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Research Spotlight: Dr. Tony R. Walker
“We rely on transporting goods by ship, but we don’t need to maintain the status quo. We can’t maintain the status quo; there is a better way.” – Tony R. Walker
Topic: Shipping Environmental Impacts
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LNG & Marine Shipping – 1
Fuel lifecycle climate warming impact. When comparing the CO2-equivalent emissions of different fuels per 1 tonne of cargo transported 1 km by ship, the climate warming of LNG exceeds that of heavy fuel oil when the amount of methane slip from LNG use is greater than approximately 1% of the volume of LNG.
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LNG & Marine Shipping – 2
LNG & Marine Shipping: LNG ships are made with many safety features. These include insulated tanks and double hulls. The LNG tanks can be rectangular or round, spherical in modern LNG carriers.
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LNG & Marine Shipping – 3
The lifecycle of LNG involves extraction from the ground, removal of impurities and gases and then it is shipped through a pipeline to a liquefaction facility and stored in an LNG tank for shipping. It’s processed upon arrival.
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10 Questions About LNG & Marine Shipping
Test your knowledge! What do you know about LNG and marine shipping?
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Toolkit: the Facts on Marine Shipping in Canada
We’ve assembled a toolkit of our materials related to marine shipping in Canada to inform and encourage conversations about the value Canadians gain from safe and sustainable marine shipping.
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What is the HNS Convention?
The 2010 Hazardous and Noxious Substances (HNS) Convention sets out a liability regime to compensate for damage caused by incidents involving HNS transported by sea.
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2018 Public Opinion Poll: Canadians’ Attitudes Towards Marine Shipping
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2018 Public Opinion Poll: Canadians’ Attitudes Towards Marine Shipping – 1
Canadians place a high level of importance on marine shipping and a majortiy believe it is a safe way of transporting goods. The survey by Angus Reid provides an important benchmark on Canadians’ opinion on marine commerce.
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2018 Public Opinion Poll: Canadians’ Attitudes Towards Marine Shipping – 2
A public opinion poll in 2018 comparing what Canadians think about marine shipping and how their opinions have changed since 2016.
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