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HAMILTON, ON, Nov. 16, 2021 – Heddle Shipyards has been awarded the vessel life extension of the Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker, the CCGS Amundsen ushering in a new era of growth and stability for the storied Port Weller Dry Docks. Once the premier shipbuilding facility in Canada, the St. Catharines Shipyard employed upwards of 2000 people during peak operation. The CCGS Des Groseilliers, sister ship to the CCGS Amundsen and backbone of the Canadian Coast Guards large icebreaking fleet, was constructed at Port Weller in the early 1980s.

This week, the CCGS Amundsen will arrive at the Port Weller Dry Docks, where it will stay through June 2022. The eight-month refit valued at approximately $12,000,000 CAD will sustain over 100 direct jobs and support subcontractors and suppliers across the Niagara Region, Ontario, and Canada. Heddle Shipyards has also secured the dry docking of a seaway max laker at our Port Weller facility, ensuring a busy 2022 winter work season.

Heddle Shipyards will be hiring upwards of one hundred people across all positions to support the single largest project executed by the Port Weller Dry Docks under Heddle Shipyards’ management. “It is a truly exciting time for us,” says Heddle President Shaun Padulo, “projects like the CCGS Amundsen help reduce the boom and bust cycle of the ship repair and construction industry in Ontario and will allow us to continue to grow and strengthen our team. We are extremely grateful to the Canadian Coast Guard and the Government of Canada for a project that will support the revitalization of the shipbuilding industry in Ontario.”

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LONDON, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Getting to Zero Coalition launched its “Strategy for the Transition to Zero-Emission Shipping”, a comprehensive study of the actions that governments, industry, and international bodies must take to deliver on a transition to zero emissions by 2050.

Shipping has undergone transitions in the past and can do so again. The report, prepared by University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) for the Getting to Zero Coalition, demonstrates that this transition is an opportunity to create new markets, new technologies and new jobs, alongside wholesale benefits to society.

The Strategy is the first major shipping report to bring together transition theory with techno-economics. It provides new insights into the essential elements of such a transition: the political, technical, economic, and commercial requirements, and the actions needed from the sector to deliver on them.

“Since 2018, the decarbonization discussion has been dominated by deliberations of the industry’s fuel choice and the chances of carbon pricing at the IMO. This study shows that shipping’s decarbonization needs a broader perspective, and more attention on the many levers for change that can and should be pulled including at the national and regional level,” said Dr Tristan Smith, Associate Professor at UCL Energy Institute and the lead author of the report.

The report concludes that the fuel pathway is not predetermined but will be impacted by the choices of the coming years. However, at this point in shipping’s transition, the most urgent commercial and policy actions are those that can contribute to increase production and use of scalable zero emission fuels derived from hydrogen.

“Industry leadership, collaboration and early-stage investment from both the private and public sector is critical to kick-start the transition and reduce costs and risks. By reaching 5 percent scalable zero-emission fuels in shipping by 2030, we can create the tipping point that will allow for a rapid diffusion in the following decades. We estimate that about 10 percent of shipping’s total fuel consumption have promising conditions for transition to zero-emission fuels during the 2020’s, putting this goal squarely within reach,” said Jesse Fahnestock, Head of Research and Analysis at the Global Maritime Forum during the launch of the Transition Strategy at the Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit in Church House in London.

The report underlines that the transition to full decarbonization by 2050 is possible, but all actors need to prepare in their own way. Those countries and companies with potential to support and deploy zero emission shipping this decade must begin to work together on doing so. Those facing higher barriers to action must prepare flexible and robust strategies for the rapid change to come. And all parties should work to enable robust action globally through the IMO.

“Success does not mean finding a single course of action, rather a series of actions by different stakeholders, which can reinforce and complement one another to fully decarbonize the sector by 2050,” says Margi Van Gogh Head of Supply Chain and Transport, World Economic Forum.

The Strategy for the Transition to Zero-Emission Shipping was prepared by UMAS for the Getting to Zero Coalition with funding from the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP).

About the Getting to Zero Coalition
The Getting to Zero Coalition is an industry-led platform for collaboration that brings together leading stakeholders from across the maritime and fuels value chains with the financial sector and other committed to making commercially viable zero emission vessels a scalable reality by 2030. The Getting to Zero Coalition is a partnership between the Global Maritime Forum, the Friends of Ocean Action, and the World Economic Forum.

About Global Maritime Forum
The Global Maritime Forum is an international not-for-profit organization committed to shaping the future of global seaborne trade to increase sustainable long-term economic development and human wellbeing.

About Friends of Ocean Action
Friends of Ocean Action is a unique group of over 55 global leaders from business, international organizations, civil society, science and academia who are fast-tracking scalable solutions to the most pressing challenges facing the ocean. It is hosted by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the World Resources Institute.

About World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. It was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests.

About UMAS
UMAS delivers consultancy services and undertakes research for a wide range of clients in the public and private sectors using models of the shipping system, shipping big data, and qualitative and social science analysis of the policy and commercial structure of the shipping system. UMAS’s work is underpinned by state-of-the-art data supported by rigorous models and research practices, which makes UMAS world-leading on two key areas; using big data to understand drivers of shipping emissions and using models to explore shipping’s transition to a zero emissions future. For more information visit: www.u-mas.co.uk

CONTACT: For further information: Head of Communications, Sofie Rud, rud@globalmaritimeforum.org or +45 28102332

SOURCE Global Maritime Forum

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 25, 2021 /CNW/ – On September 16, Vancouver Maritime Museum (VMM) launches Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh – War Canoes and the Gifts They Carry Forward. Curated by Indigenous artist Roxanne Charles, this multi-sensory exhibition focuses on the canoe as a symbol of strength and resilience.

Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh features the work of Indigenous artists and canoe carvers alongside historical and contemporary images of Indigenous canoe racing.

“The exhibition offers museum-goers an opportunity to learn from the rich history of the lands and waters on which the museum is situated,” says Curator Roxanne Charles. “The War Canoe offers so much and is tied deeply to community health, well-being, land stewardship and activism.”

Emerging and practicing artists that include T’uy’t’tanat, Cease Wyss, Manuel Axel Stain, Christi Lee Charles, Caleb Ellison-Dysart, Jessey Sue Tustin and Caitlyn Alec have created works that explore identity, place, culture, story and environmental concerns. Art mediums represented in the exhibition include canoe carving, painting, weaving, apparel, beadwork, sculpture, felting, glass etching, poetry, performance and video.

Canoe Cultures :: Ho’ku-melh also explores the ongoing work of the Canoe Cultures program, an Indigenous-led initiative to teach young people to build war canoes. The Canoe Cultures program is led by seventh-generation skwxwu7mesh carver Mike Billy Sr.

“At the turn of the previous century, canoe races were an important part of our daily and cultural life. The canoe was especially important to our people when potlatches and other large gatherings were banned by the government because the canoe gave us the one opportunity to celebrate and meet as a group during these times,” says Mike Billy Sr., Master Carver. “The exhibition will tell these stories but also show the steps and resiliency needed for us to move forward and overcome these obstacles.”

“The VMM is honoured to host this exhibition and to share Indigenous maritime traditions with our audience,” says VMM curator Duncan MacLeod.

“My hope is that this exhibition is empowering to Indigenous bodies and opens up conversations about Indigenous rights. May it bring inspiration, desire, strength and knowledge to those who visit,” says curator Roxanne Charles.

Canoe Cultures :: Ho’-ku-melh
exhibition web page.

Canoes Cultures program
Canoe Cultures website.

Vancouver Maritime Museum
museum website.

SOURCE Vancouver Maritime Museum

CONTACT: Media contact: Melanie Jeffs, Marketing Coordinator, Vancouver Maritime Museum, marketing@vanmaritime.com, 604-257-8302 | 604-836-8632

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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 12, 2021 /CNW/ – Marine shipping plays a critical role getting our exports to global markets and providing Canadians with the goods we use every day. As Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver provides a strategic gateway for Canada’s supply chain and economy.

Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced that the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority will work with partners to design, by March 31, 2022, a new collaborative system to manage marine vessel traffic and optimize the supply chain flow for this strategic gateway. Once implemented, this system will:

strengthen marine safety by reducing congestion and actively managing marine traffic in the busiest, most confined waters of the port;
improve the efficiency and reliability of the flow of goods through this strategic gateway for all supply chain partners;
reduce environmental impacts, including noise impacts in Southern Resident killer whale habitat, by limiting unnecessary vessel movements; and
reduce negative social impacts (like ambient noise and light pollution) by reducing overall anchorage usage in Southern British Columbia and implementing a Code of Conduct for vessels at anchorage.
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority will work with partners to develop the implementation plan for the new system. This plan will include approaches to policies, procedures, practices, incentives, technologies, information, and data-sharing needed to deliver a traffic management system that creates benefits for all partners. This approach will reflect best practices seen in some leading ports around the world.

Consultation will be a key part of the process, and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Transport Canada will engage with the port, other partners, Indigenous groups, and local stakeholders in the development of this new system. The department will be available to provide technical expertise and help ensure key objectives are achieved. Transport Canada will also consider any potential regulatory changes that would support the development of this new system, and will ensure the outcomes of this work are reflected in the Ports Modernization initiative currently underway.

Quotes

“Thanks to the Oceans Protection Plan, marine shipping has never been safer or more sustainable in Canada. By collaborating with industry and shipping communities to improve supply chain efficiency in a safe and responsible way, we can increase our maritime trade, and support Canada’s economic recovery and growth, while protecting our coasts and waterways for generations to come.”

The Honourable Omar Alghabra
Minister of Transport

“We are proud to collaborate with port partners, stakeholders, Indigenous groups, and government on this new marine vessel traffic management system that will not only improve and optimize the efficient movement of goods through our port system, but also reduce the environmental and community impacts of trade activity in our gateway.”

Robin Silvester
President and CEO, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Quick Facts

This new system will also build on lessons learned from Canada’s $1.5-billion Oceans Protection Plan—the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways. This national plan is creating a world-leading marine safety system and work is being done in close collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, local stakeholders, and coastal communities.
Since the Oceans Protection Plan was announced in November 2016, over 50 initiatives have been announced in the areas of marine safety, traffic management, research, and ecosystem protection that span coast-to-coast-to-coast. They include an Anchorages Initiative and an Interim Protocol for the Use of Southern British Columbia Anchorages.
Established in 2018, this Interim Protocol addresses the increased usage of anchorages, and ensures the balanced use of these sites across Southern British Columbia.
As Canada’s largest port, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority handles $1 out of every $3 of Canada’s trade in goods transiting outside North America, accounting for almost $240 billion in goods and more than 2,700 foreign vessel calls annually.
Marine traffic management plans are a best practice in large ports around the world. They support marine safety but also, through increased information-sharing and collaboration across the port community, enable more predictable and reliable supply chain performance for businesses.
Just as air traffic controllers manage arrivals and departures at our airports, this new system will do the same for marine traffic at the Port of Vancouver.
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The Oceans Protection Plan Report to Canadians – A World-leading marine safety system
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CONTACT: Allison St-Jean, Senior Communications Advisor and Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, Ottawa, (613) 290-8656, Allison.St-Jean@tc.gc.ca; Media Relations, Transport Canada, Ottawa, 613-993-0055, media@tc.gc.ca

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IQALUIT, NU, July 21, 2021 /CNW/ – Through the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is working in partnership with Indigenous coastal communities to improve marine safety. As part of this plan, in 2017 the Canadian Coast Guard launched the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Pilot Program. This program provides Indigenous communities with funding to purchase boats and equipment to build up their on-water search and rescue capacity. These investments allow Indigenous communities to take concrete steps to strengthen their capacity as part of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Today, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, announced funding for six communities within Inuit Nunangat that are receiving funding under the fourth year of the program, including: Aivilik Marine Search and Rescue Society, Sanirajak Search and Rescue Society, Igloolik Marine Society, and Aklavik Search and Rescue Society who are receiving funds to each purchase a boat, trailer and related equipment. Kugluktuk Marine Rescue will receive funding to buy materials to build a boat shelter foundation, and the Nunaturlik Land Holding Corporation of Kangiqsujuaq will receive funds for a boat, boat shelter, and related equipment.

A total of $1.5 million in funding has been provided to the communities. With the new equipment and training from the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, members are better equipped and prepared to respond to marine incidents, helping to enhance the safety of their communities and the surrounding waters and coasts.

The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary is made up of six not for profit organizations with 4,000 volunteer members with access to over 1,000 boats that augment the Government of Canada’s maritime search and rescue response capacity. The Canadian Coast Guard funds the Auxiliary through a contribution program totaling $7.7 million each year. The Auxiliary responds to approximately 25 per cent of maritime calls for assistance annually, providing an often life saving service.

The $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways. This national plan is creating a stronger marine safety system that provides economic opportunities for Canadians today, while protecting our coastlines and clean water for generations to come. This work is being done in close collaboration with Indigenous peoples, local stakeholders and coastal communities.

Quotes

“Inuit Nunangat communities have been stewards of the Arctic marine environment for generations. The investments announced today through the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Pilot Program empowers the communities to enhance their capabilities to provide a lifesaving service for mariners in their coastal waters and surrounding areas.”

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

“Our government remains committed to working with Indigenous coastal communities to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways. Today’s funding announcement expands the marine search and rescue capabilities of six Inuit Nunangat communities, ensuring that marine shipping and coastal environments are safer now than ever before.”

The Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport

“Funding to support marine search and rescue missions by communities in Inuit Nunangat will enable them to keep people safe and protect their coastlines. Through programs like the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Pilot Program, our government is working to support Inuit partners in their efforts to enhance water safety and emergency response.”

The Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs

“Inuit have long provided local emergency response, often at great risk and personal cost. The investments announced today demonstrate a new commitment to begin bridging the gap between Canadian Coast Guard operations in Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada. These projects respond to community needs and support continued marine safety. This partnership strengthens capacity in Inuit Nunangat, and envisions a more equitable partnership between Inuit Nunangat and the Canadian Coast Guard.”

Natan Obed, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Quick Facts

The funding for the six communities is broken down as follows:
Kugluktuk Marine Rescue

Nunavut

$17,440 to purchase materials to build a boat shelter foundation

Aivilik Marine Search and Rescue Society

Nunavut

$323,526 to purchase a boat, trailer and related equipment

Sanirajak Search and Rescue Society

Nunavut

$264,618 to purchase a boat, trailer and related equipment

Igloolik Marine Society

Nunavut

$320,765 to purchase a boat, trailer and related equipment

Aklavik Search and Rescue Society

Northwest Territories

$245,202 to purchase a boat, trailer and related equipment

Nunaturlik Land Holding Corporation of Kangiqsujuaq

Quebec

$331,000 to purchase a boat, boat shelter and related equipment

In total, under the fourth year of the Indigenous Community Boats Volunteer Pilot Program, 14 communities have received $3.5 million in funding. The other communities receiving funding are the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq, Innu Nation, Yellowknife Marine Rescue, Whitefish River First Nation, Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Quatsino First Nation, Heiltsuk First Nation and Kitasoo/Xai’sais Nation.
As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is partnering with Indigenous and coastal communities to ensure the marine safety system meets the unique needs of people on all coasts.
The boats and other equipment bought under this program meet the standards of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary and Transport Canada.
Since the launch of the Oceans Protection Plan over 50 initiatives have been announced in the areas of marine safety, research and ecosystem protection that span coast-to-coast-to-coast.
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Canadian Coast Guard – Search and Rescue
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
Protecting our Coasts – Oceans Protection Plan
Let’s Talk – Oceans Protection Plan
Oceans Protection Plan Report to Canadians
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CONTACT: Olivia McMackin, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 343-571-9193, Olivia.McMackin@dfo-mpo.gc.ca; Media Relations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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LONDON, July 5, 2021 /CNW/ — Lloyd’s List Intelligence, provider of transparent data, analysis, and actionable insight for professionals connected to maritime trade, has teamed up with analytics powerhouse SAS, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI), data mining, modelling and forecasting. Together, they have developed a new level of data-driven maritime insight for analysing vessels, movements and fleets using managed analytics. This pioneering new application of artificial intelligence allows Lloyd’s List Intelligence customers to interpret and understand complex vessel movements and behaviours in ways that were not possible before.

