We center communities and rights holders to create a sustainable and equitable marine shipping sector.
We work to build a decarbonized maritime industry that focuses on human rights, ocean health and climate equity.
Recent Updates
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![https://www.equalroutes.ca/news-resources/report-gulfofcalifornia]()
A Study of the Potential Impacts of LNG Development on Marine Mammals in the Gulf of California
Projected LNG tanker traffic poses serious risks to air quality, underwater soundscape, marine mammals, fragile ecosystems, climate change mitigation, and coastal communities in the Gulf of California.
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![https://www.equalroutes.ca/news-resources/opinion-methane-fuelled-tanker-traffic]()
Op-Ed: Methane-fuelled Tanker Traffic to Soar This Summer
350 LNG tankers are expected to visit LNG Canada's marine terminal annually, which translates to 700 transits a year in the region. (Originally published by the Vancouver Sun on Jul 05, 2025)
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Op-Ed: From BC to the Arctic, Canada must ban scrubber discharge everywhere
Transport Canada's announcement of a new approach to protecting BC's endangered southern resident killer whale population may signal a ban on the dumping of scrubber wastewater in coastal waters, but without expanding the ban along all of Canada's coasts, it likely will just push the problem into waters elsewhere.
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Un estudio sobre los impactos potenciales del GNL en los mamíferos marinos en el Golfo de California
El tráfico de buques metaneros proyectado representa serios riesgos para la calidad del aire, el paisaje sonoro submarino, los mamíferos marinos, los ecosistemas frágiles, la mitigación del cambio climático y las comunidades costeras en el Golfo de California.
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![https://www.equalroutes.ca/news-resources/in-the-intersection-of-shipping-biodiversity-and-decarbonization]()
Navigating the Future: Bridging Shipping, Biodiversity, and Decarbonization
Released during COP28 in Dubai, this report highlights the urgency of addressing the triple planetary crisis - pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss in the context of shipping solutions and impacts.
Shipping by the numbers
Introduction of invasive species:
60-90%
Shipping introduces 60 to 90% of invasive species into new marine ecosystems, disrupting biodiversity and threatening local economies.
Contribution of NOx emissions:
15%
In 2015, ships contributed 15% of global NOx emissions, a major air pollutant linked to thousands of premature deaths, especially in coastal communities.
Generation of greenhouse gas emissions:
3%
Shipping generates nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Methane and black carbon emissions are rising, with especially harmful effects in the fragile Arctic region.