The Halifax Port Authority was awarded funding up to $22.5 million from Transport Canada through the Green Shipping Corridor Program to prepare the port for the fuels and energy sources of the future.
As explained, the funding builds on existing work at the Port of Halifax including the Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Hamburg. The Port will share next steps and updates as activities take place. According to the Port, major funded project activities include:
- completing a risk assessment for hosting alternative-fuelled vessels
- working with our port partners to support electrification efforts
- investing in equipment to continue lowering emissions from the port
- developing the workforce
- exploring lower carbon fuels including hydrogen, and
- planning for the future by doing foundational work in a series of risk and commercial feasibility studies.
As the global shipping industry continues to take steps to decarbonize, we need to be prepared for the transition. We’re pleased to have been awarded this funding and look forward to embarking on next steps. Thank you to Transport Canada for supporting the Port of Halifax and its partners
… said Fulvio Fracassi, President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority.
