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Port of Québec to Install Shore Power at Cruise Ship Terminal

Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, joined Jean D’Amour, Québec Minister for Transport and the Implementation of the Maritime Strategy, Dominique Vien, Québec Minister of Tourism, and Mario Girard, President and CEO, Québec Port Authority, on July 31 in announcing new funding for the installation of shore power at the Port of Québec.

Shore power is a highly effective way to reduce marine diesel air emissions. Shore power improves local air quality by enabling ships to shut down their engines and connect to the electrical grid in order to provide necessary power while docked.

The project will enable the purchase and implementation of shore power infrastructure at the Pointe-à-Carcy cruise ship docking facility. The government of Quebec predicts it will cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by "many thousands of [metric] tons annually."

The total cost of the project is $13.5 million, with up to $5 million to come from Transport Canada’s Shore Power Technology for Ports Program. Of the balance, $5.1 million, will be covered by the government of Québec ($3.0 million from the Ministry of Transport and $2.1 million from the Ministry of Tourism) and $3.4 million by port authority.

The Shore Power Technology for Ports Program is part of the Government of Canada's ongoing efforts to improve air quality and limit GHG emissions from the Canadian transportation sector. This program is financed by the Green Fund, whose revenues are drawn mainly from the carbon market.

Pointe-à-Carcy, site of the future shore power installation, is the gateway where cruise passengers are welcomed at the Ross Gaudreault Cruise Terminal in the Port of Québec. The port received 134,601 cruise passengers and 109 cruise ship calls in 2014.
Photo/Québec Port Authority
 

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