Canada and Spain strengthen cooperation to advance cleaner shipping

MADRID, Spain, July 23, 2026 /CNW/ — Canada continues to work with international partners to advance the decarbonization of the marine sector and strengthen its sustainable supply chains.

The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, was in Europe this week to sign a multi-port, multi-jurisdiction Green Shipping Corridors Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spain. This agreement supports Canada’s efforts to strengthen international trade relationships, enhance competitiveness and promote more resilient supply chains through international collaboration.

Spain joins Canada and Germany as the third country part of this MoU supporting the development of the Atlantic Green Shipping Corridor, strengthening sustainable shipping connections between Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Supported by major ports, fuel producers, shippers and industry partners across Canada and Europe, the initiative brings together partners to advance green shipping corridors through collaboration on clean fuels, innovative technologies, and modern port infrastructure.

Green shipping corridors are a key pillar of the Government of Canada’s efforts to reduce emissions from the marine sector by accelerating the adoption of cleaner fuels and technology. They help strengthen supply chains, support clean fuel trade, and create new opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses, building one strong Canadian economy for all. 

Earlier in the week, Minister MacKinnon also participated in the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. This global event provided an opportunity to showcase Canada’s expertise in aerospace and promote Canada’s world-leading aerospace industry.

Canada’s aviation expertise is a major driver of the economy. From releasing a blueprint for sustainable aviation fuels to ensuring the next generation of aircraft is safe, secure, accessible, and innovative, the Government of Canada works alongside industry to strengthen aviation safety and security while fostering innovation, sustainability, and economic growth. Through Transport Canada’s certification of new aircraft and technologies, Canada is helping bring innovative aviation solutions to market while maintaining the highest safety standards.

While in Europe, Minister MacKinnon also met with his counterparts from the United Kingdom and Spain to strengthen collaboration on shared transportation priorities such as high-speed rail, decarbonization, and private sector investments in airport infrastructure.

“The Atlantic Green Shipping Corridor MoU demonstrates what can be achieved through international collaboration. I welcome Spain as the newest signatory to this growing partnership, joining Canada and Germany in advancing cleaner shipping routes and sustainable trade. By working together to accelerate the adoption of clean fuels and clean technologies, we are helping reduce emissions while strengthening the supply chains that connect Canada to global markets.” 

The Honourable Steven MacKinnon
Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Canada and Spain are partners and allies that enjoy a strong relationship based on shared values, strong people-to-people ties, and mutually beneficial commercial relations.In 2024, two-way goods and services trade between Canada and Spain totaled $7.9 billion. Mineral ores, cereals, and machinery rank among the top three products Canada exported to Spain that year.On December 16, 2024, the Minister of Transport signed the Atlantic Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of Canada. To date, Germany, and now Spain, has joined as signatories, and several Canadian stakeholders have joined as endorsers, including port authorities, terminal operators, and clean fuel suppliers.During the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Canada signed the Clydebank Declaration to support the establishment of zero-emission maritime routes between two or more ports, known as green shipping corridors.Canadian stakeholders have been leaders in this area by signing agreements to pursue green shipping corridors on routes including Montreal-Antwerp, Halifax-Hamburg, and Pacific Northwest-Alaska. Canada is also working with several partners to pursue additional green shipping corridors.As a major maritime nation and a growing leader in green hydrogen and renewable fuel production, Spain is well positioned to support cleaner maritime transportation and clean energy cooperation with Canada. Spain’s signature of the Atlantic MoU recognizes the strategic relationship between Canada and Spain and our shared interest in diversifying our trading partners, strengthening resilient supply chains and enhancing energy security, while advancing cleaner marine transportation. 

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Canada and Spain strengthen cooperation to advance cleaner shipping

MADRID, Spain, July 23, 2026 /CNW/ — Canada continues to work with international partners to advance the decarbonization of the marine sector and strengthen its sustainable supply chains.

The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, was in Europe this week to sign a multi-port, multi-jurisdiction Green Shipping Corridors Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spain. This agreement supports Canada’s efforts to strengthen international trade relationships, enhance competitiveness and promote more resilient supply chains through international collaboration.