“Our collaboration with SAS has pushed our analytical capabilities into another realm,” says Michael Dell, President of Lloyd’s List Intelligence. “We are now providing our customers with a new level of risk detection and assessment that resets the bar for maritime intelligence and drives transparency in the industry.”

Lloyd’s List Intelligence ‘Seasearcher Advanced Risk and Compliance’ is the first service to benefit from this partnership, to be introduced to the market from late June.

Increasingly, organisations need to upgrade their ability to identify deceptive shipping practices, understand greater context around the level and type of risk, and take swift action to avoid fines, sanctions and reputational damage.

“As illicit activities climb and compliance requirements increase, there is a need for more immediate, accurate decisioning to detect and mitigate potential risks,” says Matt Bidwell, Head of Product Management at Lloyd’s List Intelligence. “By leveraging powerful ‘big data’ and machine learning capabilities from SAS, we’ve augmented the wealth of Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s historical and detailed data – tens of billions of data points –- with AI, to create an enhanced level of insight. During its development, we consulted with practicing risk and compliance professionals to ensure that our new service addresses their needs for greater support in solving some of the most difficult and complex problems associated with risk assessment.”

The new solution, Seasearcher Advanced Risk and Compliance, highlights risk around probable illicit activities in one complete view that is not available elsewhere, generating the most accurate and detailed analytics and risk ratings. By factoring in many different layers of live and historical vessel behaviour, the use of AI creates greater context around normal, abnormal, and dark vessel movements. This brings a new level of insight and support for the decisions that risk and compliance professionals need to make. Seasearcher Advanced Risk and Compliance detects probable deceptive shipping practices such as:

Dark port calls
Dark STS transfers (one- and two-way)
Abnormal movements such as loitering
Additionally, there is enhanced context around AIS gaps, ruling out more false positives.

Based on data models approved by experts in the shipping, commodities, finance, insurance, and legal professions, and using one common language and methodology, Seasearcher Advanced Risk and Compliance introduces a new and efficient means for cross-industry evaluation and onward communication of maritime compliance risk.

“The new solution we have developed with Lloyd’s List Intelligence applies some of our most advanced predictive analytics to create a level of insight around vessel behaviours not previously possible,” said Bert Boers, Regional Vice President of Southwest Europe Sales at SAS. “The critical and fast-changing nature of shipping demands that we employ the best analytical modelling with the best maritime data to produce a new depth of insight that allows professionals to make swift, accurate and confident decisions around risk and compliance.”

For more information about Seasearcher Advanced Risk and Compliance: https://www.lloydslistintelligence.com/services/data-and-analytics/advanced-risk-and-compliance

About Lloyd’s List Intelligence

As the trusted expert partner for 300 years, Lloyd’s List Intelligence enables 60,000 professionals connected to maritime trade to act on the truth with transparent data and analytics, validated analysis and actionable insight, delivered through their data and analytics services, news and commentary, reports and publications, and expert advice. Lloyd’s List Intelligence is a part of Informa PLC, a leading international intelligence, events and scholarly research group with a FTSE 100 listing and a presence in over 30 countries.

About SAS

SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative software and services, SAS empowers and inspires customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.

www.lloydslistintelligence.com

SOURCE Lloyd’s List Intelligence

CONTACT: For media enquiries, please contact Lisa Sergent, Head of Brand at Lloyd’s List Intelligence, Lisa.Sergent@informa.com, +44 (0)7880 265368 (GMT 09.00-17.00),

VICTORIA, BC, June 9, 2021 /CNW/ – Nootka Sound, British Columbia – The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canada’s oceans and waterways, and is taking action to address the threat posed by wrecked, abandoned and hazardous vessels, including the MV Schiedyk, a historic shipwreck leaking oil off the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Today, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced the award of a $5.7 million emergency contract to Resolve Marine Group of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to remove bulk fuel from the MV Schiedyk. The recent results of a technical assessment determined that immediate action to remove bulk fuel is necessary to protect Nootka Sound, an area rich in natural beauty, history, culture, wildlife, and in the traditional territory of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation.

In the fall of 2020, the shipwreck was confirmed to be the source of several reports of visible sheen on the surface of the water in Zuciarte Channel, near Bligh Island in Nootka Sound. Since then, the Canadian Coast Guard, BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation have been jointly leading a virtual Incident Command Post to manage the response to reduce oil on the water and protect the environment.

The technical assessment found two tanks containing heavy fuel oil, one tank with marine diesel oil, and one tank with mixed oil product on board the vessel. The amount of fuel is estimated to be approximately 147 cubic metres based on the total volume of the tanks, however that amount may be less if the internal tank walls have been compressed.

Resolve Marine will use a process called “hot tapping” to reduce the volume of fuel in the tanks. This process involves drilling a hole in the fuel tank from the outside, attaching a drainage valve, and pumping the fuel out of the tank through a hose attached to the valve. The hot-tap method has been used successfully on shipwrecks for many years, including in the case of the Manolis L in Atlantic Canada in 2018. Given the nature of the operation, there is a small risk of a larger release of oil. Canadian Coast Guard Environmental Response crews are prepared to address this should it arise, and will continue to be on-site and ready to respond if necessary.

Work is scheduled to begin in mid-June and is expected to take several weeks.

Quotes

“Wrecked, abandoned and hazardous vessels like the MV Schiedyk pose a threat to Canada’s vibrant oceans and coastlines. Working with Resolve Marine Group and local companies the Canadian Coast Guard, in partnership with the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation is taking necessary steps to keep the marine environment in Nootka Sound safe and healthy for today and future generations.”

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

Quick facts

Built in Ireland in 1948, the MV Schiedyk is a 147-metre (483 ft) cargo ship that sank on January 3, 1968. After striking a submerged ledge on the south side of Bligh Island the ship drifted down Zuciarte Channel and sank on the east side of Bligh Island at a depth of 106 to 122 metres (350 to 400 ft).

Before the 34 crew members abandoned ship, oil was reported on the water but it is unknown how much oil escaped at that time.

Almost 40,000 kg of oil and oily waste has been recovered since the start of the response operation. More detailed information about the response and the results of the technical assessment are available on the incident web site, hosted by Western Canada Marine Response Corporation, at: www.spillresponsebc.ca (English only)

Resolve Marine Group has extensive international experience with complex emergency salvage and response. Crews will be supported by Canadian subcontractors including the Canadian-registered Atlantic Condor vessel which will act as the operations platform.
Associated Links

Bligh Island Shipwreck response
Canadian Coast Guard Environmental Response
Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels
Canadian Coast Guard careers
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CONTACT: Jane Deeks, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 343-550-9594, Jane.Deeks@dfo-mpo.gc.ca; Media Relations: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 613-990-7537, Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, June 8, 2021 /CNW/ – Today Seaspan Shipyards announced a $1.35 million investment to increase training and apprenticeship opportunities for Indigenous students aged 19 through 30 interested in building a career in the trades, including in the growing shipbuilding and marine sector.

The three-year investment is being made in the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS), a non-profit organization that has been providing education and employment training for the urban Indigenous community since 1999.

Seaspan Shipyards invests $1.35M in Indigenous marine skills training (CNW Group/Seaspan Shipyards)
Seaspan Shipyards invests $1.35M in Indigenous marine skills training (CNW Group/Seaspan Shipyards)
Seaspan’s investment will support skills upgrading and technical training in welding and metal fabrication through the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Beginning in 2022, Seaspan’s investment will also help establish a Trades Sampler Program to introduce Indigenous high school students in five Lower Mainland districts to career opportunities in the trades. Seaspan’s investment will also support an annual $25,000 Seaspan Student Scholarship fund.

