Initiated by the Canadian government in early 2021 as a replacement for the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, the Canadian Polar Icebreaker project aims to construct a larger, more powerful vessel than those currently in operation.

Op-Ed: Advancing polar icebreaker design

Elomatic and Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) are advancing towards the next phase in the design of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new polar icebreaker slated to be built by 2030, marking a significant

Sean McLaughlin, Strategy Consultant, Houlder on CO2 shipping.

Op-Ed: Facing the realities of CO2 shipping

By Sean McLaughlin, Strategy Consultant, Houlder The shipping industry’s decarbonization will partly rely on transportation of CO2. Sean McLaughlin, Strategy Consultant at design and engineering consultancy, Houlder, emphasizes how, as the need

By increasing payload capacity, companies can transport more goods with fewer containers, reducing shipments and decreasing shipping costs.

Op-Ed: Increasing payload with sustainable container technology

By David Baur, Co-CEO and co-founder, AELER The maritime shipping industry is currently navigating turbulent waters due to escalating tensions in the Red Sea. This situation has led major shipping companies to

Don Sortor says containerships are under attack daily, with terrorist groups and pirates aiming to disrupt shipping channels and routes.

Op-Ed: Secure communications in troubled waters

By Don Sortor Maritime shipping is an integral part of and crucial to the world economy. This is true particularly in The Middle East with some of the world’s busiest waterways like

Nick Chrissos, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Silverstream Technologies

Op-Ed: A new way to power up clean technology’s impact

By Nick Chrissos, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Silverstream Technologies We are all familiar with the solutions that will enable shipping to decarbonize. Alternative fuels, optimization improvements and, of course, clean technologies,

Chris Thorne, Director of Strategy and Operations, UMAS, on green corridors for shipping

Op-Ed: Pioneering green corridors for a sustainable maritime future

By Chris Thorne, Director of Strategy and Operations, UMAS In the wake of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) updated strategy to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping by 2050, key

While naval architects, shipyards and equipment suppliers saw a boom in their immediate future, the renewal of the fishing fleet has barely begun.

Op-Ed: Engineering insights when building a trawler

By Jim Towers, PE Principal in Charge, Elliott Bay Design Group Constructing a new factory trawler fishing vessel in the United States is not an undertaking for the faint of heart. Thinking

The role of high-performance marine lubricants is essential to provide the correct levels of protection in the industry.

Op-Ed: Charting the course of marine lubricants

By Matthew Bentley, Product Manager, Marine Engine Oil, Lubrizol The 1968 book, “The Observer’s Book of Ships,” by Frank E. Dodman, is part of a series of small, pocket-sized reference volumes and

Tunley Environmental chief scientist Rob Moorcroft

Op-Ed: Top 4 tips on how U.S. ports can claim $3 billion Clean Ports Program grant

At the end of October the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  gave stakeholders a “first look” at its plans to implement a new $3 billion port emission reduction program. During a webinar

Robert Schluter, Managing Director of e1 Marine

Q&A: e1 Marine on methanol to hydrogen fuel cell technology

Back in September, an independent study conducted by maritime research house Thetius revealed that methanol to hydrogen generator technology, developed by Bend, Ore., based renewable energy technology pioneer e1 Marine, can significantly reduce EPA-regulated emissions

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