Federal funding for Fairview Container Terminal shore power

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

The funding will include C$1.8m from Transport Canada’s Marine Shore Power Program. Additional contributions include C$700,000 from Western Economic Diversification Canada, C$200,000 from the provincial government of British Columbia, and C$900,000 from the port authority and its partners, CN Rail and Maher Terminals. Construction of the C$3.6m project is expected to be completed in early 2011.

The project will provide shore power capacity supplied by an industry leader in marine shore power systems. Electrical connections will be made through a Cavotec dock connector pit and will include a cable management system providing electrical power directly to the ships. BC Hydro will supply power through its existing purpose-built 69-kilovolt distribution line.