The ElectRA tugboats are designed by Vancouver-based Robert Allan Ltd. And will be built at Sanmar Shipyards in Türkiye (Turkey).
Teck previously announced an agreement with Oldendorff Carriers to employ energy efficient bulk carriers for shipments of Teck steelmaking coal from the Port of Vancouver, reducing 45,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent to removing nearly 10,000 passenger vehicles from the road.
Teck has also announced a pilot of a fully electric on-highway transport truck to haul copper concentrate between the Highland Valley copper operations in south-central BC and a rail loading facility in Ashcroft, British Columbia.
Teck’s climate action strategy also includes goals to reduce carbon intensity across operations by 33% by 2030 and be a net-zero operator by 2050.
