by CanadianSailings | Mar 26, 2019 | Other
After a record year marked by a 9 per cent increase in the number of containers transiting through the port of Montreal, Montreal Port Authority (MPA) welcomes COSCO Shipping Lines which, starting in April, will connect Montreal with several northern European cities,...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 26, 2019 | Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Mike Wackett in Long Beach The implications for carriers and BCOs of the IMO low-sulphur regulations that come into force in less than ten months have dominated February’s JOC TPM Conference in Long Beach. Normally the annual event, this is the 19th, marks the...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 26, 2019 | Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Mike Wackett The pro-scrubber Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 has strongly criticized the EC for urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to restrict the use of open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) in ports around the world. But vessels...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 26, 2019 | Other
By Alexander Whiteman Governments and industry must ensure access to the skills of the future, as automation and artificial intelligence reshape the transport sector, urges a new report. More than 168 million people work in transport worldwide, with 87 per cent making...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 26, 2019 | Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By Alex Lennane CMA CGM is to attempt to shave $1.2 billion off its costs as it consolidates its position following acquisitions. The French carrier announced the plan as it revealed its 2018 results, which saw record revenues of $23.5 billion, up 11.2 per cent. This,...
