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SolarDuck and partners awarded DEI subsidy to build and test Offshore Floating Solar platform ‘Merganser’
€ 7.8m DEI+ subsidy to fund full-scope research programme, incl. solar platform integration in North Sea offshore wind farms Dutch Offshore Floating Solar (OFS) consortium Merganser has received a 7.8m EUR project subsidy from RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) to...
Anchors aweigh for new mobile marine classroom in Prince Rupert
As of September, students at Coast Mountain College have been gaining hands-on experience with a new mobile marine classroom. The new boat, named Na Malsga Aks, serves students as a mobile classroom, complete with the latest technology for field studies off the Prince...
A safe fleet and green seas
Albion Marine Solutions, North America's leading marine engineering company, provides reliable, professional, and cost-effective engineering, consultancy, and project management services to the shipping industry worldwide in marine, offshore, and oil & gas. Albion...
TECK and SAAM Towage to Deploy Electric Tugs at Neptune Terminal
Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TECK.A and TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) (“Teck”) and SAAM Towage (“SAAM”) today announced an agreement to deploy two electric tug boats at Neptune Terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia (B.C.) in support of Teck’s climate goals, which will mark...
Two ship island class service and the ripple effect for BC ferries customers
Six months seems like a natural time to pause, look back, and reflect on how things have gone for BC Ferries’ customers utilizing two-ship service on the Gabriola – Nanaimo run. The Island Class takeover began April 12 when Island Gwawis and Island Kwigwis assumed the...
Gitxaala And Seaspan Launch Ship Escort and Docking Service in Prince Rupert
Today, Gitxaala Nation, through Gitxaala Enterprises Corporation, partners with Seaspan Marine Corporation (Seaspan) to announce the official launch of their Prince Rupert ship escort and docking service. Beginning January 1, 2023, the partnership between Gitxaala...
