The Halifax Port Authority and Hamburg Port Authority have joined hands on decarbonizing the shipping corridor between Halifax, on Canada’s east coast, and Hamburg, along Germany’s northwest coast.
The two port authorities signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Hamburg on September 29, 2022. The MoU was signed by Jens Meier, the CEO of the Hamburg Port Authority, and Captain Allan Gray, President and CEO of the Halifax Port Authority.
The two ports plan to focus their cooperation on developing port infrastructure for bunkering and exporting green hydrogen and derivatives in the Port of Halifax and related infrastructure for bunkering and importing green hydrogen and derivatives in the Port of Hamburg.
The MoU also envisages fostering collaboration between value chain partners, shipping lines, and other interests to advance the use of green energy on the corridor,…