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TO SERVE THE FOREST INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTING LOGS, LUMBER, LUMBER RESIDUALS, PULP AND PAPER TO AND FROM COASTAL MILLS AND FOR EXPORT OVERSEAS.
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OUR SERVICES EXTEND ALONG BRITISH COLUMBIA PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS WELL AS THE NAVIGABLE REACHES OF THE FRASER RIVER, SQUAMISH, HOWE SOUND AND VANCOUVER HARBOUR. WE ALSO OPERATE IN THE US WATERS.
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MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to the spring 2022 issue of B.C. Tugboat magazine. Cruising is back for the first time since 2019 with the first ship docking in Victoria in April, major B.C. ports report on plans to increase capacity to alleviate global and local demand, and as water traffic increases, we examine tug technology that aims to reduce underwater noise for our many species of marine life. We also feature several local companies whose services help strengthen the industry, the economy, and our communities. We hope you enjoy the spring edition of the B.C. Tugboat and don’t forget to visit us online at bctugboat.com for the latest in industry news and information. See you in the fall.
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Cruise returns to the Port of Victoria after two-year pause PHOTO COURTESY GREATER VICTORIA HARBOUR AUTHORITY.
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Canada’s busiest cruise port of call welcomes Holland America Koningsdam
olland America Koningsdam arrived at the Victoria Cruise Terminal at the Breakwater District in early April, becoming the first ship to call to a Canadian port since October 2019.
Industry partners and stakeholders gathered at the port of Victoria to celebrate the return of cruise to the region, welcoming the ship alongside community members that gathered on the Ogden Point Breakwater and between Pier A and Pier B. The deep-water port last saw a cruise ship visit in October 2019; as of April 9, 905 days had passed since the return of a cruise ship to Canada. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority was planning for a robust season before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Ports in the country were closed to cruise ships at that time. Since then, the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has worked toward the safe resumption of cruise in the region. In July 2021, Hon. Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport for the Government of Canada, announced that effective November 1, 2021, cruise ships would be allowed to return to Canadian ports. Victoria is the first such port to welcome a cruise ship with ports across the country welcoming ships in the weeks to come. “Today is a special day, and we are thrilled to be the first cruise line back into Canada after such a long absence,” says Gus Antorcha, President, Holland America Line who 6
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adds that Victoria will see six of their ships visit several times through the end of October. The return of cruise in Victoria, the first season since 2019, will see 364 ship calls from now until early November and an anticipated 780,000 passengers. “The safe resumption of cruise in Victoria, and in Canada, is the culmination of two years of hard work, advocacy, and planning. I am incredibly thankful to our partners and community for their support,” says Ian Robertson, CEO, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority. The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority owns and operates several high-profile community amenities including the Ogden Point Breakwater, Inner Harbour lower causeway, Ship Point, and customs dock at Raymur Point. Within its commercial and marine industrial holdings are the deepwater port at the Breakwater District at Ogden Point, Fisherman’s Wharf, and four Inner Harbour marinas. The organization manages the Victoria Cruise Terminal at The Breakwater District, which contributes more than $143 million annually to the Greater Victoria economy and is responsible for 800 jobs. “Cruise is a critical part of the economy and social fabric of the region, and we are excited to welcome this vital industry back to the port of Victoria,” says Christine Willow, Chair, Greater Victoria Harbour Authority. Ü
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COVENANTS to INSURE By Eliza Lynn Brown, Associate Lawyer at Bernard LLP
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f something goes wrong on your tug and tow operation and your customer’s barge or vessel gets damaged, do you have to pay up? If you have the right wording in your contract, you can know the answer to that question before an accident happens.
A contractual clause can create what is known as a “covenant to insure.” These covenants require just one of the parties to a contract to obtain insurance to cover both parties for certain losses that may arise. For example, a vessel owner may obtain hull insurance for the benefit of both themselves and a tug owner. As covenants to insure allow parties to avoid overlapping insurance policies
More importantly, properly drafted covenants to insure protect the party that doesn’t get insurance from being held liable for covered losses. This includes losses that are caused by negligence. Consider for example a covenant to insure that requires a barge owner to obtain cargo insurance for the benefit of both the barge owner and the tug owner. If the tug owner in that scenario damages the cargo on the barge, the barge owner (and its underwriters) will not be able to recover their losses from the tug owner. The tug owner will be immune from liability. Even if the party required to place the insurance fails to do so, they will be barred from recovery as it is the contract that creates the covenant, not the actual insurance.
