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BC Ferries marks Earth Day with the launch of its sixth battery electric-hybrid vessel BC Ferries is marking Earth Day today with the launch of its sixth battery electric- hybrid Island Class ferry, according to the company s release. The vessel entered the water early Wednesday morning at DAMEN Shipyards Galati in Romania. The yet-to-be named ship is the last in a series of six Island Class vessels joining the BC Ferries fleet. When in operation, it will be one of two Island Class vessels assigned to the Nanaimo Harbour – Gabriola Island route. Work will continue on the new ship until scheduled sea trials in August. Following successful sea trials, the vessel will be delivered to Point Hope Maritime in Victoria in late 2021 for final preparations. Two-ship service is scheduled to begin on the Nanaimo Harbour – Gabriola Island route in 2022, replacing the Quinsam. ....
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VICTORIA BC Ferries is celebrating Earth Day with the launch of its newest hybrid-power vessel. The ferry fleet’s sixth diesel-electric vessel has entered the water in Romania and will be the last Island Class vessel to join the ferry service next year. The new ship is expected to serve the Nanaimo-Gabriola Island route in early 2022. The yet-unnamed vessel is scheduled for sea trials in August before delivery to Victoria later this year. “We are excited to reach this milestone in our Island Class project,” said BC Ferries vice-president of shipbuilding Jamie Marshall in a statement Thursday. “The launch of the sixth and final vessel in the series propels BC Ferries closer to reaching its goal to be efficient and environmentally responsible throughout the system,” Marshall added. ....
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“We saw a real expansion of local sales of both live and frozen prawn tails that effectively saved many harvesters in terms of their (financial) viability last year,” said Emily Orr, lead representative for the Prawn Industry Caucus. The industry has spent years working with the provincial Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Fisheries to bolster local sales, but the effort really took off last year. “For DFO to turn around and say, ‘No, you cannot freeze prawn tails’ … it’s a real disservice to all the work that’s been done but much bigger than that is the damage to people’s profitability,” she said. ....