24OCT2019 - NEWS - Port of Vancouver moves to develop LNG bunkering facility

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and local natural gas producer FortisBC are currently studying options to develop a LNG marine bunkering terminal at the port to cater the growing demand for cleaner marine fuels in the coming years.

The facility would be the first ship-to-ship LNG marine bunkering service facility on the west coast of North America.

A study completed by PWC and commissioned by FortisBC, estimates an LNG bunkering facility would take five years to build and it would have an annual economic impact of $930m once operational.

FortisBC currently operates a LNG facility on Tilbury Island in the Fraser River, which already provide bunker for five B.C ferry vessels and two Seaspan cargo ferries.