This investment is part of Seaspan’s ongoing partnership with the ACCESS organization. Since 2016, Seaspan has invested more than $4.3M in ACCESS as a part of Seaspan’s value proposition commitment under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy.

To mark the occasion, Seaspan also released a video featuring special messages from several stakeholders and ACCESS students.

QUOTES

“We know that ensuring a strong economic recovery means leaving no one behind. Seaspan Shipyards’ collaboration with ACCESS will unlock Canada’s potential, while creating more opportunities for Indigenous young people to engage in training and upskilling, and access these long-term careers.”

– The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

“Creating meaningful opportunities for Indigenous youth is key to building long-term economic resilience. This collaboration between Seaspan Shipyards and ACCESS will provide Indigenous youth in British Columbia, particularly here on the North Shore, with the training and workplace opportunities necessary to support their future employment and participation in Canada’s economy.”

– The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change

“Today’s investment in ACCESS will help ensure Indigenous youth in British Columbia are involved in Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery. Through the creation of new training opportunities and apprenticeships in the growing shipbuilding and marine industry, this investment will provide long-term economic growth, jobs, and opportunities for Indigenous youth.”

– Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

“ACCESS takes pride in serving our urban Indigenous community. Training and employment lead to a brighter future and Seaspan is one of our most valued partners. By providing real opportunity for meaningful and long-term employment, Seaspan expands the ability of ACCESS to support our community.”

– Lynn White, President & CEO, ACCESS (Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society)

“Having a continuous pipeline of skilled trades is fundamental to shipbuilding, and programs like ACCESS play a critical role in developing that talent pool. We hope this investment will enable young urban Indigenous students to pursue new and exciting career opportunities in the growing marine industry in British Columbia.”

– ­Mark Lamarre, Chief Executive Officer, Seaspan Shipyards

QUICK FACTS

The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) objectives are to develop a sustainable, competitive marine industry and to renew the federal fleet with ships built in Canada by Canadians.
Seaspan has become a major economic and job creation engine for BC while contributing more than $1.5 billion dollars to Canada’s GDP and directing more than $1 billion in NSS-related contracts to more than 670 suppliers from coast to coast. (Source: Deloitte Socioeconomic Impact Study, February 2020).
Under the NSS, Seaspan Shipyards is building the non-combat ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. In 2019, Seaspan delivered the first ship under the NSS and, in 2020, delivered the first full class of vessels. Seaspan is currently building the first Joint Support Ship for the Royal Canadian Navy – the largest naval vessel by length ever to be built in Canada – as well as the Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel (OOSV), Canada’s most modern science research vessel.
Seaspan was also recently selected to build a Polar Icebreaker, the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard fleet.
Before today’s announcement, Seaspan had invested over $22M to support education, learning, research and skills development to the benefit of its current and future employees and of the broader Canadian marine industry.
Seaspan has been partnering with ACCESS since 2016 as part of Seaspan’s focus on reducing barriers for underrepresented groups, bringing a broad range of new talent into the industry and into the trades, including more women and Indigenous peoples, and creating opportunities for youth through internships and apprenticeships.
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National Shipbuilding Strategy
Seaspan NSS
Seaspan Shipyards
Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services (ACCESS)

SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter: @MoreThanShips
LinkedIn: Seaspan ULC
Instagram: @SeaspanULC
Facebook: @Seaspan Shipyards

ABOUT SEASPAN SHIPYARDS

Seaspan Shipyards, a division of Seaspan ULC, is a leader in Canada’s shipbuilding and ship repair industry. With modern facilities and a dedicated workforce of approximately 2,700 in North Vancouver and Victoria, the company has proven itself to be a trusted partner on a range of complex projects for both government and the private sector.

Seaspan Shipyards is proud to be Canada’s chosen non-combat shipbuilder under the NSS. In this capacity, the company is building state-of-the-art ships in Canada for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. Through its NSS-related work, Seaspan Shipyards is creating jobs, generating economic benefits and rebuilding Canada’s shipbuilding and marine industries.

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ACCESS delivers an assortment of training, employment advising, support and financial services specifically designed to provide urban Indigenous peoples with the education and skills they require to compete equally and effectively in today’s job market. ACCESS has a specific trades department that was established to increase training and apprenticeship opportunities in the urban Indigenous community. To date, ACCESS has supported over 700 Indigenous apprentices and journeypersons in over forty different trades. ACCESS offers a continuum of training and employment services to the Indigenous community.

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The Government of Canada is committed to a renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Building on this commitment, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, together with Chief Darcy Gray of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government, announced today that they have agreed to a landmark plan to advance reconciliation in the fisheries.

The five-year renewable Rights Reconciliation Agreement on Fisheries addresses areas of mutual interest, and will help foster improved relationships with, and outcomes for, the Listuguj Mi’gmaq community by:

upholding the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision regarding Mi’gmaq First Nations’ Treaty right to harvest and sell fish in pursuit of a moderate livelihood, supported by collaborative discussions founded in mutual respect and understanding;
reducing socio-economic gaps by supporting the Listuguj Mi’gmaq’s capacity to participate in the fisheries––with the goal of economic self-reliance––by obtaining additional fisheries access, such as through licences and quota, as well as vessels and gear; and
establishing a co-developed and collaborative approach to fisheries governance.
This agreement was reached in the spirit of collaboration and in a manner consistent with section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the federal Principles respecting the Government of Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. This includes, among other things, recognition of the inherent jurisdiction and legal orders of Indigenous nations, and that these are the starting point for discussions aimed at interactions between federal and Indigenous jurisdictions and laws, including those related to fisheries.

The Agreement will advance the implementation of rights and make real progress on issues of great importance to the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation. Having a long-term agreement in place will not only benefit the Listuguj First Nation, it will also assist the broader fishing communities in Quebec and New Brunswick by helping provide for stable, predictable and sustainable fisheries for all harvesters in the region.

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The Mi’gmaq have fished the Atlantic shores for centuries, and have an inherent right to continue that way of life. With this agreement, Canada and Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation will work together to see that right manifest in a productive, sustainable fishery that will bring greater stability, opportunity, and prosperity to the Listuguj people and the local communities. It demonstrates true partnership between our nations, achieved through the spirit of reconciliation.”

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

“Today is another step forward on our shared path of reconciliation with the Listuguj Mi’gmaq. We will continue to work together on shared priorities and to rebuild our relationship.”

The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations

“This agreement marks a new chapter in our relationship with the Crown. Canada has finally acknowledged that Listuguj has authority over our rights and our fishery and that we use our own Indigenous laws in exercising that authority. We will now be able to collaborate with Canada on a government-to-government basis to ensure that our fisheries are safe, sustainable, and contribute to our community for generations to come.”

Chief Darcy Gray, Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government

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The Listuguj Mi’gmaq Government is one of eight Mi’gmaq communities in Gespe’gewa’gi, all of which have a treaty right to hunt, fish, and gather for a “moderate livelihood,” as confirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada’s 1999 Marshall decisions.

Initial discussions between the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation and the Government of Canada on the Rights Reconciliation Agreement on Fisheries began in 2018.
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WORCESTER, Mass., April 12, 2021 — Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and manufacturing company, recently completed a $20 million Series B equity round with financing led by Orbia Ventures, the venture capital arm of the multinational Orbia, and participation from other investors including At One Ventures, TDK Ventures, TRUMPF Venture, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures andJaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures.

Battery Resourcers CEO Mike O’Kronley at the company’s Novi, Mich. facility on April 9, 2021. On April 12, 2021, Battery Resourcers announced completion of a $20 million Series B equity round with financing led by Orbia Ventures and participation from international investors including At One Ventures, TDK Ventures, TRUMPF Venture, Doral Energy-Tech Ventures and Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures.
“Battery Resourcers is on the verge of revolutionizing the lithium-ion battery supply chain.”

