by Canadian Sailings | Dec 12, 2018 | Other
Starting immediately, Logistec will provide marketing services on behalf of Port of Sydney and will provide all stevedoring services at its Joan Harriss Cruise Terminal. The terminal presently consists of a multi-purpose berth, which serves for both cruise and cargo...
by Canadian Sailings | Dec 12, 2018 | Other
The U.S. Coast Guard issued proposed rates for Great Lakes pilotage services during the upcoming 2019 shipping season. The Coast Guard sets rates annually for U.S. pilots on the Great Lakes through a federal rule making process, which can be found here:...
by Canadian Sailings | Dec 12, 2018 | Environment, Other
By Alexander WhitemanThe momentum behind efforts to curtail shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions appears to have come to a standstill, insiders have said as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73) met in...
by Canadian Sailings | Dec 12, 2018 | Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Alexander WhitemanMandatory speed limits could be shipping lines’ best hope of achieving the IMO’s 2030 emissions reduction targets. Shipping officer for lobby group Transport & Environment, Faig Abbasov, told The Loadstar slow-steaming could “single-handedly”...
by Canadian Sailings | Dec 12, 2018 | Business and Economy, Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Sam Whelan, Asia correspondentIMO’s 0.5 per cent sulphur fuel cap will cause an “existential crisis” for container carriers, unless they can pass on the added bunker costs to shippers. APL Chief Executive Nicolas Sartini said carriers had little choice but to opt...
