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Halifax firm playing key role in transatlantic vessel-to-grid pilot project

Nova Scotia software maker BlueGrid and UK marine charging leader Aqua superPower are heading up a consortium showcasing the ability of electric marine vessels to both receive and supply energy to the grid

Mehanaz Yakub

Jul 22, 2024

5 minute read

CIB opens up loan program to marine projects with $75-million BC Ferries deal

The loan will help BC Ferries finance the purchase of four hybrid electric ferries and install corresponding charging infrastructure

Emma Jarratt

May 22, 2024

2 minute read

Electric tugboats multiply in B.C. waters as SAAM Towage adds two to its fleet

SAAM Towage, the largest marine towage company in the Americas, joins HaiSea Marine in acquiring the Canadian-designed electric tugs

Nicholas Sokic

Mar 15, 2024

2 minute read

Montreal wants to anchor a green shipping corridor between Quebec and Newfoundland

The Port of Montreal, with its partners, are exploring ways to integrate alternative fuels and adopt electric technologies that will help to create a green shipping corridor between Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador

Mehanaz Yakub

Jan 25, 2024

6 minute read

PEI Fishermen’s Association seeks vendor proposals for pilot hybrid vessel propulsion program

Hybrid or alternative fuel technologies for inshore vessels will be trialed and evaluated during the 2024 commercial fishing season

Prince Edward Island Fishermens Association

Aug 24, 2023

3 minute read

HaiSea Marine debuts Canada’s first all-electric tugboat off Vancouver

The HaiSea Wamis, flagship of Haisea Marine, a Haisla Nation-Seaspan ULC joint venture , is one of three Canadian-designed electric tugs that will service a new LNG export facility in Kitimat, B.C.

Josh Kozelj

Jul 27, 2023

4 minute read

Canadian Coast Guard adopts hybrid-electric vessel, explores low-carbon fuel options

Canada’s seafaring fleet is exploring multiple ways to reduce its carbon emissions with the Canadian Coast Guard opening bids to construct a hybrid-electric fishery research vessel and testing biodiesel blends to lower emissions in its combustion vessels

Emma Jarratt

Oct 6, 2022

3 minute read

Atlantic Canada makes strides to decarbonize commercial marine vessels

With pressure building on the commercial marine sector to decarbonize, stakeholders in the Atlantic Provinces are taking the lead with pilot programs, vessel launches and policy research to develop new solutions for commercial watercraft

Mehanaz Yakub

Aug 29, 2022

8 minute read

Sister electric ferries now en route to Amherst Island and Wolfe Island

The new electric ferries, which are crossing the Atlantic to reach their new Lake Ontario home, will be part of Canada’s ever-growing zero-emissions marine fleet

Mehanaz Yakub

Sep 20, 2021

4 minute read

BC Ferries’ new hybrid-electric vessels just the start of a major electrification push

In an exclusive interview, BC Ferries CEO Mark Collins outlines his plan to convert at least half of the operator’s 36-vessel fleet to electric, updates his pitch for government support, and reflects on a disappointing lack of interest from Canadian shipyards

Kerry Banks

Sep 11, 2021

6 minute read