The financing will support the development of a commercial-scale processing facility with the annual capacity to process 10,000 tons of batteries — or the batteries from approximately 20,000 electric vehicles (EVs) a year.

Unlike other battery recycling companies, Battery Resourcers offers a fundamentally new approach to lithium-ion battery manufacturing, starting with a mixed stream of used lithium-ion batteries and ending with the production of finished, battery-ready cathode active materials. With 97% metal recovery, Battery Resourcers can produce Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC)-based cathode active materials with 35% reduction in cost, 32% reduction in emissions, and 13% reduction in energy consumption compared to the production of virgin cathode.

The company is also engineering a novel process for graphite recovery and purification, which will enable it to return both the cathode and anode active materials back to manufacturers of new batteries.

“Battery Resourcers is on the verge of revolutionizing the lithium-ion battery supply chain,” said Battery Resourcers CEO Mike O’Kronley. “Being able to convert scrap and end-of-life battery materials into finished, cathode active material that can be directly used in making new batteries drives increased profitability and stability for the lithium-ion battery ecosystem. Our investment partners share our vision and passion for scaling this revolutionary process to support the battery material supply chain.”

O’Kronley said Battery Resourcers is also helping the EV industry address several complex environmental and regulatory issues. As lithium-ion batteries are discarded during manufacturing or reach their end of life, finding new ways to recycle and reuse materials will reduce reliance on mined metals, which pose significant environmental and social challenges. Additionally, millions of EVs will hit the road in the coming years and new regulations mandate recycling of spent batteries and use of recycled metals in new batteries.

Sameer Bharadwaj, CEO of Orbia said, “The recycling of critical battery components into cathode active material is a value leap in getting to sustainable and scalable production of lithium-ion batteries. By integrating refinement and materials engineering processes, we believe Battery Resourcers’ approach can stabilize the cathode supply chain in North America while accelerating the shift to a clean, circular future – a goal we are very much invested in at Orbia as we seek to generate innovative solutions that advance life around the world.”

Battery Resourcers was founded in 2015 in Worcester, Mass. as a spinout from the lab of Prof. Yan Wang at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Through the support of the US Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), Battery Resourcers has developed the technology to convert mixed streams of lithium-ion batteries, regardless of their chemistry, to produce various Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC)-based cathode active materials. A key advantage of this process is it takes old battery material and “erases” all memory of previous battery chemistry and then creates a new, finished cathode active material that can be directly used to produce current-generation lithium-ion batteries.

ABOUT BATTERY RESOURCERS
Based in Worcester, Mass., Battery Resourcers operates the world’s most efficient lithium-ion battery recycling process. A vertically integrated recycling, refining and materials engineering company, Battery Resourcers turns spent batteries and production scrap directly into new, battery-ready cathode active material with significant reductions in cost, emissions and energy consumption. Founded in 2015, the company makes EV-grade, finished cathode active materials that perform as well as industry-leading brands.

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CONTACT: Joseph Bush, Battery Resourcers, jbush@batteryresourcers.com, +1.508.344.1608

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GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and HAMILTON, Bermuda, April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Bermuda Tourism Authority and Visit Lauderdale will pair their nautical strengths in a new partnership designed to elevate both destinations’ desirable yachting lifestyle. Through marketing, public relations and events, Bermuda and Greater Fort Lauderdale will be highlighted as harbors for sun-seeking visitors of all sorts—those permanently part of the jet set crowd and travelers who enjoy a vacation setting dotted with yachts and superyachts.

The two-year partnership, jointly signed today in Bermuda and in Fort Lauderdale, is a pre-cursor to a new “Go Where the Yachts Go” marketing campaign which will leverage key events like the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) in October and Bermuda Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, a sailing race that marks the start of SailGP’s one-million dollar winner-take-all professional sailing league.

“As Bermuda and Greater Fort Lauderdale engineer tourism recoveries, this kind of collaboration is particularly meaningful,” says The Hon. Premier David Burt of Bermuda. “It’s a fantastic example of two destinations finding greater success collaborating with one another rather than competing. I look forward to two years of exciting innovation as the Bermuda Tourism Authority and Visit Lauderdale bring this partnership to life.”

The two ideally located maritime destinations with non-competitive peak seasons (November through April for Greater Fort Lauderdale and May through October for Bermuda) will use the “Go Where the Yachts Go” theme to entice vessels leaving one destination to head to the other. Similarly, non-nautical visitors to each place will be acquainted with the allure and beauty of the other; both seaside, luxury lifestyle places, but with distinctly different aesthetics.

“Combining the resources and reputations of both destinations makes financial and promotional sense during this time of tourism destination recovery,” says Steve Geller, Mayor of Broward County and Tourist Development Council chair. “A primary shared goal is to raise the profile of both destinations and attract a wide range of consumers who aspire to vacation in the same place as the yachting and sailing set.”

Plans are underway to jointly host events for media, yacht owners, brokers and crews at FLIBS and other shows, while partnering on public relations and marketing initiatives. Combining efforts in this way gives both destination marketing organizations amplified reach and exposure, while spending less than they would have otherwise.

“Bermuda is synonymous with yachting, sailing and the luxury lifestyle and Greater Fort Lauderdale is known as the Yachting Capital of the World so the cooperation of our two destinations serves to elevate both,” says Stacy Ritter, President and CEO of Visit Lauderdale. “With Bermuda firmly established with leisure travelers in the luxury lifestyle consumer segment this affiliation helps in our branding as Greater Fort Lauderdale continues to build new luxury hotels, restaurants and retail. It’s a win-win for both destinations.”

Leaders from both destinations agree there is a great deal of synergy since they appeal to similar audiences at different times of the year and travelers who have only been to one of the destinations would find the other appealing. For seafarers departing from or headed to Fort Lauderdale by yacht, Bermuda is an important port-o-call for vessels in transition to and from the Mediterranean.

“Attracting superyachts to Bermuda as well as the kind of visitor who enjoys a chartered yacht vacation are important National Tourism Plan objectives for our organization over the next few years,” says Glenn Jones, Interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority. “I’m optimistic this partnership with Visit Lauderdale helps us to reach our goals sooner and speed up the tourism recovery. Simultaneously, the publicity we generate will make Bermuda relevant to countless more travelers attracted to our island lifestyle at a variety of price points.”

“Yachts shape the look, feel and personality of both Greater Fort Lauderdale and Bermuda,” says Bob Denison, President & Founder of Denison Yachting, based in Fort Lauderdale. “Partnering to promote the economic importance of the yachting industry and the picturesque setting it provides for visitors to both destinations makes total sense and we are onboard to support the initiative.”

For its portion of the joint campaign, Greater Fort Lauderdale will work with NBC Sports Network anchor Townsend Bell, who covers the annual FLIBS event for the network, to produce new video content featuring the area’s on-the-water lifestyle and laid-back luxury to enhance its existing destination content. Bermuda brings strong contacts to the partnership in the area of marine industry and luxury lifestyle marketing.

The two destinations will work with Marine Industries Association of South Florida and Informa Markets, the respective owner and operator of FLIBS, to build added presence for Greater Fort Lauderdale and Bermuda during the 2021 show, which takes place October 27-31, 2021 in Fort Lauderdale, as well as future boat show and other event opportunities.

Find videos and images here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vqr8o7ocb6ke3dn/AABTxP20NPVVymSKDc1j8gG9a?dl=0.

About Visit Lauderdale
Visit Lauderdale is the official destination marketing organization for Greater Fort Lauderdale and serves as the tourism department for Broward County, Florida. Visit Lauderdale promotes the area’s 31 municipalities to a global audience of leisure and business travelers, and books conventions into the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center and area hotels and resorts. For more information visit: sunny.org and follow @VisitLauderdale on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

About the Bermuda Tourism Authority
The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) is an independent, non-government entity and the official destination marketing organization for the island country. The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) promotes Bermuda globally as a world-class destination for leisure and group travel and tourism investment. For more information visit:
www.gotobermuda.com/bermudatourism.

