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With Canada’s west coast container trade on a long-term growth trajectory, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has just released an update on the work done over the past year to advance Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project.
Here are some of the highlights from 2023:
Looking ahead
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority will continue to advance Roberts Bank Terminal 2 towards an operations start date in the mid-2030s to support Canada’s growing trade needs in a sustainable way. In 2024, the Authority will be:
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is a future marine container terminal on Canada’s west coast, led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, that will deliver critical capacity and supply chain resilience.
The main components of the proposed project include dredging and construction of the new three-berth marine container terminal; widening of the causeway to the mainland to accommodate additional road and rail infrastructure; and expansion of the tug basin to accommodate a second tug operations contractor.