by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2019 | Corporate events & profiles, Environment, Other
Termont Montreal has announced that, following a 2018 pilot project that demonstrated the effectiveness of the technology, it will be transforming its entire fleet of 57 terminal tractors into hybrid vehicles with Effenco’s revolutionary Active Stop-StartTM technology...
by CanadianSailings | Sep 30, 2019 | Environment, Ports and Terminals
To realize its bold and aspirational vision of becoming “the world’s most sustainable port,” the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority supports a collaborative approach with the marine industry. Industry plays a key role in advancing leading initiatives that incentivize...
by CanadianSailings | Jun 10, 2019 | Environment, Ports and Terminals
Hamilton Port Authority has released its second annual sustainability report. The report reflects HPA’s commitment to transparency and explores what the port does, how it interacts with its community and how decisions are made to support social, environmental and...
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 | Environment, Other, Supply Chain and Logistics
The Lion Electric Co. (Lion) unveiled its first all-electric Class 8 urban truck in Mirabel, Quebec on March 11. The Lion8 will be commercialized this Fall when its first vehicle will be delivered to Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ). Lion’s ambassador, Laurent...