they are economically efficient and are currently receiving
An example of judicial consideration of a covenant to
judicial support.
insure occurred in the Ontario Court of Appeal in St. Lawrence Cement Inc. v. Wakeham & Sons Limited, (1995),
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26 OR (3d) 321. There, a tug was towing a cement barge when the tow line parted. The barge drifted into shallow water and ran aground. The tug owner was found to be negligent as they failed to inspect the tow line, prepare a comprehensive emergency plan, or ensure the tow was equipped for such an emergency. The barge and cargo were a total loss with damages assessed at $1.9 million. Because the barge owner was responsible for insurance on the barge and its cargo for the benefit of the tug owner,
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the Court found that the barge/cargo interests could not recover from the tug owner. In essence, while the tug
While covenants to insure can immunize the party that is to benefit from the insurance placed by the other party, they do not have the same effect on the party burdened with obtaining the insurance. owner was liable for the damage, they were able to satisfy
the barges and then took the position that they were
that liability with the insurance obligation of the barge/
immune from liability because of the covenant. The British
cargo interests.
Columbia Court of Appeal found that purchasing its own
Covenants to insure cannot easily be overridden by other clauses in a contract. For example, in Kruger Products Limited v. First Choice Logistics Inc., 2013 BCCA 3, the court found that it would “make no commercial sense” for an indemnity provision (requiring one party to compensate
insurance did not grant the charterer immunity from its own negligence. The benefit of a covenant to insure goes only to the non-insuring party under a properly worded covenant, which was in this case, the barge owner. Thus, it was open to the barge owner to recover damages from the charterer beyond those covered by the insurance.
the other for its negligent acts) to supersede a covenant to insure. Again, the requirement to indemnify can be satisfied
Given the significant economic and legal consequences
with the other party’s insurance.
of covenants to insure, you should carefully scrutinize any
While covenants to insure can immunize the party that is
to obtain insurance. You should also advise your insurance
to benefit from the insurance placed by the other party,
broker and underwriters of these covenants as they can
they do not have the same effect on the party burdened
impair an underwriter’s ability to recover. Furthermore, if you
with obtaining the insurance. In Lafarge Canada Inc. v. JJM
want to include a covenant to insure in a contract or are
Construction Ltd., 2011 BCCA 453, a charterer agreed
being asked to provide such a covenant, you should have
to obtain hull and machinery insurance on four barges
the wording reviewed by your solicitors and insurers, or the
as part of a covenant to insure. The charterer damaged
clause may not have the effect you are looking for. Ü
contracts you plan on signing, especially if they require you
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ISLAND TUG AND BARGE – A strong culture of innovation and commitment
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subsidiary of Tidewater Canada, the ITB Marine Group leverages its revenue streams across two core businesses: Island Tug and Barge (ITB)
and ITB Subsea (previously highlighted in BC Tugboat’s Fall 2021 issue). ITB’s primary business is the distribution of refined petroleum products (distillates, gasoline, jet fuel & renewables) within the waterways of the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and Alaska. ITB has been providing its market with best-in-class service for over 45 years. ITB also provides floating storage and lightering services for petroleum product while participating in the bunker market, refuelling deep sea vessels and cruise ships within the Port of Vancouver. On 10
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ATB tug Island Raider & tank barge ITB Reliant in Vancouver Harbour, returning empty from a fuel delivery to Imperial Oil’s distribution terminal in Nanaimo B.C. PHOTO CREDIT – TAKE-OFF PHOTOGRAPHY
average, ITB safely delivers marine bunkers to upwards of 1,000 vessels each year. Each year, ITB transports and delivers 2 billion litres of refined product across some of the most pristine waterways in the world, operating under strict regulatory environments. ITB’s primary customer base is made up of large oil and fuel corporations that require ITB to interface on a regular basis with most marine petroleum handling terminals and refineries in the PNW geographic range. ITB has instituted industry leading Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (QHSSE) management across all its business lines. To be an industry leader and marketer of petroleum transportation,
transloading, and storage services along the waterways of the PNW and Alaska, ITB has dedicated unyielding attention to operational excellence in QHSSE. ITB’s standard of QHSSE is grounded in its Core Values: 1. R espect and protect people, the environment and property; 2. Conduct all activities with honesty and integrity; 3. O perate at the highest safety standards in the industry; 4. Build and foster strong relationships with external stakeholders. ITB has also established its goal to have incident free operations (Target Zero) while operating within PNW hydrocarbon supply markets. The Target Zero mandate includes:
ATB tug Island Regent & tank barge ITB Resolution all-fast at Suncor Energy’s fuel distribution terminal in Newcastle Channel, Nanaimo B.C. Support tug provided by Wardill Marine. PHOTO CREDIT – ALTIUS DRONE SERVICE
Case Scenario” drill rivals the level of response in drills conducted by many oil majors.
