Vancouver port expansion moves into next phase

THE Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has started its search for a construction team to begin designing and building part of the new Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project.

The new container terminal will add 2.4m teu of capacity to the Canadian port and create 17,000 jobs, the port authority said.

Companies have until September 18 to confirm their interest in the contract, which includes a 100 ha landmass, 35 ha causeway and 1,300 m wharf structure and berth pocket.

Construction is planned to begin in 2028, and the terminal is expected to be completed by the mid-2030s. A tender process to select the operator of the new terminal will begin in the late-2020s, the authority said.

Chief financial officer Victor Pang said the authority had “accelerated our efforts to deliver Roberts Bank Terminal 2 — a project that will strengthen Canada’s economic security and deliver trade resilience”.

He added: “The terminal will be a catalyst for economic transformation nationally — from supporting prairie grain exports and British Columbia’s forestry sector, to communities who depend on reliable and affordable access to essential goods on store shelves.”