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CONTACT: Tiffani Cailor, tcailor@bermudatourism.com, Bermuda Tourism Authority; JoNell Modys, jmodys@broward.org, Visit Lauderdale

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OTTAWA, ON, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ – Since 1994, Canada and France (in respect of Saint Pierre and Miquelon) have co-managed fish stocks, including cod in the 3Ps zone off the south coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Under the Procès-Verbal Agreement, the two countries meet annually to negotiate management measures, including the total allowable catch (TAC) of shared stocks in the North Atlantic.

Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan announced that an agreement in principle has been reached with France regarding 3Ps cod for the 2021 fishing season. Both countries intend to support a TAC of 1,346 t, a 50 per cent TAC reduction from last year.

Given that the stock is in the critical zone, a TAC reduction is necessary. The reduced fishing effort will allow the fishery to remain open, while promoting growth of the stock.

Additionally, Canada has committed to work with stakeholders and harvesters over the coming year to develop a rebuilding plan for 3Ps cod in advance of 2022 discussions, and to continue with full, robust, and comprehensive science assessments on this important species. This will help create a more sustainable fishery for future generations.

Furthermore, Canada and France have agreed in principle on a rollover of TACs for 3Ps Witch flounder, Unit 2 Redfish, and 3Ps Iceland scallop, and to maintain a moratorium for 3Ps American plaice.

Canada values the long-standing Procès-Verbal Agreement with France and intends to implement the negotiated outcomes of this year’s meetings.

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“We know how important cod is to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, both economically and culturally. Currently, the best available science tells us that 3Ps cod is in the critical zone, and we need to act now. The reduction in TAC will provide some stability to the fishery, while helping protect the health of the stocks. These decisions are difficult, but the actions taken today will strengthen the fishery and the livelihoods of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians for generations to come.”

The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast

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Canada entered the negotiations recommending no directed fishery for 3Ps cod, based on the best available science and consistent with Fishery and Oceans Canada’s Precautionary Framework Approach, which requires removals be kept at the lowest possible level until a stock clears the critical zone.
The science assessment for 3Ps cod places the stock in the critical zone at 38 per cent of the limit reference point, down from 40 per cent last year. 3Ps cod has been in the critical zone since the early 2000s. A 50 per cent reduction of the TAC provides a 75 per cent probability of some stock growth by 2023.
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SINGAPORE, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Caribbean International today announced Quantum of the Seas will continue sailing from Singapore through October 2021. Having resumed sailing in December 2020, Quantum’s 11-month Singapore season will mark the longest yet for one of Asia’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ships. The cruise line introduced Ocean Getaways from Singapore last year with the local government’s CruiseSafe Certification, which confirms the sailings meet the comprehensive health and safety requirements developed with the Singapore government. Following a successful run and high marks from guests, Royal Caribbean first extended the season for three months, through June 2021, and is doing it again for an additional four months thanks to the partnership with the Singapore government.

“We have continued to see an overwhelming demand in Singapore to sail on board Quantum of the Seas. With more than 50,000 guests having cruised with us and zero positive COVID-19 cases to date, holidaymakers can rest assured we are focused on delivering safe, memorable cruise holidays,” said Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International. “Royal Caribbean’s 30-plus sailings in Singapore offer a real-life, validated model of how cruising can be a unique, safe vacation beyond what many other travel options can offer. I’m confident we’ll continue to see how successful cruising can be through a combination of our proven, healthy and safe practices, which are informed by the Healthy Sail Panel’s 74 recommendations, and the rollout of vaccines around the world.”

Singapore residents can continue to satisfy their feelings of wanderlust on 2-, 3- and 4-night Ocean Getaways and enjoy fun-filled activities, next-generation entertainment and world-class dining on board one of Royal Caribbean’s most groundbreaking ships. These new sailings will be available to Singapore residents and open to book on April 13, 2021.

“Our guests have continued to have a fabulous vacation experience with Royal Caribbean, as we continue sailing with our layered health and safety measures developed with the Healthy Sail Panel. In fact, we have seen guest satisfaction ratings jump since we started sailing this past December,” said Angie Stephen, vice president and managing director, Asia-Pacific, Royal Caribbean International.

Quantum will continue to operate with the same set of comprehensive health and safety measures in place, such as COVID-19 testing, reduced sailing capacity, physical distancing measures, enhanced cleaning and sanitizing processes, and industry-leading contact tracing.

“When we started pilot cruises in Singapore, our aim was to regain the confidence of guests by endorsing cruise operators with rigorous hygiene measures. Singapore’s CruiseSafe standards have set a clear benchmark for our cruise partners, who have been diligent in ensuring the measures on board are adhered to. Thus far, we have completed more than 90 sailings with over 120,000 passengers and no reported cases of COVID-19 spreading on board,” said Annie Chang, Director, Cruise, Singapore Tourism Board.

As the broader travel and tourism industry reopens around the world, holidaymakers who are looking for an adventure can be confident in cruise ship safety. Since July 2020, Royal Caribbean Group has carried more than 100,000 guests on 152 cruises in Asia and Europe. This extension follows months of successful cruises in Singapore, with more than 50,000 guests who have sailed aboard Quantum to date, as well as the recently announced plans for the highly anticipated Odyssey of the Seas to cruise from Haifa, Israel, Jewel of the Seas sailing from Cyprus, Anthem of the Seas sailing from the UK and cruises from The Bahamas with Adventure of the Seas and Bermuda with Vision of the Seas.

About Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International has been delivering innovation at sea for more than 50 years. Each successive class of ships is an architectural marvel featuring the latest technology and guest experiences for today’s adventurous traveler. The cruise line continues to revolutionize vacations with itineraries to more than 270 destinations in 72 countries on six continents, including Royal Caribbean’s private island destination in The Bahamas, Perfect Day at CocoCay, the first in the Perfect Day Island Collection. Royal Caribbean has also been voted “Best Cruise Line Overall” for 18 consecutive years in the Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards.

Media can stay up to date by following @RoyalCaribPR on Twitter and visiting RoyalCaribbeanPressCenter.com. For additional information or to make reservations, vacationers can call their travel advisor; visit RoyalCaribbean.com; or call (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN.

Royal Caribbean International is applying the recommendations of its Healthy Sail Panel of public health and scientific experts to provide a safer and healthier cruise vacation on all of its sailings. Health and safety protocols, regional travel restrictions and clearance to visit ports of call, are subject to change based on ongoing evaluation, public health standards, and government requirements. U.S. cruises and guests: For more information on the latest health and travel alerts, U.S. government travel advisories, please visit www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/itinerary-updates or consult travel advisories, warnings or recommendations relating to cruise travel on applicable government websites.

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CMA CGM will become the Group’s exclusive commercial carrier on the Transpacific trade to better serve its customers.
APL will focus on its service to the United States Government through its fleet of US-flagged vessels.
The Group reinforces its hub in Singapore to drive its development in the Asia-Pacific region.
The CMA CGM Group will strengthen its service offering and enhance its operations with this more efficient trade organization.

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, continues the simplification of its container trade offering. As part of its continuous drive to offer the most relevant product to its customers, the CMA CGM Group seeks to permanently adjust its operating setup and network. Thanks to its operational efficiency and business agility, the CMA CGM Group is positioned to achieve superior growth while optimizing its cost base. This long-standing strategy allows the Group to adapt to the economic and trade environment.

From 1st October, CMA CGM will become the sole commercial carrier of the Group operating in the Transpacific

The CMA CGM Group is fully committed to ensuring the continuity of the Group’s commercial operations and the highest quality of service levels experienced by its customers. By capitalizing on the expertise, knowledge and footprint of its resources under CMA CGM, the Group will be able to serve its customers more effectively and focus on delivering complete, tailored solutions in the Transpacific market.

