VANCOUVER: Port Metro Vancouver is continuing field studies through September 2015 as part of ongoing environmental and technical work for the Container Capacity Improvement Programme.
The Container Capacity Improvement Program was announced in 2011, and is Port Metro Vancouver’s long-term strategy to ensure the timely delivery of required infrastructure to meet anticipated growth in the container sector.
A key objective of the program is the use and capacity maximization of existing terminals before the construction of any new facilities. In planning for future capacity with this objective, Port Metro Vancouver considered opportunities to:
Increase the capacity and efficiency of existing container terminals Convert existing under-utilized terminals to handle containers Build a new terminal. Improvements to existing container terminals within Port Metro Vancouver’s jurisdiction include:
The Deltaport Terminal, Road and Rail Improvement Project (currently underway)
The Centerm Expansion Project (preliminary planning).
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project.
The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project is a proposed new three‐berth container terminal that would provide 2.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of additional container capacity annually.
No decision has been made to proceed with the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project. Port Metro Vancouver is undertaking a comprehensive multi-round, multi-year community, stakeholder and public consultation process regarding the project.
