Canada Gives Halifax Port C$25 Million for Green Initiatives
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Canada has granted C$25 million to the Halifax Port Authority for sustainable environmental infrastructure to refuel alternative fuel-powered vessels and establish a hydrogen production facility.
The bulk of the funds is from Canada’s Green Shipping Corridor Program, which provides financial incentives to move the nation’s marine transportation industry to produce no carbon emissions by 2050.
“Our ports are essential to global trade and to Canada’s economy. By investing in green shipping corridors, supply chain infrastructure and clean technologies, we’re taking decisive action to reduce emissions,” noted Anita Anand, minister of Transport and Internal Trade. “Together, we’re building a sustainable future for transportation while supporting jobs and driving economic growth in Nova Scotia and beyond.”
She announced Feb. 5 the government’s financial support to Nova Scotia’s ice-free harbor on the Atlantic that is both deep and wide. The port will receive up to C$22.5 million to develop a green shipping corridor from the Port Halifax to the Port of Hamburg, Germany’s largest seaport. In November, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hamburg Port Authority to work on decarbonization.
Also granted to the Port of Halifax was C$2.5 million from the National Trade Corridors Fund to pay for its ship-to-shore crane infrastructure project completed last year. This project has lowered turnaround times for handling containers on large ships, which enables the port to serve more container vessels.
Canada has big plans for hydrogen, with eight hubs forming last year. Pilot projects are taking place to use hydrogen in port operations involving terminal tractors and Class 8 drayage trucks. The province of British Columbia has awarded C$4 million to demonstrate hydrogen at the Port of Vancouver, Canada’s largest port. In June 2022, the Port of Montreal took delivery of two hydrogen-powered equipment prototypes, including a terminal tractor, in experiments for logistics and port operations.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, announced investments at the Halifax Port Authority to support the decarbonization of the transportation sector and strengthen supply chain resiliency. https://t.co/v1Io2EMyjj pic.twitter.com/hHmzeCqZfY — Transport Canada (@Transport_gc) February 5, 2025
“Transport Canada’s Green Corridor investment will help to competitively position the Port of Halifax for the future. Around the world, there is interest to decarbonize shipping,” Halifax Port Authority CEO Fulvio Fracassi said: “The awarded funding will help fund feasibility work, assessments, new equipment and workforce development here at the port.
“For all funded activities, we will work with our port partners. We want to thank Transport Canada for supporting our project and investing in the power of partnerships with us.”
Halifax is a key gateway port serving customers locally and in other parts of North America, including the U.S. Midwest and central Canada. The port’s top Canadian exports were consumer items, paper/forest products, plastics, wood pulp and vehicle/auto parts.
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