Port Saint John – Fighting food insecurity

Port Saint John, a major economic driver in the region, is positioned for growth but also recognizes the important role we must play in our community’s social wellbeing. Saint John has the highest rates of poverty...

Collaborative project – 2020 Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy

Sustainable, innovative, and cooperative vision: The Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy (Strategy) is an innovative collaboration among four ports – Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, Northwest Seaport Alliance, and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in British…

Port Saint John – Sustainable Cruise Tourism

While cruising is currently suspended in Canadian waters due to COVID-19, our cruise business development team is busy working on improving the passenger experience when tourists visit Port Saint John. They have several new initiatives which...

Port Saint John – Free Wi-Fi for Seafarers

The COVID-19 pandemic has created what the International Maritime Organization refers to as a “growing humanitarian crisis” for seafarers. With travel restrictions leaving tens of thousands of workers stuck aboard ships, many issues have arisen, one...

Northwest Seaport Alliance – Clean Truck Program

Under the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, the ports of Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Northwest Seaport Alliance collectively set a goal of having 2007 or newer engine year trucks exclusively serving container terminals....

Port of Montreal – Grand Quay development project

The Grand Quay of the Port of Montreal is a new urban space developed by the Montreal Port Authority (MPA). Located between the river and the city in the heart of Old Montreal, it features a...

Port of Vancouver – Sustainability Governance

The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest port, and the third largest in North America in terms of annual tonnes of cargo. At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority we are moving towards a more sustainable future...

Port consortium – NEPTUNES project

Complaints about noise from seagoing vessels at berth are increasingly becoming an environmental issue. To achieve sustainable port development and operations there is a desire to reduce the problem of noise pollution.

Port of Vancouver – International Collaboration on Vessel Emissions Reduction

Vessel incentive programs and environmental infrastructure are a true case of “the value of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts”. By working together, these opportunities can effect greater change than by continuing to work in relative isolation.