4 Zero recordable injuries and illness 4 Zero spills to land or water 4 Zero environmental incidents 4 Zero property damage incidents 4 Zero product loss or contamination incidents
ITB’s double hulled tank barge fleet includes five products tank barges with capacity range from four million to 10 million litres.
Target Zero is the standard ITB’s
that preparedness and planning
core customers require from their
are far more effective in pollution
marine carriers and terminal
mitigation than simply relying on
operators. The bar is therefore set
effective planning. Incident Command
at its highest level and ITB spends
systems are extremely advanced, and
considerable time and resources to
drills are conducted at least once
meet and exceed these standards.
per year company wide. The “Worst
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ne tank barge is in bunker service O supporting the Vancouver ship refueling market.
Through active engagement, ITB is committed in efforts to prevent pollution and continually reduce any possible impact to the environment. In addition to the many established procedures, plans, and systems, this commitment to the environment is achieved through training, continuous improvement, regular drills, and voluntary compliance to environmental authorities outside of regulatory bodies. ITB recognizes
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Two additional third-party owned bunker assets are operated by ITB acting as the Technical Manager in B.C.
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Each barge has customized testing labs to maintain robust PQA (Product Quality Analysis) standards.
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Tank radar is installed which enables safe, remote monitoring and ullaging during cargo transfer operations.
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Barges carry 1,000 feet of pollution boom readily deployed by marine crews (15-minute target) in the event of a marine related incident.
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Barges are equipped with bow thrusters for efficient mooring operations: 450 - 700 horsepower.
With skilled employees, customized equipment, and extensive industry experience, ITB provides efficient solutions in the most challenging
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Point Hope Maritime in Victoria, B.C.
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By Riccardo Regosa, General Manager
ugs are the unsung
combined capacity enables them
When it comes to tugs, Point
heroes of the marine
to accommodate vessels from 20 to
Hope specializes in terminal tugs,
transportation highway
350 metres and they proudly work on
conventional tugs, and ATB tugs
pushing and pulling barges
a wide range of vessels that include
welcoming vessels up to 1,200 tonnes
up and down the pacific
ships for the Canadian Navy and
with drafts up to six metres. Larger
coast from Santiago to
Coast Guard, B.C. Ferries, pilot vessels,
ocean-going anchor handling tugs
Alaska to Hawaii, and everything
fishing vessels, and a growing number
over 1,200 tonnes are serviced at
in between battling weather and
of tugs and barges from Canada and
EDC.
powering the blue economy and
the US.
international rrade. In the last few
Point Hope values and respects
years, Point Hope Maritime, located
While Point Hope Maritime’s skilled
relationships built on trust. In 2019,
on Victoria Harbour on southern
professionalism, project management
Point Hope Maritime General
Vancouver Island has become the
expertise, and dedication to client
Manager, Riccardo Regosa, who
‘go to’ shipyard for tugs. Part of
goals have earned them a strong
spent 17 years working for the
the Ralmax Group of Companies
base of repeat clients, it is the
renown shipbuilder Damen, entered
since 2003, Point Hope is reaping
seamless delivery of integrated
into a strategic partnership with his
the benefits of two decades of
services from machining to electrical
former employer bringing Damen’s
modernization investments in
to paint that sets them apart
world-class expertise to Point
environmental management systems,
allowing clients to benefit from the
Hope Maritime enabling important
new docks, and capacity-building
efficiencies of one-stop service.
knowledge transfer and professional
technology and infrastructure
Point Hope Maritime’s supplier
development opportunities working
including the 2018 acquisition of
relationships further strengthen their
with the latest technology such as
the Esquimalt Dry Dock Company
value proposition. For example, Point
industry advancements in hybrid
(EDC) at the Esquimalt Graving Dock.
