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Prince Rupert: Port's Enhanced Green Wave Incentive Program Rewards Environmental Performance

The Prince Rupert Port Authority is enhancing a program that rewards positive environmental performance. Launched in 2013, the Green Wave provides incentives for shipping companies to install emission-reduction technology or other sustainable systems on vessels. The port authority offers discounts on harbor dues for eligible vessels calling at the Port of Prince Rupert. Last year, 140 vessels, or nearly half of the port’s annual vessel calls, participated in the program.

"2015 has already seen even greater year-over-year participation, which is a testament to the shipping industry’s awareness and support for increased environmental performance and sustainability," said Port Authority President Don Krusel. "By rewarding clean vessels, we are reducing local air emissions and connecting to a global effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions."

The program uses rankings in various environmental programs including RightShip, Green Marine, the Environmental Ship Index, the Green Award, Clean Shipping Index and the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). In June, the port authority revised some of the program criteria in order to increase the recognition of vessels with the lowest footprint and to adapt to new international standards.

RightShip’s GHG Emissions Rating, which measures an individual ship’s CO2 output, is represented by an A-G scale where A represents the most efficient vessel. RightShip "A" rated vessels will now qualify for Tier 3 discounts in the program, rewarding the top performing vessels. With new North American Emission Control Area measures in place, which enforce 0.1 percent sulphur content for fuel used by commercial vessels, Green Marine qualifications will shift from SOx to GHG-based measures. EEDI will also evolve to include a mechanism for vessels to qualify for a Tier 2 discount.

"The Prince Rupert Port Authority’s Green Wave program is one of the most successful environmental incentive programs we collaborate on with the GHG Emissions Rating," said RightShip CEO Warwick Norman. "With the program now in its third year and going from strength to strength, Prince Rupert is demonstrating industry stewardship to those ports considering an environmental incentive program."
 

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