The Port of Vancouver is located at the mouth of the Fraser (FRASER) at the southern tip of the province of British Columbia (BRIT1SHCOLUMBIA) in the southwest of Canada (full name: CANADA, Canada). It is in the BURRARD Bay and borders the southeast side of the GEORGIA Strait. It is the largest port in Canada and one of the world's major wheat export ports.
As Canada's busiest hub port, Vancouver Port is also the third largest port on North American routes, with an annual cargo throughput of more than 7000 million tons. The Centerm terminal of Vancouver Port has completed an expansion project that will increase its annual container throughput by 60% to 10000 TEUs, which is a much-needed impetus for the land-constrained port.
modern infrastructure construction, coupled with a convenient land-sea and air transport network, provide a strong guarantee for the rapid development of Vancouver Port. "Through the use of new technologies and reconfiguration of terminals, we have been able to increase throughput by 60%, while the terminal footprint has only increased by 15%," Maksim Mihic, CEO and general manager of DP World, which operates Centerm terminals, said in a statement on Tuesday.
The project started in July 2019, including expanding the area of the terminal to the west and east, reconfiguring and expanding its container yard, building a more efficient gate complex, and expanding the multimodal storage yard. The container multimodal transport station on the wharf is connected with roads and railway lines extending in all directions. Double-deck container trains can transport goods to most parts of Canada and the inland United States in time.
domestic cross-border e-commerce sellers are increasingly shipping to Canada and the United States, including North America, and the shipping mode is relatively cost-effective. Compared with other ports on the west coast of North America, the maritime distance between Vancouver Port and Asia is the shortest, which makes it unique in shortening navigation time and reducing shipping costs. Therefore, the Port of Vancouver has played an important role as a bridge in the development of trade between Canada and the Asia-Pacific region, especially with China.
Port Quickly Approaching Capacity
Vancouver, Canada's largest container port, is on a growth track and is expected to reach capacity by the end of the decade, with an average annual growth rate of 10% over the past five years, according to a statement by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
in recent years, the container business of Vancouver Port has developed rapidly. With no new container terminals scheduled to come online before the end of the century, Vancouver relies on the expansion of existing terminals and associated infrastructure, as well as the use of technology and process improvements, to squeeze more capacity out of the port's existing facilities.
Vancouver is working with transportation and government agencies on road and rail projects to reduce bottlenecks in the port area, said Cliff Stewart, vice president of infrastructure for the Port Authority. Stewart said Vancouver is also involved in digitization and optimization programs, including ship traffic management and supply chain visibility programs to improve efficiency.
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