Hope Maritime works closely with
technology. Most of Damen’s
Both yards provide reliable, quality
state-of-the-art manufactures for
warranty service work in Western
ship repair, conversion, retrofit, refit
deck equipment such as DMT Marine
Canada is undertaken by Point Hope
and maintenance services. Their
Equipment.
Maritime. This partnership with one
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of the main tug builders in the world means that Point Hope, together with Damen, can also reliably provide tug clients with optimal life-cycle technical support. “We are a versatile, mid-sized shipyard, and we are proud of our quality work and our relationships. At Point Hope Maritime, handshakes still matters and our word counts,” says Riccardo Regosa, General Manager, Point Hope Maritime. Ü
“ Point Hope Maritime completed an intermediate docking on one of our vessels. They have a great workforce and facilities, and the project was on time and on budget; excellent job.” – Andrew Parkyn, Fleet Manager, SAAM SMIT Canada Inc.
“ We recently completed a five-year loadline renewal at Point Hope Maritime, who did an excellent job in getting us completed and back to work on time and within budget. We thank Point Hope for their hard work, and are looking forward to bringing more vessels to them in the near future.” - Bart Samaduroff, Director Engineering-PNW, Centerline Logistics
Point Hope Maritime & Esquimalt Drydock Company are both full service shipyards strategically located in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Recognized for our project management expertise, we offer our clients reliable dry-docking and along-side ship repair, conversion, refit and maintenance services for all types of vessels. We work to the highest professional standards and have earned our success by consistently providing safe, efficient and high quality services delivered by skilled employees. POINT HOPE MARITIME & ESQUIMALT DRYDOCK COMPANY
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Representation of B.C.’s industrial marine sector
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he Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI) is an incorporated not-for-profit society representing the industrial marine sector in Western Canada and specifically, British Columbia. Although the genesis of ABCMI comes from the shipbuilding and ship repair sector, the association has worked to become much broader and allencompassing in its representation of B.C.’s industrial marine sector. Boat builders, boatyards, marine repair facilities, marine service companies, fleet owners, ocean and marine technology companies, shipyards, suppliers and manufacturers, labour groups, educators, designers, engineers, naval architects, marine
lawyers, consultants, industrial development policy makers, and public entities are all part of the ABCMI member base. Several of its members are fleet owners including passenger and commercial ferry services, tow & barge companies, and federal fleets including the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy. The industrial marine sector in B.C. comprises over 1,000 companies, directly employs 22,000 workers, while sustaining 33,000 jobs and generating almost $7 billion in total output in 2019. The sector is dominated by small firms, with half the companies in the sector employing less than 10 employees. The sector is expected to grow in employment
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by 30 per cent by 2027. Due to retirements, work transitions, and sector growth, an estimated 16,560 job openings are projected in the sector by 2027. This speaks to the very real need for the development and application of proactive human resource strategies focusing on attraction and recruitment, retention, and education and training – all areas where ABCMI is working with industry and government to make advances. ABCMI works with its members in the identification and enabling of business opportunities and seeks to connect companies with other companies seeking partnerships and growth in their supply chains. ABCMI also works with its members in connecting with federal and provincial governments and responding to contract solicitations for products and services. ABCMI is a standing member of the Western Marine Advisory Board, the federal Marine Industry Advisory Committee, and participates with the Western Marine Community Coalition and the Pacific Coast Marine Advisory Review Panel. The association’s core activities include workforce development, skills development, facilitating and enabling innovation and new technologies in the marine space, identifying and enabling business opportunities, business development, supplier development and supply chain training, supporting international
The industrial marine sector in B.C. comprises over 1,000 companies, directly employs
part of the province’s economy. The
marine sector is vibrant and growing
industrial marine sector provides
and its companies are producing
goods and services that drive the
products that are leading the world
marine economy, furthers new
and getting the attention of the
22,000 workers, while
technologies and innovation in
global marketplace.
sustaining 33,000 jobs and
the ocean and marine space, and enables crucial supply chains
Find out more about the Association
generating almost $7 billion in total output in 2019.
of British Columbia Marine Industries
and seaborne trade that support
at www.abcmi.ca or contact Alex
commerce and the well-being of
Rueben, Executive Director, at
British Columbians. The industrial
alex@abcmi.ca or 778-430-2264.
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business development and increasing export of products and services, and sectoral advocacy. In short, ABCMI: n
Strives to represent and advocate as broadly as possible for the B.C.
ABCMI works to help you build and grow your business in the marine, ocean, and defence sectors.
industrial marine sector. n
Spans all facets of the sector with activities that grow and strengthen companies and the sector’s collective prosperity.
