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Why Make Tugs Electric?
Tugs provide an essential service for safe operations in ports and coastal areas. Reducing emissions by going electric contributes to air quality and climate goals.
Tugs provide an essential service for safe operations in ports and coastal areas. Reducing emissions by going electric contributes to air quality and climate goals.
Learn more about LNG and marine shipping in Canadian waters. Discover the role of LNG in reducing commercial marine shipping’s contribution to world air pollution and measures to support the safe transport and use of LNG by ships.
Action at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to regulate emissions from fuel production, and to consider all types of greenhouse gases (GHGs) — not just CO2 — is moving slowly and not receiving much attention. But these regulatory details are probably more important than the headline-grabbing move to target net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Here’s why.