by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Business and Economy, Environment, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler The website of a newly established British company, Carnot Engines, says, “The off-grid energy and long-haul transport sectors, unregulated until the last decade, must become net-zero by 2050. Battery technology is unsuitable due to cost and...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Business and Economy, Environment, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
By R. Bruce Striegler In a burst of action, hydrogen is making a bid as a clean power source to respond to the world’s energy and climate challenges, as well as the economic wreckage of the Covid-19 pandemic. As countries invest into economic recovery, governments...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler Around the world, owners of fleets of container ships, tankers, dry bulk carriers and ferries have been coping with the uncertainties surrounding the introduction of the International Maritime Organization’s new low-sulphur fuel regulations (IMO...
by CanadianSailings | Mar 29, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Environment, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler It’s been more than a decade in the making, but the new rule mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), lowering sulphur emissions from fuels used by the international shipping industry, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 18, 2019 | Bruce Striegler, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler After tolerating the dubious distinction of being the only major location in North America where ridesharing services like Uber or Lyft have been prevented from operating, residents and visitors to British Columbia will soon have the option of...
by CanadianSailings | Oct 22, 2019 | Bruce Striegler, Gateways and Corridors, Ocean, Ocean Carriers, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler A critical transportation link between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan, Alaska, has been suspended over a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requirement that Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) secure Canadian law enforcement presence to...