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Works with industry, labour, and education to ensure that there is a full supply of talent to fuel a diverse and highly skilled workforce.
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Identifies, facilitates, and enables business opportunities.
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Promotes and supports the development of new technologies and enables innovation in the marine and ocean space.
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Represents companies and the sector in the national and international marketplaces and
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Because we: ✓ Create networking opportunities and connections for your company. ✓ Identify, facilitate, and enable business opportunities for your business. ✓ Connect the many stakeholders that have interests in the marine industry to help with growth of markets and business ventures. ✓ Represent companies and the sector in the national and international marketplaces and help grow export of your products and services. ✓ Help your company take advantage of federal and provincial government programs and compete for government contracts. ✓ Work with industry, government, and education to ensure that there is a diverse and highly skilled workforce available to your business. ✓ Promote and support the development of new technologies and enable innovation in the marine and ocean space.
helps grow exports.
✓ Represent and advocate for the BC industrial marine sector and its interests.
Creates networking opportunities for
✓ Span all facets of the sector with activities that grow and strengthen companies.
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Why should your company join our Association?
Connects the many stakeholders Industry Partners
that have interests in the industry. British Columbia’s industrial marine
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SAAM TOWAGE CANADA Your local tug service provider
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s a local premier tug service provider in the major ports along Canada’s west coast, SAAM Towage Canada is well positioned
to deliver tug services beyond
one ship assists and escort tug
in protecting our coast and our
provider in the Americas. Leveraging
communities.”
local relationships, expert local crews, and advanced fleet with its global presence, SAAM Towage Canada is excited to serve the British Columbia market.
expectations to the local clients and stakeholders here on the west coast
Combining a strong history of over 75 years in British Columbia, SAAM Towage provides harbour towage and tanker escort services with 26 dedicated tugboats. Services are
“We pride ourselves on our local
provided in the Ports of Kitimat, Prince
of British Columbia.
crews,” says Captain Mark Bingham,
The company locally operates the
Towage Canada. “Part of our
largest, most powerful ship assist and
responsibility is to protect this coast,
escort tug fleet on the west coast and
and that is reflected in our people
The history of SAAM Towage can be
is part of SAAM Towage, the number
who all have a vested interest
traced back to Rivtow Marine, Tiger
Vice President of Operations, SAAM
Rupert, Stewart, Squamish, Vancouver, Port Mellon, Port McNeill, and the Fraser River.
Unmatched harbour Towage operations in Canada and the Americas With the recent acquisition of Standard Towing Ltd. and Davies Tugboat Ltd., we are adding three tugboats to our fleet in Canada. In this way, we will expand our service area north of Vancouver Island and strengthen our overall position in British Columbia. Count on us to assist with the diverse needs of maritime operations, delivering reliability, operational excellence, safety and extensive experience.
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Tugz, and Westminster Tugboats. Rivtow was itself the amalgamation of many British Columbia towing companies dating back over 75 years. Many employees have been with the company for decades and, as such, the company is deeply engrained in British Columbia’s local marine industry. The company has a long history operating throughout the west coast of North America, including Juan de Fuca, Georgia Strait, West Coast of Vancouver Island, Vancouver Harbour, and Johnstone Strait. The versatile fleet is made up of tugs ranging from 5T to 84T Bollard Pull, capable of servicing all ship sizes. Ship berthing services commenced in Vancouver in the mid 1990’s and further expanded in 2010 by
providing East Point Escorts, and the company executes close to 10,000 tug moves annually in British Columbia. Saam Towage Canada is honoured to conduct their business within the Traditional Territories of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, specifically the Coast Salish and Coast Tsimshian Peoples of the West Coast. They are committed to developing and maintaining meaningful, respectful relationships with the communities whose territories they operate within and strive to align their values with all of the communities in which they serve; a role they take very seriously to ensure the ongoing protection of B.C.’s pristine coastline. “Our values are deeply aligned with the values of our Indigenous
communities in terms of honouring and protecting B.C.’s waters, employing local people, and supporting our economy,” says Captain Bingham. In addition to their recently announced joint venture with Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla Nations in Prince Rupert, SAAM Towage Canada works closely with the Squamish and Musqueam Nations and many of the company’s services in the Lower Mainland are within these Nations’ Traditional Territories. Through ongoing and sustainable Indigenous Relations, SAAM Towage Canada is committed to the reconciliation process and supporting the Calls to Action contained in the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report.
