipping, that it will increase the current number of daily transits from 32 to 33, effective July 11. This number will increase to 34 as of July 22, following the current and projected level of Gatun Lake for the coming weeks, and due to the arrival of

Through an Integrated Marketplace project led by Innovate BC, new zero and low-emission heavy-duty (HDZEV) trucks will be added to operations at the Port of Prince Rupert to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainability in the province’s transportation sector. The HDZEV project will see four new trucks – two hydrogen powered, one battery

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released the results of its 8th Annual Global Transportation Management Benchmark Survey of over 630 companies. The study shows that 40% of the shippers and logistics services providers (LSP) surveyed are planning to invest in transportation technology to prepare for industry and regulatory