The Government of Canada will invest $2.5 million in the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s (PRPA’s) Fairview Terminal project to provide shore power capacity to container ships through an electric cable management system. Prince Rupert will be the first Canadian port to offer shore power for container ships.
The project is expected to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by up to 4,000 tonnes and criteria air contaminants by 160 tonnes annually by enabling container ships to shut down their engines and connect to the port’s electrical grid while docked. Through this initiative, the Port of Prince Rupert and the Government of Canada are responding to calls from shipping companies in the marine industry for green port services.