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Quiet tugs for the Salish Sea soundscape Noise reduction technologies
By Vince den Hertog, P. Eng. and Andra Papuc, P. Eng.
T
o marine life, the world beneath the waves is more one of sound than of light. For many sea creatures, their ability to communicate, eat, reproduce, and navigate can depend on how well they can propagate and hear sound underwater.
Noise pollution can interfere with behaviors that depend on sound for the smallest fish to the largest whales. In the Salish Sea alone, there are 3000 species of macro invertebrates, over 250 species of fish, and 37 mammal species sharing the waters. Which sound frequencies are important and how different aquatic animals respond to them varies enormously, and it is not always known for a given species. Depending on their sensitivity and how close, powerful, and sustained the source of anthropogenic (human-made) sound is, impact can vary between behavioral changes, masking of communications, impairment of hearing, physical and physiological effects, and even death. Whales are known to be highly reliant on an underwater environment free of interfering noise to communicate, navigate, and hunt. In the Salish Sea, there are three types of killer whales: the Resident killer whales, the Transient killer whales (or Bigg’s killer whales) and Offshore killer 20
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whales. Within the Resident killer whale population there are two communities: the Northern and Southern residents. The Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) were listed as Endangered under the Canadian Species at Risk Act in 2003. Today, the number of SRKW is almost as low as the lowest observed count recorded in 1973. The pressure on the population has been linked to the decline of Chinook salmon (which make up about 80 per cent of their summer diet) chemical contaminants, disturbances from shipping and boat traffic, and high background underwater noise levels impacting communications and hunting. The Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) characteristics from marine vessels and its impact on the marine environment is deservedly getting more attention than ever before from environmental organizations, government, industry, and the public. This is so not only for the Salish Sea but also for other areas of the world where whales and marine traffic end up in proximity. In major ports, the growing awareness of URN impact to whales and other sea life has seen incentive-based initiatives and new regulations. Here in B.C., the Port of Vancouver ECHO program is working to understand impacts to at-risk whales and promote noise reduction measures such as vessel slowdown. The Port of Prince Rupert also has an underwater noise monitoring and reduction incentive program. Transport Canada has been supporting research into human-caused noise from
The Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) characteristics from marine vessels and its impact on the marine environment is deservedly getting more attention than ever before from environmental organizations, government, industry, and the public. shipping mainly from propeller cavitation and onboard
set of measured noise data collected through the Port of
machinery.
Vancouver ECHO program initiative in the Salish Sea and
Recently, Robert Allan Ltd. completed a project with financial assistance provided under the Innovative Solutions Canada program administered by Transport Canada on
was used to demonstrate how low-noise propeller and machinery installation choices can meaningfully reduce the impact on the SRKW.
behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
In the next phase of development, the plan is to validate
Canada (ISED), to reduce URN generated by tugs that
TugEm URN predictions from new underwater noise
escort large commercial vessels through the critical habitat
measurements made with a dedicated hydrophone
of the SRKW in the Salish Sea. In the first phase, Robert
listening station. Data will be collected systematically
Allan Ltd., working with noise experts from the University
with several escort tugs operating under different speed
of British Columbia, Memorial University, and Dalhousie
and power conditions including on arrival here in B.C.
University, developed a parametric tool for estimating URN
our ElectRA series battery powered tugs currently under
characteristics of tugs equipped with azimuthing stern
construction. The sophistication on the underlying models
drives so that predictions can be made about how choices
used within TugEm to predict cavitation, propeller noise,
in propellers and propulsion equipment made at a tug’s
structure-born noise, and the effectiveness of machinery
design stage will translate into actual underwater noise
isolation will be increased to improve prediction accuracy.
and SRKW impact once a tug is in service.
With the refinements planned, TugEm will become a
Building on an existing Robert Allan Ltd. tool for predicting
powerful and versatile tool to evaluate the URN reductions
atmospheric emissions called RAptures, a new URN
possible from best available current and future URN
module has been added called TugEm designed not only
reduction technologies, including quiet propeller designs
to predict escort tug noise, but also to assess the relative
and battery electric propulsion. Making escort tugs as
impact of noise and mitigation measures on SRKW in
quiet as possible is one of many measures that will help
terms of probability of detection, communication range,
improve the underwater environment for the resident killer
echolocation range, and sound exposure level. The proof-
whales and our other underwater neighbors in the Salish
of-concept version of TugEm was calibrated using a rich
Sea.