As a carrier, APL will focus exclusively on servicing the United States Government

APL, a long-time service partner for the U.S. Government, will leverage its experience providing U.S. Flag services to solidify and enhance the Group’s specialization in this key business segment. APL will also continue its efficient service to the Guam-Pacific trade which directly benefits the people of Guam and Saipan.

Ed Aldridge, President of CMA CGM and APL in the United States, stated: “We are leveraging the very best of CMA CGM and APL, two major carriers in the U.S., to bring our customers an even more focused and streamlined customer experience. This simplification fortifies the Group’s number-one position in the country while enabling us to build upon APL’s rich heritage of U.S. flag-ship operations and service to the United States Government.”

Reinforcing Singapore as Asia-Pacific regional hub

The current CMA CGM regional office and NOL Limited* will be redesigned as a major regional hub from October 1st: CMA CGM Asia Pacific Limited. This Singapore-based hub will drive CMA CGM’s development in the Asia-Pacific region and will focus on delivering end-to-end shipping and logistics solutions. ANL Container Line Pty. Limited will become a subsidiary of CMA CGM Asia Pacific Limited as part of this development.

Stéphane Courquin, Head of CMA CGM Asia Pacific, said: “The reorganization of our Transpacific trade will keep our global network more efficient and diversified. The creation of a new Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore demonstrates our dedication to serve the region as we take supply chain efficiency to the next level, leveraging our expertise in shipping and logistics.”

The CMA CGM Group’s strengthened service offering and enhanced operations

With this new development, the Group simplifies its brand strategy with CMA CGM as its global commercial carrier and expert brands supporting its development in dedicated markets:

APL, as the expert carrier in the U.S. Government cargo,
ANL, as the leader in Oceania, its core market
CNC, as the intra-Asia short-sea specialist,
Mercosul Lines, as the Brazilian cabotage expert,
Containerships, as the multimodal transport intra-European leader.

*Neptune Orient Lines Limited (NOL) will be renamed to CMA CGM Asia Pacific Limited. This new Asia-Pacific hub of the CMA CGM Group will oversee trade management of all exports from Asia via CMA CGM, as well as intra-Asia short-sea services through CNC.

An interpretive rule going into effect on Monday, December 17, 2018, will clarify that a claimant in a Section 10(d)(1) action must show that the regulated entity engaged in [1] a practice or regulation that is unjust or unreasonable, and [2] did so on a normal, customary, and continuous basis. This rule follows a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) and public comment on this clarification of the Commission’s interpretation of 46 USC 41102(c).

Section 10(d)(1),46 USC 41102(c), of the Shipping Act of 1984 prohibits unjust and unreasonable practices and regulations related to or connected with receiving, handling, storing or delivering property. Beginning in 2010, the Federal Maritime Commission issued a series of decisions that diverged from prior consistent Commission precedent dating back to 1935 which required that a regulated entity must engage in a practice or regulation on a normal, customary, and continuous basis and that such practice or regulation was unjust or unreasonable in order to be found to have violated 46 USC 41102(c).

The interpretation going into effect restores the standard of what constitutes a practice to its traditional and proper definition under Section 41102(c) of the Shipping Act of 1984. This interpretation reflects the clear intent of Congress and reflects longstanding Commission case law and precedent.

Acting Chairman Michael A. Khouri stated, “I am pleased that the Commission has acted to restore the scope of 46 USC 41102(c) to the proper interpretation of the statutory language of the provision that is, as outline in the NPRM, consistent with the statutory and legislative history, judicial precedent and Commission case law, and comports with accepted rules of statutory construction.”

While this rule may curtail some claims previously brought to the Commission under 46 USC 41102(c), potential claimants continue to enjoy many avenues for redress, including other provisions of the Shipping Act. Additionally, parties could turn to common law, state statutes, admiralty law, and other applicable federal statutes to pursue recovery of losses or damages.

ROTTERDAM: GoodFuels Marine, the world’s first supplier of sustainable low carbon marine fuels, in conjunction with bulker and tanker owner and operator NORDEN A/S, has successfully completed trials of the world’s first zero emission, ‘drop in’ Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)-equivalent marine biofuel – almost entirely reducing all carbon and sulphur emissions.

The culmination of three years extensive research and development with partners including Royal Dutch Boskalis and technology group Wärtsilä, GoodFuels’ Bio-Fuel Oil (BFO) delivers near-zero carbon and Sulphur Oxide (SOx) emissions without any requirement for engine modifications. The trials – which saw hundreds of tonnes of ‘drop in’ BFO taken onboard in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region – were conducted on the 37,000 deadweight tonne (dwt) Handysize product tanker vessel NORD HIGHLANDER as she ran in typical commercial operation in the North and Baltic Seas.

The successful operation effectively means that there is the capability to future-proof fuel requirements for shipowners and operators who are seeking an alternative to both distillates and Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (ULSFO) in order to comply with 2020 0.5% sulphur cap requirements, as well as impending International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction requirements. These requirements include an objective to reduce average carbon intensity from shipping – the amount of carbon emitted for each unit of transport – by at least 40% by 2030, and 70% by 2050.

Dirk Kronemeijer, CEO, GoodFuels Marine, commented:

“We want to greatly thank NORDEN A/S for being a pioneer and for joining us as we take this crucial step towards developing a carbon-busting solution that is scalable, truly sustainable, technically compliant and – crucially – affordable. In our journey so far we have focused on realising the widescale use of bio-marine gas oil (MGO) equivalent biofuel, but for over three years we have been working day and night to develop our BFO solution.

“The importance of its arrival in the market is further underlined by the dual prospect of impending lower sulphur and carbon legislation. Bringing this to market now offers shipping a near-zero carbon and SOx alternative to HFO, and VLSFO – 0.5% blended fossil fuel – both of which will be prevalent in the market post-2020. From this point onwards we want to scale supply as fast as we can in order to actively contribute to the world’s 1.5 degree challenge.”

Jan Rindbo, CEO, NORDEN, added:

“NORDEN is proud to be at the forefront of testing and introducing CO2 neutral fuel that truly makes an impact on the highly important agenda of reducing the carbon footprint of shipping.”

“NORDEN has come a long way in increasing fuel efficiency and has reduced CO2 emissions per tonne cargo transported on owned tanker vessels by 25% between 2007 to 2017. With the newly introduced IMO targets on CO2 reductions, however, it is evident that increased fuel efficiency alone is not enough. We need alternative solutions and with this test, NORDEN has shown a viable method towards reaching these targets.

“Now that we have proven CO2 neutral transport as a viable alternative, I am convinced many carbon-conscious customers will demand this type of transport within a foreseeable future.”

NORDEN A/S and GoodFuels Marine will continue working with each other to gain more experience and scale usage of the fuel as an alternative to HFO, ensuring the realisation of the opportunity to offer commercially attractive carbon-neutral transport to meet customers’ demands.

To support this aim, in 2016 GoodFuels founded The GoodShipping Program to further engage cargo owners in the challenge of combatting shipping’s carbon emissions. In September 2018 the Program announced that five shippers had completely offset the carbon emissions of their cargo by refuelling a vessel with marine biofuels.

About GoodFuels Marine
GoodFuels Marine is a Netherland’s based global pioneer in sustainable marine fuels. The company has created a one-stop shop for marine industry customers integrating the entire supply chain for sustainable marine biofuels. From feedstock to tank, GoodFuels Marine’s proposition covers elements of sourcing feedstock and ensuring its 100% sustainability, the production and refining, the global distribution, quality assurance and marketing programs with ports, governments and end clients. GoodFuels Marine has its operations RSB certified.

