The Canadian government is investing $25 million in new terminal infrastructure at the Port of Trois-Rivières, a small bulk and breakbulk port midway between Montreal and Quebec City on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The investment will support the construction of a 25-acre multipurpose terminal to the west of the port’s existing infrastructure. The new development […]
After experiencing significant volume declines earlier in 2020, the Port of Los Angeles is reporting an ongoing rebound in traffic. With COVID-19 related restrictions being relaxed around the US, industry has returned to work and consumer activity has resumed contributing to the strong increases in shipping volumes. While few believe that they can make up […]
Following an advocacy campaign by Human Rights at Sea, the government of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that it will pursue legislation to fund seafarers’ centers in the nation’s ports. The change will allow government port fees to be used to care for seafarers. “Under the Maritime Labour Convention, New Zealand has an […]
In a sign of growing optimism within the Belgian fishing fleet, on Thursday 8th of October, Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam held a keel-laying ceremony in Poland for two new beam trawlers for two separate clients – Rederij Devan and Rederij Long Ships. The new beam trawler for Rederij Devan will be named the Z21 […]
Saudi Aramco is aiming to secure ABS environmental protection notations for its fleet. Saudi Aramco intends to achieve the ENVIRO notation for each of the 23-strong fleet of offshore support vessels, tugs, self-elevating units, and special purpose vessels. Seven (7) vessels have already been awarded the notation, with the remainder of the fleet in the […]
[By David Uren] Last week, while China was tightening its coercive campaign against Australian industry, the Chinese ambassador to the United Nations led a protest of 26 nations against economic coercion by the United States. ‘We continue to witness the application of unilateral coercive measures, which are contrary to the purpose and principles of the UN […]
During the early to mid-20th century, onboard compressed air storage provided propulsive energy for mining locomotives that pulled rail cars loaded with mined ore from deep within the earth. Advances in liquid air storage technology now provide the basis for an alternative form of propulsive energy, including for port vehicles. Introduction Initiatives aimed at reducing […]
In a report released Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office said that it believes the U.S. Navy may be uinderestimating the cost of the future Constellation-class frigate series by as much as 40 percent, based upon its own modeling. The Navy has signed a contract to build the FFG(X) future frigate – recently named the Constellation-class – […]
The sailors of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt lost a crewmate in April when a chief petty officer died of COVID-19. On Tuesday, they lost another when a crewmember took his own life. At about 0800 hours Tuesday morning, a member of Theodore Roosevelt’s crew sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound while standing a security […]
Australia authorities reported that the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines bulk carrier Vega Dream has been permitted to sail from its anchorage off Port Hedland despite crew members being in isolation aboard the vessel after testing positive for COVID-19. The vessel is believed to be sailing to the Philippines. Before the ship’s departure, the Western Australian Department […]
Piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas was on the rise in the first nine months of 2020, according to a new report issued by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). They especially highlighted a dramatic increase of activity off West Africa while saying incidents in other areas including the Indonesian archipelago and off […]
With the end of the Brexit transition period looming, the UK Government announced it has taken steps to ensure that critical freight will continue to flow in 2021 regardless of the outcome of the current negotiations with the European Union. Four of Europe’s leading ferry companies have been given contacts to maintain the flow of […]