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Prince Rupert Port to double capacity The Port Authority seeks to addition a second container terminal
The site of the second container terminal in Prince Rupert, located south of the existing Fairview Terminal.
Proposed project strongly positioned to address Canada’s trade capacity needs over the next decade while reducing the risk of future supply disruptions
DP
World,
of the existing Fairview Terminal. With
With Canada needing additional
a global
this agreement, DP World and the
container terminal capacity within
leader in
Prince Rupert Port Authority will begin
the decade, a second terminal in
logistics and
various studies on the proposed
Prince Rupert will be an innovative,
provider
site, with a key focus on steps
sustainable project that minimizes
of smart
required to minimize environmental
environmental and community impact
supply chain solutions, and the Prince
and community impact, improve
through integrated land use and
Rupert Port Authority have entered
the resilience of Canadian supply
infrastructure planning, deploying
into a two-year agreement to assess
chains, and ensure the project’s full
leading edge technologies, efficient
the feasibility of an innovative new
integration into the Port’s intermodal
rail and truck connectivity with focus
container terminal project in Prince
ecosystem.
on optimization of the supply chain
Rupert. The potential project would add up to two million 20-foot
“This agreement is a clear
as a whole.
demonstration of our commitment
“As Canada’s third-largest Port,
and confidence in the viability of
Prince Rupert is a proven driver of
a second terminal at the Port of
sustainable economic development
Prince Rupert,” said Maksim Mihic,
in northern British Columbia and has
CEO and General Manager of DP
been fortunate to earn the support of
World (Canada) Inc. “Our vision for
communities throughout the corridor,”
this proposed project will ensure the
said Shaun Stevenson, President
Canadian trade and supply chain
and CEO of the Prince Rupert Port
landscapes are future-proofed.
Authority. “A second container
The proposed terminal represents the
The feasibility studies will employ a
terminal will help consumers,
continued advancement of the Prince
pragmatic approach, exploring the
exporters and industries across the
Rupert Port Authority’s container
use of advanced technologies and
country while continuing to contribute
terminal master plan done in 2019,
ideas to position the new terminal
significant economic benefit for local
which outlined the potential for an
as an industry leader within Canada
communities, the broader region and
additional container terminal, south
and the world.”
our Indigenous partners.”
equivalent units (TEUs) of annual capacity to the Port of Prince Rupert, significantly increasing Canadian trade capacity with critical AsiaPacific markets, with considerable potential employment and economic impacts that will bolster the western Canadian economy.
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“ As Canada’s third-largest Port, Prince Rupert is a proven driver of sustainable economic development in northern British Columbia and has been fortunate to earn the support of communities throughout the corridor.” Current expansion and logistics
such as the shortest marine link to key
priority for DP World and the Prince
projects are positioning the existing
markets, direct, safe, uncongested
Rupert Port Authority. Once the
Fairview Terminal as a fully integrated
marine approaches and harbour,
study period is complete, both
intermodal system that will provide
available industrial land with room to
partners will finalize a definitive
unparalleled speed, efficiency,
expand critical logistics, transloading
project development plan that will
and competitiveness for Canadian
and warehousing activities and
be subject to regulatory review
shippers. Adding significant new
North American access via CN’s
and authorization. The partners
capacity through a second terminal will increase industry access to
Class 1 northern mainline, which has significant capacity to grow.
are committed to incorporating Indigenous knowledge and feedback
faster service, wider reach, and
As illustrated by the Fairview Terminal
into its planning and development
the consistent reliability of the
Expansion and this proposal for
process and continuing to entrench
Port of Prince Rupert. The project’s
a second terminal, competitive,
Indigenous economic interests in
development will maximize the value
balanced, and resilient Canadian
the Port of Prince Rupert’s ongoing
of strategic Prince Rupert attributes
supply chains continue to be a
development.
