Concurrent Technical Session 1C-1: Deployment of Shore Power in the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes for Bulk Carriers
Dave Williams & Hugo Daniel

Shore power is on the rise! With major investments announced by the Government of Canada through its Green Corridor program, Canada is moving toward port electrification, following in the footsteps of California, the European Union, and China in their transitions.  At the same time, it remains unclear how shore power will coexist with alternative fuels such as biofuels, methanol, and others. Additionally, shore power faces challenges related to infrastructure costs and the availability of electrical capacity.  This presentation will focus on strategies for deploying shore power in the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes regions to minimize costs and maximize GHG reductions while considering alternative fuels. Energy demand forecasting and recent technological advancements aimed at reducing the costs of shore power infrastructure in ports will also be discussed.

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Concurrent Technical Session 1C-2: Ship Design Programs in Canada – New Technologies and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Ship Designers and Technologists
Kristopher Drodge

The ship design programs within Canada are few and far between. While the shipbuilding industry has seen ebbs and flows over the years, it finds itself now in a severe labour crunch as it competes with other industries for skilled designers as it moves along the national shipbuilding strategy.  Post Secondary institutions, particularly those with a maritime focus, offer engineering and technology degrees/diplomas around ocean/naval engineering and ship and systems design, but the intake is visibly declining while the demand is increasing.  New technologies, both in the curriculum as guided by industry adoption, and in the delivery through virtual and remote enhancements, are being adopted by these institutions and are having an obvious positive effect on the quality of graduate, but even with these carrots, the prospective students of our future workforce are being faced with a growing number of options and are often not aware of the considerable opportunities these types of programs can offer, and the careers that they can have throughout this country.  This presentation will focus on these challenges, identify areas where efforts are being made and some trends that we have been seeing (from an institutional lens), what technologies are being adopted for the student/instructor, and what some companies have been doing themselves to attract talent.