GoodFuels Marine is part of the GoodNRG Group, which is active under various labels and companies in sales, marketing, trading, R&D and production of truly sustainable fuels for the transport segments for which biofuels is one of the best or only viable long-term alternative. GoodFuels has a partnership with Varo Energy on the distribution and development of speciality blending solutions for Low Carbon Marine fuels for the ARA region. Learn more about GoodFuels at goodfuels.com

About NORDEN A/S
Founded in 1871 Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S is an independent shipping company incorporated in Denmark and listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen. NORDEN operates a mix of owned and chartered tonnage. In dry cargo, NORDEN is active in a number of vessel types and one of the world’s largest operators of Supramax and Panamax vessels. In tankers, NORDEN is active in the Handysize and MR product tanker vessel types operated through the 50% owned Norient Product Pool.

The solution is complementary to Maersk’s online quoting solutions and went live on Monday 20 August. It makes all short-term rates – also known as FAK rates – available close to instantly for Maersk customers on the CargoSphere platform.

Maersk is currently working with the first customers on the platform and expect to scale the solution to be widely available to its CargoSphere customers by the end of 2019.

Liezel du Toit, Senior Director, Senior Product Owner, Maersk, said, “We are very excited that our collaboration with CargoSphere has allowed us to take this important step in making it easier for our customers to ship with us. They should be spending time on their business, not on updating our rates in their systems”.

The solution will offer signinficant time and cost savings. Rate management and subsequent rate dissemination will, in many cases, improve to be handled within hours whereas it can take days in the current setup. Other benefits include improved data accuracy, online access to timely rates for better decision making, faster reconciliation of invoices and faster quoting to customers for freight forwarders and Non Vessel Owning Common Carriers (NVOCCs).

This move marks another step in the Maersk digital transformation and helps us to offer advanced, industry-leading digital solutions that improve the customer experience.

Carsten Frank Olsen, Senior Director and Global Head of eCommerce at Maersk, said, “This move marks another step in the Maersk digital transformation and helps us to offer advanced, industry-leading digital solutions that improve the customer experience. Our customers require a faster and simpler way to manage freight rates. Working with CargoSphere we are pleased to be able to deliver this.”

The solution is available across all geographies in the Maersk, Seago Line, MCC, Safmarine and SeaLand brands. Maersk is looking into introducing similar solutions in other digital rate distribution platforms available in the market.

Over the last few decades the Arctic Ocean has experienced a rapid reduction in both the extent and volume of sea ice. These changes, caused by the global
temperature increases, have opened up previously inaccessible shipping lanes and made possible the extraction of major natural reserves of fossil fuels. Following these changes in the Arctic environment, the last decade has seen an influx of maritime activities in the segments of liquid bulk shipping, offshoring and cruise tourism. The Arctic is one of the last frontiers on our planet and consequently the need to shed light on marine activities in and around the Arctic Ocean has arisen. The aim of this study is to address and analyze some of these challenges and opportunities in the spheres of both the private and public sector.

On the industry level previous and ongoing projects are mapped out for each of the four major maritime sectors. This involves liner shipping, bulk shipping, offshoring and cruise tourism. Additionally the possibilities and challenges are analyzed qualitatively, with a particular focus on the future prospects for each of these four sectors, from a combination of past literature and economic theory. As a part of the chapter on the opportunities for the liner shipping sector in the Arctic a quantitative economic analysis is performed. The aim of the quantitative analysis is to examine the economic feasibility of transporting containerized goods using the Northern Sea Route (NSR) between Northern Europe and East Asia as an alternative to the Suez Canal Route (SCR). More specifically the study will aim to determine when (if ever) the investment in an ice-reinforced container ship operating along the NSR would be preferable to an investment in an open water vessel solely navigating the SCR.

Finally this report presents a descriptive analysis of the political and regulative environment is executed, with an emphasis on how the regulatory environment is created. The aim is to facilitate how these political and regulative institutions impact the future prospects for maritime activities in the Arctic. The analysis will investigate international cooperation and unilateral standards, focusing on how each of these scenarios affects regional stability. This is performed in a theoretical framework incorporating the past, present and future. This provides a holistic overview of how the Arctic regimes are interlinked and thus creates the regulatory space, which companies operate within.

The findings of the report conclude that major opportunities for the maritime sector exist if the ice cover on the Arctic Ocean continues to decline. The sector of dry bulk and offshoring are currently the sectors with the largest potential as the Arctic hosts and abundance of the natural resource. The results from the quantitative study on the feasibility of liner shipping across the NSR indicate that Arctic liner shipping may become economically feasible around 2040, if the ice cover continues to diminish at the present rate. The possibility of a major expansion of the maritime activities within the sectors of bulk, offshoring and liner shipping before midcentury rests upon several crucial assumptions which are all subject to major uncertainties. These uncertainties include the hazardous environmental conditions, port and infrastructure availability and high costs of operation compared to the southern shipping lanes. Additionally the Arctic Ocean lacks an international governmental and regulative framework in combination with high entry costs creates uncertainty for the maritime industry seeking to operate in and around the Arctic Ocean.

The calculations presented in the liner shipping quantitative study, are based on a calculation tool specifically designed to support the conclusions of the case study. This calculation tool, available for download along with the report, allows researchers and industry professionals to insert the specifications of a given vessel, along with environmental and economic parameters in order to obtain information on the feasibility of transporting containerized cargo along the NSR.
Specifically, the model allows the user to determine the year when the investment in an ice reinforced container ship operating along the NSR during the navigation (and the SCR at other times), will become favorable compared to an ordinary container ship solely operating on the SCR.

Article is Courtesy of Copenhagen Business School – Maritime

A.P. Moller – Maersk and Royal Vopak, an independent tank storage operator active in the heart of Rotterdam’s bunker environment, have agreed to this first joint initiative which will cater for circa 20% of Maersk global demand, enabling A.P. Moller – Maersk to deliver approximately 2.3mt per year.

As an anchor tenant in the modified facilities this agreement will enable Maersk, as well as any other interested third parties, to supply vessels trading with and inside Europe with compliant fuel. “We trust that this initiative will put to rest some of the concerns the industry has on fuel availability as well as secure our continued competitiveness in the market,” says Niels Henrik Lindegaard, Head of Maersk Oil Trading, a division of A.P. Moller – Maersk.

Member States within the International Maritime Organization, IMO, recently recognized that there are still some reservations and challenges relating to fuel handling and compatibility and this project plays a key role in providing A.P. Moller – Maersk with supply chain assurance looking at both quality and quantity of the compliant fuel. The facility, at Vopak Terminal Europoort, allows A.P. Moller – Maersk safely blending, storing and handling different fuel types to ensure full compliance with the 0,5% sulphur cap.

“We are very proud to serve A.P. Moller – Maersk with this dedicated 0,5% sulphur bunkering point in the heart of Rotterdam. With A.P. Moller – Maersk as an anchor customer, Vopak demonstrates the focus to position itself in the 0,5% sulphur fuels bunker market. We are dedicated to serve our customers to comply with the IMO 2020 regulations in the key global bunker hubs around the world,” says Hari Dattatreya, Global Oil Director Royal Vopak.

This long-term commitment with Vopak prepares A. P. Moller – Maersk for the paradigm-shift of the 2020 IMO rules on sulphur, which will be a game changer for the entire industry.

Federal Maritime Commission Managing Director Karen V. Gregory today announced that Mr. Benjamin K. Trogdon has been selected to become the Director of the Bureau of Enforcement (BOE), succeeding Mr. Brian L. Troiano who is retiring this month.

Mr. Trogdon joined the FMC in July 2000 and serves as a Trial Attorney in BOE. He will assume his new duties effective August 5, 2018.

“The Bureau of Enforcement is one of the key line activities of the Federal Maritime Commission. Mr. Troiano was a strong leader of the BOE team. We appreciate and value his dedicated service to the Commission and the shipping public and wish him well in his retirement. I have full confidence that Mr. Trogdon will be a very effective leader and manager of the Bureau as it works to ensure competition and integrity for America’s ocean supply chain,” said Ms. Gregory.

During his tenure at the FMC, Mr. Trogdon has also served as an Attorney-Advisor in the Office of the General Counsel. Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Trogdon served as a maritime attorney in private practice. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina and a Juris Doctorate degree from the Vermont Law School.