Tag: Canada

The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC), representing Canada's oil and gas drilling sector, is lobbying the government for a 50-per-cent-refundable tax credit for drillers seeking to develop and deploy new carbon abatement technologies.

Although an estimated 70 to 80% of the goods we use in our daily lives is brought to us by ships, the complex laws and regulations that keep shipping working only get the public’s attention when there’s a dramatic event at sea or there’s a problem with supply chains, Canadian not-for-profit and independent research centre Clear Seas notes.

Responding to media reports that Canada and Russia have written letters to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), stating their reasons for not implementing the 2024 prohibition on heavy fuel oil (HFO), Dr Sian Prior, lead advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance, raised concerns.

A report from Canada's Auditor General, Karen Hogan found that the federal government has not addressed long‑standing issues affecting its surveillance of Canada’s Arctic waters.

The US, the European Union, Japan, Canada, Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom committed to taking swift action to address the two climate and energy security crises the world faces, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.

Canada announced the creation of a Canadian Green Shipping Corridors Framework, in addition to the country's entry into the Zero-Emission Shipping Mission.

The Canadian Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, announced the completion of the Ports Modernization Review, which aims to advance the role of Canada Port Authorities and optimize their current and future roles.

The International Group and the Canadian Ship Source Oil Pollution Fund (SOPF) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Ottawa on 4th October to strengthen the ties between the two organisations and to ensure that the International Group Clubs and the Fund work in a collective and co-operative manner to handle claims in the event of a future significant ship sourced oil spill in Canadian waters.

EverWind and Svitzer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deploy one of the world’s first green fuel powered commercial tug vessels in the Canso Strait in Nova Scotia.

Panama, Norway, and Uruguay, expressed their support for the brand new Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative, in which Canada and the United Arab Emirates are already signatories.