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ISSUE 4. | DECEMBER 2021
THE LOOKOUT
Your quarterly VMCC update
OVERVIEW:
Happy Holidays Founder's Message
Colleagues and Industry Friends, Fortis: Tilbury Highlight
2021 has been an absolutely amazing year for VMCC! GSTS & Port of Halifax
We have seen so much growth in both our organization
and the valuable work that each of you are doing in the Collaboration Project
face of a global climate emergency.
Congratulations Offshore Design
Recalling our launch on April 30th, we celebrated with
over 100 virtual guests who joined from across North Ltd.
America and overseas, and heard key notes from
VMCC Member Decarbonization
Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister Bernadette
Jordan and Canada's Ocean Superclusters' CEO Kendra Projects
MacDonald.
2021 Fall Forum Recap
Since our launch, VMCC has grown to 40 members and
is gearing up to announce three major pilot projects,
ready for roll out in 2022. We have firmed up an affiliate
Dates to remember:
partnership with Climate Smart, and Lloyds Register has
joined us as a foundational partner. Friday December 24th- VMCC
I want to thank each of you Closed
for your ongoing support. We
Friday January 28th- Steering
could not do this without you.
Committee Meeting
Enjoy a safe and happy
holiday with your loved ones. Thursday February 9th 2022-
All Hands: Member Roundtable
Elisabeth Charmley
VMCC, Executive Director
FortisBC Tilbury to the petroleum-based marine alongside, thereby drastically
Operating Plant & fuels used today. reducing emissions of transient
ships entering the East Coast
Expansion The development of a proposed
ecosystem.
FortisBC has been fuelling local marine jetty adjacent to Tilbury
facilitates ship-to-ship fuelling of Optimization of non-ship
ferries with liquefied natural gas
a new generation of LNG components is widely seen as
(LNG) from its Tilbury LNG
powered trans-Pacific vessels integral to eliminating GHG
facility since 2016. Serving local
and FortisBC is developing an emissions from transient
marine customers through a
expansion to meet this market shipping and VMCC hopes to
world-first on-board truck-to-
demand. work with GSTS and regional
ship bunkering service.
terminal operators to bring this
Fuelling ships with LNG from Canadian Based unique solution to the West
FortisBC’s Tilbury facility is one GSTS & Halifax Port Coast of Canada in 2022.
of the most significant near-term
contributions FortisBC is making
Authority: Sequence
Congratulations
to reduce global GHG emissions. Planning Tool
Offshore
East Coast Canadian innovator,
Global Spatial Technology
Design Ltd.
Solutions (GSTS) Inc. has VMCC would like to
developed a Sequence Planning congratulate Vancouver based
Tool (SPT) with the Halifax Port member, Offshore Designs Ltd.
Authority as part of its' on their award of funding from
OCIANATM suite of vessel ABCMI to develop and
logistics management implement a method for routine
capabilities. bio-fouling surveys of ocean-
Tilbury is unique amongst global The SPT will allow terminal going vessels in BC.
LNG facilities because it is operators to determine the The project will be done in
powered almost entirely by optimal sequence of operations collaboration with BC Ferries
renewable hydroelectricity, for vessels arriving in port and and Bailey Environmental and
giving it an edge in lifecycle the optimal allocation of port enables vessel operators to
emissions analysis. LNG from resources (tugs, pilots, cranes, implement an environmentally
Tilbury can reduce GHG drayage trucks, etc.) to minimize responsible hull and propeller
emissions 27 per cent compared idling time both at anchor and cleaning solution for their fleets.
VMCC Member Decarbonization Projects
Electrification and hybridization of BC vessels underway to reduce emissions:
BC Ferries -2 newbuild battery-hybrid vessels in service, 5 more on order. Designed ready for all-electric
operation
Seaspan Ferries - 2 vessels retrofitted for battery hybrid, 2 more on order.
HaiSea Marine (Haisla Nation and Seaspan) has ordered two all-electric harbour tugs.
Inland Ferries - A new electric-ready vessel is currently under construction in Nelson BC, and the vessel is
expected to enter service in 2023.
Corvus Energy - Almost 350 million liters of diesel saved and almost 1 billion kg of CO2 reduced by vessels using
Corvus batteries around the world.
Seaspan Ferry Corporation - Seaspan Ferry Corporation is first operator of a marine vessel powered by
renewable LNG on the West Coast of North America.
FortisBC - In the coming weeks, FortisBC will reach 4,000 successful on-board LNG bunker events since late
2016.
FALL FORUM
HIGHLIGHTS
Ship Owners Summit
Corvus Energy hosted VMCC at it's
facility in Richmond, for our first
Annual Ship Owners Summit. Kicking
off with a tour of their recently
modernized facility, followed by an in
depth discussion between regional
and global ship owners.
Networking Event
VMCC was proud to host our first in
person networking event since our
founding in early 2020. Held at
Steamworks Brewpub and sponsored
by Canada's Ocean Startup Project,
members came together to discuss
maritime decarbonization and ways
to accelerate the transition to zero.
Technical Sessions
Moving into 2022, VMCC will continue to VMCC would like to thank all of our
host its annual forum in a virtual format members and industry partners who
complemented by hybrid events. This contributed to the forum as moderators,
year speakers joined us from across speakers and sponsors. The contribution
North America and Europe to tackle of your time and insights are very much
topics related to decarbonization. appreciated. Thank you.
VMCC is thankful to our sponsors
VMCC Champions Vard Marine Inc. Pacific Institute for Climate
Association of British Columbia VoltSafe Inc. Solutions (PICS)
Marine Industries Wartsila Radicle Balance
Ballard Power Systems Inc. Robert Allan Ltd.
BC Ferries
VMCC Members Schneider Electric
Brightspot Climate Inc. AES Engineering Seaspan ULC
Chamber of Shipping Aspin Kemp & Associates Synergy Enterprises
Canadian Hydrogen Full cell Association of British Columbia Techsol Marine
Association (CHFCA) Marine Industries Teekay
Corvus Energy Inc. BC Bioenergy Network The University of British
Council of Marine Carriers BC Maritime Employers Columbia (Green Shipping
Dasivedo Design & Consultancy Association Project)
Det Norsk Veritas (DNV) Brightspot Climate Inc. Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
Fortis BC Energy Inc. Canada's Ocean Startup Project Vancouver Maritime Museum
HTEC (Hydrogen Technology Capilano Maritime Design Ltd. Vard Marine Inc.
Energy Corporation) Chamber of Shipping VoltSafe Inc.
Lloyds Register Canada Ltd. Corvus Energy Inc. Wartsila
METIS Cyberspace Technology Dasivedo Design & Consultancy
(Canada) Inc. Foreship LLC VMCC
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada Fortis BC Energy Inc. Foundational
LLP Global Spacial Technology
Solutions Inc.
Partners
Pacific Basin
Green Marine Lloyds Register
Port of Prince Rupert
Iain Braidwood Consulting Ltd. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
Robert Allan Ltd.
Lloyds Register Canada Ltd. LLP
Schneider Electric
Seaspan Ship Management METIS Cyberspace Technology VMCC
Seaspan ULC (Canada) Inc.
Event Sponsors
Shipping Federation of Canada Norton Rose Fulbright Canada
LLP Hull Wiper
SWIRE Bulk
Oceans North METIS Cyberspace Technology
The University of British
Offshore Designs Ltd. (Canada) Inc.
Columbia
Canada's Ocean Startup Project
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LET'S DO MORE-
LET'S DO BETTER-
TOGETHER.
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