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Global Container Fleet Orders Tilt Toward Alternative Fuels

Larger ships have been leading the transition, with alternatively-fueled vessels accounting for 81% of all orders for ships with capacities of 8,000 TEUs or more

Klaipeda, Lithuania. Photo: iStock.com/Natallia Pershaj

Maritime Cyber Attack Database Now Publicly Available

The Maritime IT Security research group is asking corporations and other research institutions to contribute to the database.

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Canada Prime Minister Looks to Fast-Track Port of Montreal Expansion

The project would increase the Port of Montreal's container handling capacity by an estimated 60%, and create space for 1.15 million containers.

The Port of Montreal along the St. Lawrence River. Photo: iStock / LaSalle-Photo

Crews Still Working to Recover Fallen Containers at Port of Long Beach

An estimated 32 containers have now been recovered from the water around the MV Mississippi cargo vessel at the Port of Long Beach.

Salvage crews recovering containers that fell into the water at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard

Global Orders for Refined Fuel Tankers Sink to 9-Year Low

Despite a recent downturn in contracting, the existing order pipeline remains sizable, equal to nearly one-fifth of the current global product tanker fleet.

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BAE Accelerates Shipbuilding to Meet Demand, Executive Says

The company has been upgrading its shipbuilding facilities, including £200 million for the Type 26 anti-submarine frigate in Glasgow, to try hit its goal.

BAE Systems in Glasgow, U.K. Photo: iStock/georgeclerk

Cybersecurity Measures for Protecting Digital Shipyard Assets

To address growing cyber risks, digital shipyards should implement comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks, keeping in the loop people, processes and technologies.

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Nearly 70 Containers Fall off Cargo Ship at Port of Long Beach

Cargo operations were paused at Pier G, although no other terminals or port operations were affected by the incident.

Containers fell off the Mississippi cargo ship around 9 a.m. on September 9. Photo: Port of Long Beach

DP World Wins Contract to Operate Montreal Port’s New Terminal

The new terminal will sit on the St. Lawrence River, just northeast of the city of Montreal, Canada’s second-largest urban area.

A truck drives past shipping containers at the Port of Montreal. Photographer: Andrej Ivanov/Bloomberg

U.S. Threatens Tariffs if IMO Levies Ship Emissions Charges

The U.S. had previously criticized the proposed framework and labeled it a “global carbon tax."

Talks at the IMO in London. Photo: Bloomberg

DP World Vies for Deal to Run Montreal Port Championed by Carney

The terminal project has been under consideration since the 1980s, when the port authority bought the land in Contrecoeur.

A truck drives past shipping containers at the Port of Montreal. Photographer: Andrej Ivanov/Bloomberg

USACE Awards Contract for First Phase of Nome Port Expansion

A deepwater port is expected to open up access for ships moving rare earth minerals, and provide the U.S. with a critical regional hub for its Arctic supply chain.

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