by CS | Mar 24, 2021 | Environment, Other, Tom Peters
By Tom Peters The federal government’s ban on cruise ships entering the country’s ports for the second straight year indicates an obvious need for diversification of revenue streams for some ports in Atlantic Canada, especially those that depend heavily on dollars...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2020 | Environment, Keith Norbury, Other
By Keith Norbury Five companies received awards this summer from the Prince Rupert Port Authority for their environmental stewardship efforts. Winners of the annual Green Wave awards included first-time recipients Ocean Network Express and Pacific Basin in addition to...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2020 | Environment, Other
The Innovative Vehicle Institute (IVI), Propulsion Quebec and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), in collaboration with Adria Power Systems, Dana TM4, Fournier et fils, and Nouveau Monde Graphite, have announced the development of a new electric propulsion...
by CanadianSailings | Dec 8, 2020 | Environment, Mark Cardwell, Other, Ports and Terminals
By MARK CARDWELL As buried treasures go, centuries-old sediment from the bottom of a bay likely wouldn’t make it onto most people’s Top-Ten list. But for marine bio-geographer Emilie Saulnier-Talbot, the core samples that were extracted from the Bay of Sept-Îles this...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Bruce Striegler, Business and Economy, Environment, Other
By R. Bruce Striegler The website of a newly established British company, Carnot Engines, says, “The off-grid energy and long-haul transport sectors, unregulated until the last decade, must become net-zero by 2050. Battery technology is unsuitable due to cost and...
by CanadianSailings | Nov 8, 2020 | Business and Economy, Environment, Other, Ports and Terminals
Environmental protection has long been part of the Montreal Port Authority’s (MPA) DNA through its initiatives to protect wildlife, natural areas and air quality alike. “Our priority is to reduce the environmental footprint of our activities through responsible...