Browsing Tag
Marine
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News, insights and analysis regarding the adoption of electric boats and other water vessels and marine vehicles in Canada.
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
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
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
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