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rooklyn Barge & Tug Services Ltd. (Brooklyn
to residential, commercial, industrial, and government
Barge), a division of Sutherland Group
customers. The operation plans to deliver similar solutions
Enterprises, has acquired Kootenay Lake
on Kootenay Lake, and is excited to combine the teams,
Barge & Pile Driving Ltd. (Kootenay Barge).
operations, and equipment from Kootenay Barge and
The addition of Kootenay Barge expands
Brooklyn Barge to deliver comprehensive services and
Brooklyn’s geographic coverage from
solutions across Kootenay Lake, the Arrow Lakes, as well
the Arrow Lakes into Kootenay Lake, and it increases the breadth and depth of services we can offer to our customers across both bodies of water.
as other areas of the Kootenays. As the integration of Kootenay Barge is completed, the team at Brooklyn Barge remains committed to delivering
Kootenay Barge has been a leading provider of
the same high level of service that their customers have
barge and pile driving services on Kootenay Lake for
become accustomed to receiving. Their goal is to make
over 50 years. They have a strong reputation for high
this a seamless transition for all stakeholders. Dale Gray
quality services, creative solutions, and precision results.
has been leading Brooklyn Barge since March 2021 as
Brooklyn Barge will continue to deliver expert services
the General Manager, and he will continue to lead the
with the support of our crew, equipment, expertise,
combined business.
and deep resources of the full Sutherland Group (Sutco Transportation Specialists, BC EcoChips, Summit Truck and Equipment Repair, Hadean Aggregate Solutions, Brooklyn Barge, Landmark Timber Services, KC Drilling and Blasting, and Sutherland Leasing). Brooklyn Barge has significant experience delivering a range of comprehensive solutions
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Brooklyn Barge is excited to welcome the Kootenay Barge team in joining the Sutherland Group and they look forward to continuing to help their customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders thrive.
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Port of Vancouver reports stable trade despite supply-chain, extreme weather challenges More container terminal capacity, industrial land required at Canada’s largest port to support long-term resilience of Canada’s core supply chains Provided by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
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clock—to keep the port connected to national supply chains and goods flowing for Canadians,” says Robin Silvester, President and CEO of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the federal agency mandated to enable Canada’s trade through the Port of Vancouver. “I’d like to recognize and thank industry and the workforce across the port for their exceptional work moving goods through Canada’s largest port in another complex year.” In 2021, record container and foreign bulk volumes, as well as
strong grain volumes in the first half of 2021, helped maintain cargo volumes through the port, despite a challenging trade landscape and the continued federal deferral of cruise in Canada due to COVID-19. Following eight consecutive years of record grain volumes and a 2021 mid-year record of grain shipped through the port, 2021 grain volumes declined by 13 per cent over 2020 after a drought in Western Canada diminished Canadian grain production for the latter half of the year. Port terminals mitigated volume
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reductions by drawing down and
Continuing a long-term growth trend
shipping stored grain, ending the year
in container trade, shipping container
with the second-highest annual grain
quantities moved through the port
volume in the port’s history.
reached a record 3.7 million TEUs
Declines were seen in sectors such as fertilizers, chemicals, lumber, wood pulp, and processed food products
(twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2021, an increase of 6 per cent compared to the previous year.
due to a combination of global
“The 2021 container story, while a
supply chain challenges and weather
record for the fifth year in a row, is
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container capacity shortage and the Lower Mainland’s industrial land shortage crisis,” says Silvester. Container trade through Canada’s west coast has been growing at an average of 5 per cent per year for the last decade, in line with the high case of forecasted growth. With continued growth, west coast terminals are expected to run out of capacity by the mid-to late-2020s. To meet increased demand for goods shipped in containers, the port authority has been leading the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a proposed container terminal in Delta, B.C. The proposed project— which would be funded by the port authority and private investment— would increase container capacity on the west coast by 30 per cent and has been designed to incrementally deliver a total of 2.4 million TEUs of capacity at the Port of Vancouver, delivering critical supply chain capacity and resilience. The project is pending a decision by the federal government before it can proceed. “Globally based supply-chain problems that Canadians are experiencing now are a preview of made-in-Canada supply-chain problems that are heading our way in a few years if, as a country, we don’t deliver urgently needed container terminal capacity,” says Silvester. “That’s why the port authority is leading the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project under our public-interest mandate, leveraging more than a decade of experience delivering high-quality, sustainable, forwardlooking infrastructure projects for Canada and local communities. This project would be foundational to Canada’s trade future, but if we don’t act, it’s ours to lose—and those
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“ A central challenge we’re facing is the Lower Mainland’s industrial land crisis, which has squeezed key supply chain activities such as transloading and container storage out of the region.” impacts will be felt from the west coast to the Prairies to Ontario and beyond, for many years to come.” Another challenge highlighted by 2021 container trade statistics was an increase in exports of empty containers. Global market dynamics created a rush to return
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