The Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) is marking the tenth anniversary of its Green Wave program, which provides financial incentives to shippers who voluntarily invest in environmentally sustainable practices. Since 2013, commercial vessels have been assessed and allotted savings on their harbour
FortisBC Holdings, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the North American regulated electric and gas utility company, and Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish People, located in the centre of Coast Salish territory, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the Tilbury projects in Canada. According
Action has been taken to minimise the risks of accidents and improve safety of offshore oil & gas infrastructure, but incidents still occur.
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is testing various low-and zero-emission fuels and technologies at the Port of Vancouver, as part of its efforts to phase out all port-related emissions by 2050. Through the Low-Emission Technology Initiative, being implemented by the port authority and the Provin
The Belledune Port Authority (BPA) in Canada has teamed up with Cross River Infrastructure Partners, a U.S.-based project development company focusing on climate-positive technologies, to pursue the use of advanced small modular reactor (aSMR) technology. The development proposes to use aSMR from AR
As part of the Green Shipping Challenge, governments around the world are creating green shipping corridors that will help put the shipping sector on a pathway to align with the 1.5-degree goal this decade.
Pacific Coast governments — California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia — have signed a new Statement of Cooperation (SOC), including a new initiative to pursue zero-carbon shipping and to decarbonize port equipment and operations.
EverWind Fuels, a Nova Scotia-based developer of green hydrogen and ammonia production, and Svitzer, a Danish towage operator and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deploy one of the world’s first green fuel-powered commercial tug vessels in the Canso Stra
The Halifax Port Authority and Hamburg Port Authority have joined hands on decarbonizing the shipping corridor between Halifax, on Canada’s east coast, and Hamburg, along Germany’s northwest coast. The two port authorities signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Hamburg on September 29, 2022. The Mo
Newfoundland-based Port of Argentia and Torrent Capital have set up a joint venture company, Argentia Capital Inc, which will focus on the construction of port infrastructure, and investments in upcoming renewables and oil and gas projects. The establishment of the joint venture comes ahead of a hos
Canada’s Belledune Port Authority (BPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Niedersachsen Ports Wilhelmshaven, Germany, to collaborate on the movement of dry and liquid bulk commodities, and manufactured products, between Canada and Germany, with a focus on clean fuels and green prod
Germany’s shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) and Canadian based Oceanex have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the innovative design of a climate-neutral container roll-on/roll-off (ConRo) vessel.
Canada’s Belledune Port Authority (BPA) has reached an agreement in principle with Cross River Infrastructure Partners to develop a green hydrogen production facility at the northern New Brunswick port that will help meet provincial, federal and global goals of a transition to a clean energy future.
Canadian port authority PortsToronto has renewed its agreement with domestic green energy provider Bullfrog Power Canada to power all of its operations with green energy.
