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Greenline Staff
Feb 73 min read
Greenline to the heart of Vancouver: What’s the best landing site?
Greenline is built around the core philosophy that people in coastal communities should be able to move from the center of one community...

Greenline Staff
Sep 17, 20242 min read
How Can Vancouver Come Closer to a Sustainable Transportation Future?
If you’ve lived in (or even visited) Vancouver, the experience may be all too familiar: you’re in a car, headed to a downtown...


Greenline Staff
Sep 2, 20243 min read
Greenline partners with BMT to design all-electric ferry for BC waters
Greenline has partnered with BMT to produce the ferry design for its first two routes in British Columbia waters.


Greenline Staff
Jun 4, 20243 min read
Introducing Greenline’s New Chief Operating Officer, Captain Darren Pereira
Experienced maritime Captain is driven to make green innovation happen in the British Columbia marine industry


Greenline Staff
May 24, 20245 min read
How to de-risk new, greener marine technologies using a digital twin
The marine sector lags far behind other transportation sectors when it comes to implementing greener technologies that reduce greenhouse...


Luana Pandolfo
Apr 6, 20242 min read
GUEST POST: Electric Ferries Could Significantly Reduce Underwater Noise Pollution
The ocean is usually thought of as a quiet place, but underwater noise pollution poses a real threat to marine life. Most people are...


Greenline Staff
Mar 21, 20243 min read
Get ready to see electric ferries all over Canada—Here’s how it’s happening
Just a few years ago, electric passenger-only commuter ferries were rarely found anywhere in the world. But 2023 was a pivotal year for...

Greenline Staff
Feb 16, 20246 min read
How Greenline created BC’s best model for predicting who will ride a passenger-only ferry
If Greenline’s ferries entered service tomorrow, who would be jumping aboard to try it out? The vessels are both technologically robust...

Greenline Staff
Dec 5, 20236 min read
New Zealand Charges Forward With Electric Ferries For Auckland and Beyond
While electric passenger ferries use relatively new maritime technologies and might seem novel in British Columbia (BC), coastal...

Greenline Staff
Oct 30, 20234 min read
How We Talk About Ferries: beyond 'Marine Highways'
There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned road trip: windows down, wind in your hair, the expanse of the open highway—and the promise of...

Greenline Staff
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Greenline partners with BC Hydro to advance all-electric passenger-only ferries in British Columbia
Passenger-only ferries are used successfully in jurisdictions around the world, but the all-electric versions are a newer technology and...


Greenline Staff
Apr 27, 20234 min read
The secret to success for passenger-only ferries in BC? Timing.
By summer 2023, BC is set to have a new passenger-only ferry service from downtown Vancouver to Nanaimo. This exciting news is welcome...

Greenline Staff
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Opinion: BC's coastal ferries need passenger-only vessels, not just for cars
Written for Daily Hive Urbanized by Callum Campbell, founder and CEO of Greenline Ferries. Passenger-only fast ferry vessel in Seattle....

Greenline Staff
Mar 12, 20231 min read
New electric passenger ferry service proposed to link Vancouver with Bowen Island & Sunshine Coast
“There could be so much more to coastal travel in BC than car ferry service. We like to think of Greenline as the waterway extension to...


Greenline Staff
Feb 26, 20233 min read
What the additional $500M in BC Ferries funding means for the future of coastal ferry travel
Today BC Premier David Eby announced $500 million in funding allocated to BC Ferries for the purpose of maintaining “reliable and...


Greenline Staff
Feb 19, 20234 min read
How ships can avoid being 'noisy neighbours' to whales and other marine mammals
Orcas are among the most spectacular mammals that make up the incredible diversity of marine life found in the coastal waters of British...


Greenline Staff
Jan 25, 20233 min read
What we heard: top issues from public open houses
Greenline turns to communities for guidance on assembling the ‘building blocks’ of a new ferry service The evening of Greenline’s open...

Greenline Staff
Jan 21, 20233 min read
The ferry designs of the future are accessible
Grabbing a cup of coffee while on board a ferry can be quite challenging for someone with mobility issues. And that’s after the...


Greenline Staff
Jan 10, 20231 min read
Proposed electric passenger ferry service hosting Sunshine Coast open houses
Community drop-in style events are booked for Tuesday, Jan. 17 between 5pm and 8pm at Gibsons Public Market. On the following evening, a...


Greenline Staff
Dec 18, 20225 min read
Electric Ferries and Where to Find Them
Clean fuels for powering ships have been identified, but the widespread adoption of fuels like hydrogen, ammonia, or methanol is still...

Greenline Staff
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Planning under way for Gibsons-Vancouver passenger-only electric ferry
Public consultation underway, open house planned for 2023 By Sophie Woodrooffe, Coast Reporter November 11, 2022 A Victoria-based company...


Greenline Staff
Nov 9, 20224 min read
Meet Greenline’s founder, Callum Campbell
Bringing deep expertise in shipbuilding and ferry operations, Campbell is determined to change the paradigm of ferry travel in BC Callum...


Greenline Staff
Sep 6, 20221 min read
All-electric fast ferry wins Ship of the Year
The all-electric fast ferry MV Medstraum, which will soon be put into operation on the commuter route between Stavanger, Byøyene and...

Greenline Staff
Jul 14, 20221 min read
The world’s first zero-emission fast ferry is ready for operation
MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, has embarked on the journey...
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