Spain joins Canada and Germany as the third country part of this MoU supporting the development of the Atlantic Green Shipping Corridor, strengthening sustainable shipping connections between Canada, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Supported by major ports, fuel producers, shippers and industry partners across Canada and Europe, the initiative brings together partners to advance green shipping corridors through collaboration on clean fuels, innovative technologies, and modern port infrastructure.

Green shipping corridors are a key pillar of the Government of Canada’s efforts to reduce emissions from the marine sector by accelerating the adoption of cleaner fuels and technology. They help strengthen supply chains, support clean fuel trade, and create new opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses, building one strong Canadian economy for all. 

Earlier in the week, Minister MacKinnon also participated in the Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom. This global event provided an opportunity to showcase Canada’s expertise in aerospace and promote Canada’s world-leading aerospace industry.

Canada’s aviation expertise is a major driver of the economy. From releasing a blueprint for sustainable aviation fuels to ensuring the next generation of aircraft is safe, secure, accessible, and innovative, the Government of Canada works alongside industry to strengthen aviation safety and security while fostering innovation, sustainability, and economic growth. Through Transport Canada’s certification of new aircraft and technologies, Canada is helping bring innovative aviation solutions to market while maintaining the highest safety standards.

While in Europe, Minister MacKinnon also met with his counterparts from the United Kingdom and Spain to strengthen collaboration on shared transportation priorities such as high-speed rail, decarbonization, and private sector investments in airport infrastructure.

“The Atlantic Green Shipping Corridor MoU demonstrates what can be achieved through international collaboration. I welcome Spain as the newest signatory to this growing partnership, joining Canada and Germany in advancing cleaner shipping routes and sustainable trade. By working together to accelerate the adoption of clean fuels and clean technologies, we are helping reduce emissions while strengthening the supply chains that connect Canada to global markets.” 

The Honourable Steven MacKinnon
Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Canada and Spain are partners and allies that enjoy a strong relationship based on shared values, strong people-to-people ties, and mutually beneficial commercial relations.In 2024, two-way goods and services trade between Canada and Spain totaled $7.9 billion. Mineral ores, cereals, and machinery rank among the top three products Canada exported to Spain that year.On December 16, 2024, the Minister of Transport signed the Atlantic Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of Canada. To date, Germany, and now Spain, has joined as signatories, and several Canadian stakeholders have joined as endorsers, including port authorities, terminal operators, and clean fuel suppliers.During the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Canada signed the Clydebank Declaration to support the establishment of zero-emission maritime routes between two or more ports, known as green shipping corridors.Canadian stakeholders have been leaders in this area by signing agreements to pursue green shipping corridors on routes including Montreal-Antwerp, Halifax-Hamburg, and Pacific Northwest-Alaska. Canada is also working with several partners to pursue additional green shipping corridors.As a major maritime nation and a growing leader in green hydrogen and renewable fuel production, Spain is well positioned to support cleaner maritime transportation and clean energy cooperation with Canada. Spain’s signature of the Atlantic MoU recognizes the strategic relationship between Canada and Spain and our shared interest in diversifying our trading partners, strengthening resilient supply chains and enhancing energy security, while advancing cleaner marine transportation. 

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SAN DIEGO, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today at San Diego Comic-Con, Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. unveiled the RG Project, a next-generation Gundam initiative that expands the franchise into a new universe across anime, a video game, and various other media built around a new world envisioned by acclaimed science-fiction filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Star Wars: Visions Volume 3), with worldbuilding developed together with Toh EnJoe. Anchoring the initiative is the upcoming anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, directed by Kamiyama and animated by SOLA ANIMATION, launching in 2027.

The RG Project is a bold new vision for Gundam: A multi-media universe crafted by Kamiyama, in which entries share a narrative spanning generations within one continuous world. The initiative brings together the anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO and the upcoming, high-mobility action game, GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, each depicting the shared universe from a different perspective.

Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO opens this new saga, set roughly 100 years before the events of GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, telling the beginning of the story and how this world came to be. GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, picks up generations later in a future shaped by accumulated events depicted in the anime. The anime and game come together for an experience that invites Gundam fans to immerse themselves into this new world and make new choices of their own.

