Port of Québec targets shore power by 2028

The Government of Québec has confirmed around CAD 5 million ($3.5 million) in funding to support the development of shore power infrastructure for cruise and cargo ships at the Port of Québec in Canada.

IMAGE: Cruise ship docked at the Port of Québec in Canada. Port of Québec

The Port of Québec is a deep-water port located along the St. Lawrence shipping corridor on Canada's Atlantic gateway.

Shore power facilities will be installed at Wharf 30 for cruise ships and at Wharf 101 for cargo vessels, with operations scheduled to begin in 2028.

The initiative "is part of a broader effort to establish an increasingly green maritime corridor along the Canada-New England route," the port authority said.

Several other ports along the corridor, including Montréal, Charlottetown, Halifax, Boston and New York, are also expected to have shore power capability by 2030, it added.

By Konica Bhatt

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