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I'm surprised this is done already:

Vancouver cruise terminal installs shore-power facility

John Bermingham, Canwest News Service
Published: Thursday, December 18, 2008

The next time cruise ships come into Vancouver port, they will be hooking up to shore power, and turning off their diesel engines.

Vancouver has joined Juneau, Alaska, and Seattle as the only ports in North America with their own electricity hook-ups for cruise ships.

"This will improve the air quality in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley," said federal Heritage Minister James Moore, speaking at the cruise-ship terminal at Canada Place yesterday.

"This is an infrastructure project that will not only help the environment, but will also contribute to the quality of life, and create jobs."

The 8,800 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that will be saved is the equivalent of parking 1,700 cars in Vancouver for an entire year.

"This is the first in a series of investments we will be making to ensure we green our ports here in B.C., and have the highest standards in North America," said B.C. Transport Minister Kevin Falcon.

The marine shore power program is a $9-million investment by the federal and provincial governments, along with Port Metro Vancouver and the Holland America Line and Princess Cruises.

Ottawa and the province are each kicking in $3 million, with the port and the cruise lines funding the other $3 million.

© The Victoria Times Colonist 2008

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