Stay tuned for the RG Project as it challenges the Gundam franchise with a bold new vision for the future.

Watch the teaser trailer on the official GUNDAM CHANNEL INTL YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/-OE2vLKjJZc

Assets can be found here.

The Story of Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO Begins
The three revelations delivered by the Autonomous Interstellar Object from another galaxy ushered in an age of unprecedented prosperity, allowing humanity to expand across the entire solar system.

Gravity Control. FTL Communication. Cognitive Materialization. Yet less than ten years after its discovery, the Object that had delivered these three revelations suddenly ran rampant, spawning an aggressive, self-proliferating ecosystem.

Humanity came to see this unknown ecosystem as the Apocalypse.

For three months, humanity fought the Apocalypse to a standstill in orbit above Earth. Forced to abandon the planet, humanity marked that year as A.A. 1—the first year After Apocalypse.

By A.A. 45, children born on the Moon and in space colonies have never known life without the Apocalypse.

And on the lunar surface, a boy named Ray Azumi awakens—

Protagonist: Ray Azumi
A war orphan who lost his parents in an Apocalypse attack, he serves as the designated pilot of Gundam ZERO. He is voiced by Takeo Otsuka.

Otsuka:

“It is a tremendous honor to be part of a new entry in the Gundam series. Director Kamiyama’s story gave me plenty to think about, and I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge as I approached each recording session. I’m also incredibly excited to see how this project unfolds as a media-mix project spanning both anime and video games. I hope you’ll look forward to Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO!”

Director/Series Composition: Kenji Kamiyama
Kamiyama is a film director, screenwriter, and creative director known for his work on the acclaimed anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002-2005). He later went on to co-direct the fully CG animated series ULTRAMAN (2019) and Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020) with Shinji Aramaki. Following The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), which received a worldwide theatrical release, Kamiyama served as Supervising Director for Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 (2026), a serialized continuation of The Ninth Jedi (2021).

Kamiyama:

“When I was approached with the idea of creating “a Gundam set in an entirely new timeline, one that is neither the Universal Century nor the Common Era,” I found myself wrestling with all sorts of questions. What would replace the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon? What would become of the Newtype concept? What about Minovsky particles? And where did war fit into all of this? The more I turned over the question of what fundamentally makes Gundam “Gundam,” the further I drifted from the creative excitement that should have been driving the project. So I stepped back and reminded myself: I had been given the chance to create my own Gundam from the ground up for a series I’ve loved for years. What could be more exciting than that? Once I found my way back to that excitement, a fresh and unexpected Gundam began to take shape. That Gundam is Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO.”

About Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO
Title: Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (pronunciation: “Alex Zero”)
Abbreviated forms: RG XARX-ZERO or XARX-ZERO
Planning: SUNRISE
Original Concept: Yoshiyuki Tomino / Hajime Yatate
Director / Series Composition: Kenji Kamiyama
SF Setting Supervisor: Toh Enjoe
Gundam Design: Eiichi Shimizu
Original Character Design: STATO
Character Design / Supervising Animation Director: Miyako Takasu
Music: Go Shiina
Production: SOLA ANIMATION
Produced by: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Official site: https://en.gundam-official.com/
Gundam NA official X: https://x.com/GundamInfoNA/
Recommended hashtags: #XARXZERO
Copyright notation: ©SUNRISE
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GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT Information

GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, part of the RG Project and unveiled at Summer Game Fest on June 5, 2026, is a brand-new action game set in the same universe as the anime. While the anime and game can each be enjoyed as standalone works, experiencing both allows fans to fully appreciate the depth of their shared universe.

We’re pleased to share concept art for the Gundam Helix, the main mobile suit from GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, along with the Apocalypse, here.

Watch the announcement trailer on the official GUNDAM CHANNEL INTL YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J0_2eMtFQM

Inquiries regarding the anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO
BANDAI NAMCO Filmworks Inc.
Gundam Business Division, Promotion Department, Promotion Section
Ito Yayoi (ito.yayoi@bnfw.co.jp)

Inquiries regarding the console game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Cat Tompkins (ctompkins@bnea.com)

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