LNG Canada working on berth facility for HaiSea Marine’s eco-friendly tugboats
The LNG Canada project in the port of Kitimat, a joint venture of Shell, PETRONAS, PetroChina, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Korea Gas Corporation, is advancing works at its tug berth facility which will support HaiSea Marine’s new fleet of electric battery-powered and low-emissions tugboats.
According to the project’s construction update, LNG Canada will begin installing piles at its tug berth facility in the port of Kitimat later this week.
This in-water work is expected to last four to eight weeks, with minimal public impacts expected. While impact hammers may be deployed, the piles will be installed using a vibratory hammer predominantly; these produce significantly less noise than impact hammers. The area will be actively monitored for marine mammals and acoustic levels, LNG Canada said in the update.
The berth facility will support the new electric and low-emissions tugboat fleet operated by HaiSea Marine, a joint venture majority-owned by the Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan ULC.
A naming ceremony for this tugboat fleet was held in March this year with representatives from Seaspan, HaiSea Marine, and LNG Canada at Sanmar Shipyards in Istanbul, Turkiye.