Our Latest Marine Shipping Research
We facilitate research to identify best practices for safe and sustainable marine shipping in Canada.
Clear Seas
September 13, 2018
Emergency Towing Vessel Needs Assessment
Clear Seas commissioned Vard Marine Inc. to assess emergency towing vessel needs for different types of large commercial ships transiting Canada’s Pacific coast, including container ships, bulk carriers, vehicle carriers, LNG carriers, passenger ships, and tankers.
Clear Seas
March 5, 2018
Vessel Drift and Response Analysis for Canada’s Pacific Coast
Clear Seas commissioned Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC to assess the risk that a disabled vessel could drift aground on Canada’s Pacific coast before help arrives.
Canadian Council of Academies
May 24, 2017
The Value of Commercial Marine Shipping to Canada
The study examines a scope that extends beyond economic impacts and draws conclusions about how marine shipping contributes much to Canadians’ daily lives – whether or not they live in coastal communities.
Clear Seas
April 11, 2017
Leading Systems for Oil Spill Response in Ports – Implications for Canada
This research has examined spill response policies and practices in seven ports in five countries, which has provided a range of national policies and port conditions and practices against which to consider Canadian policies and practices.
Canadian Council of Academies
April 20, 2016
Commercial Marine Shipping Accidents: Understanding the Risks in Canada
This Clear Seas report summarizes the risks of commercial marine shipping accidents across Canada's regions and for different cargo types, while highlighting gaps in understanding and areas for further research.
Angus Reid Institute
April 19, 2016