Tag: Port of Vancouver

Seaspan has completed Canada’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering for a containership in the Port of Vancouver on 9 March.

The Port of Vancouver recently authorized LNG bunkering operations to take place within the limits of the port. 

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority commissioned the installation of new navigation aids in eastern Burrard Inlet for safer ship movements.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has issued its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering accreditation, with North Vancouver’s Seaspan Energy now authorized to refuel selected ships calling the Port of Vancouver with LNG.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced the expansion of a centralized scheduling system for marine traffic.

HaiSea Marine, majority owned by Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC, celebrated the arrival of the world’s first fully electric tugboat as it sailed under the Lions Gate Bridge for the first time.

The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project at the Port of Vancouver has received approval from Canada’s Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program reported record-breaking participation rates in its 2022 voluntary underwater noise reduction initiatives to support the recovery of southern resident killer whales.

The Port of Vancouver, together with partners from across the port community, are testing various low- and zero-emission fuels and technologies, as part of the port port’s efforts to phase out all port-related emissions by 2050. 

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) introduced the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority as its newest member, becoming the first port authority to join the initiative which now consists of seventeen members across the maritime ecosystem.