The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in Canada is testing biofuel bunkers on some ships as part of a new initiative looking into alternative fuels as a means of decarbonising the port, according to Ship & Bunker.
The port authority and the Province of British Columbia have each committed $1.5 million in funding to test low-emission technologies, the port authority said in a statement on its website this week.
As part of the initiative the organisation plans to test the use of 100% biodiesel on commercial Vancouver is seeking to eliminate port-related carbon emissions by 2050.