Canada’s Seaspan Ferries, which operates between Vancouver Island and the Canadian mainland, has just fitted the first of two vessels with the Wärtsilä ANCS SmartDock autodocking system.
Wärtsilä ANCS (Automation, Navigation & Control Systems) says that delivery of this first system “marks a significant step towards autonomous docking and undocking operations, making maritime activities safer and more efficient” and that the SmartDock system enables Seaspan to perform autonomous docking...
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with partners from across the port community, is testing various low- and zero-emission fuels and technologies at the Port of Vancouver, as part of efforts to phase out all port-related emissions by 2050 in support of the Government of Canada’s goal.
According to Port of Vancouver, through the Low-Emission Technology Initiative, a joint initiative between the port authority and the Province of British Columbia, the port authority and the province...
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Seaspan became the first Canadian marine company to pilot the use of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by its LNG-powered fleet. Seaspan expects that data from the pilot will confirm that, by using RNG, greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by upwards of 85...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/seaspan-ferries-believes-in-carbon-neutral-renewable-natural-gas/
SeaspanLNG has secured approval in principle (AIP) with Bureau Veritas, for the design of a 7,600-cbm LNG bunker vessel. The post Bureau Veritas approves SeaspanLNG’s bunker vessel appeared…
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The hybrid ferries are scheduled to go into operation in 2021.
British Columbia operator Seaspan Ferries is getting two more liquefied natural gas hybrid ferries built at Damen Shipyards Mangalia in Romania.
The roll-on/roll-off vessels will join Seaspan’s first two 148.9mx26m (488’x85’) LNG hybrid vessels, delivered by Damen in 2016 and 2017. The new vessels will have 209 cubic meters LNG storage onboard and 2 megawatt-hours of battery storage.
The ferries will be classed by Bureau Veritas, and enter service in the Vancouver region in 2021 as part of...
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Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is to build two LNG – battery hybrid ferries for Seaspan Ferries by 2021.