Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

New partnership to improve Canadian supply chains

Ashcroft Terminal and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have signed a letter of intent for a long-term arrangement about the transportation of Canadian imports and exports.

In particular, the organisations will work together to invest, build and operate rail infrastructure at Ashcroft Terminal to reduce congestion within the Port of Vancouver, support capacity growth and enhance resiliency within the critical Asia-Pacific Gateway trade corridor. 

Ashcroft Terminal is an inland terminal located...

https://container-news.com/new-partnership-to-improve-canadian-supply-chains/

Pangaea bulker is the first to gain Silent (E) notation

ship with Silent (E) notation

Newport, R.I., based Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq: PANL) reports that its 95,000 dwt. post-panamax dry bulk carrier Nordic Nuluujaak has been awarded the Silent (E) class notation by, making it the first dry bulk carrier to ever receive the certification. The Silent (E) Notation is a select designation given to vessels with a demonstrated ability to effectively reduce environmental noise emissions, consistent with a focus on protecting sensitive marine ecosystems. Nordic Nuluujaak...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/pangaea-bulker-is-the-first-to-gain-silent-e-notation/

Port of Vancouver boosts container capacity

Construction on the Centerm Expansion Project at the Port of Vancouver is now complete, according to the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

The expansion project was delivered in partnership with terminal operator DP World. Work completed includes expanding the terminal footprint to the west and east, reconfiguring and expanding the container yard, building state-of-art truck gates, expanding the intermodal yard, building a new operations facility, and marine habitat improvements. 

In addition,...

https://container-news.com/port-of-vancouver-boosts-container-capacity/

Vancouver closer to new box terminal approval

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has proposed a new marine container port on Canada’s west coast called Roberts Bank Terminal 2.

The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project has already reached the end of the federal environmental evaluation procedure, which began in 2013. The port authority is hoping that the Government of Canada will make a decision soon.

Since 2013, the project has been subject to a federal environmental study. Following a six-week public hearing, the public record was closed in...

https://container-news.com/vancouver-closer-to-new-box-terminal-approval/

Port of Vancouver tests green fuels and decarbonisation technologies

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with partners from across the port community, is testing various low- and zero-emission fuels and technologies at the Port of Vancouver, as part of efforts to phase out all port-related emissions by 2050 in support of the Government of Canada’s goal.

According to Port of Vancouver, through the Low-Emission Technology Initiative, a joint initiative between the port authority and the Province of British Columbia, the port authority and the province...

https://container-news.com/port-of-vancouver-tests-green-fuels-and-decarbonisation-technologies/

Port of Vancouver sets up new container storage facility

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has announced that a temporary storage site for empty shipping containers has been set up in Richmond, a city in British Columbia, Canada, to strengthen local and national supply chains.

In mid-November, 2021, severe flooding in British Columbia completely cut off rail service connecting the Port of Vancouver to national supply chains for eight days.

“As partners throughout the Port of Vancouver continue work to clear supply-chain backlogs in the wake of...

https://container-news.com/port-of-vancouver-sets-up-new-container-storage-facility/

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