The Green Shipping Corridor Technology Program aims to accelerate supply chain decarbonization by helping to remove barriers to the adoption of alternative energy solutions along the Halifax–Hamburg shipping corridor.
In support of the MOU between the Port of Halifax and Port of Hamburg focused on decarbonizing the Halifax-Hamburg corridor, the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) received Government of Canada funding for its project proposal through the Green Shipping Corridor Program (GSCP) in 2025. One of the project components is the GSC Technology Program between The PIER, HPA’s living lab where complex supply chain, transportation and logistics problems are solved, and homePORT, the Hamburg Port Authority’s innovation centre. This GSC Technology Program creates a practical pathway for promising pre-commercial technologies to move toward adoption.
Through a competitive process, the Program connects innovators with port and supply chain partners to test solutions in real operating environments, focusing on alternative-fuel infrastructure, safer engineering, future-fuel readiness, and efficiency gains linked to measurable CO2 reduction. By combining innovation support with direct industry engagement, the Program helps address the gap between technology development and implementation in the marine sector.
Its distinctive model brings together rapid deployment, no matched-funding barrier, bilateral port collaboration, and knowledge mobilization through the Port Innovators Network (PIN). Founded by The PIER, homePORT and OpenTop (the Port of Valencia’s living lab), PIN boosts the adoption of innovation in the global port ecosystem by connecting innovation hub communities to share innovative ideas, project results, experiences, methodologies and best practices. This Program supports individual pilot projects and strengthens shared learning between ports, innovators, and supply chain stakeholders on both sides of the corridor.
As a result, the Program offers a scalable and investable approach to decarbonizing shipping, cargo handling, and hinterland logistics. The Green Shipping Corridor Technology Program brings innovation to practical deployment. It demonstrates how ports can work together internationally to accelerate measurable sustainability outcomes, strengthen resilient trade infrastructure, and advance broader progress toward the UN SDGs 7, 9, 12 and 13.