<p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_f6a9b35d4b6af638-252" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-650" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Moving Canada’s largest ocean gateway closer to a transformative footprint expansion, the </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="110" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Vancouver Fraser Port Authority</b><span class="citation-650" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> has selected the </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="159" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">TerraMarine consortium</b><span class="citation-650" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> as the preferred construction partner for the </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="228" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2)</b><span class="citation-650 citation-end-650" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> project.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-649" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The massive multi-billion-dollar infrastructure development is engineered to </span><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="345" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">boost the Port of Vancouver’s container-handling capacity by 50%</b><span class="citation-649 citation-end-649" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, ensuring long-term supply chain resilience across the Pacific Northwest.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_f6a9b35d4b6af638-253" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span class="citation-648 citation-end-648" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The announcement marks the formal transition of the nation-building marine extension project out of a decade-long procurement phase and into a streamlined collaborative design phase.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="3" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="8" style="font-family: "Google Sans", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="8" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">Progressive Design-Build Model Unlocks Reclaimed Waterfront and Three Ocean Berths</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="9" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;">The infrastructure plan introduces targeted marine construction workflows to scale West Coast cargo capacity:</p><ul data-path-to-node="10" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0" id="p-rc_f6a9b35d4b6af638-254" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Winning Consortium Profile:</b> <span class="citation-647" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The selected </span><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="41" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">TerraMarine</b><span class="citation-647" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> construction group brings together major civil works players, including </span><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="125" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">FlatironDragados Canada, Van Oord Canada, Aecon Constructors, and Carlson Construction Group</b><span class="citation-647 citation-end-647" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-646 citation-end-646" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The group is scheduled to execute a formal design and early works contract, setting up a final design-build target price agreement.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0" id="p-rc_f6a9b35d4b6af638-255" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Massive Land Reclamation Scope:</b> <span class="citation-645" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The engineering blueprint requires building a brand-new </span><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="88" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">three-berth marine container terminal</b><span class="citation-645" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> on approximately </span><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="143" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">320 acres of reclaimed waterfront industrial land</b><span class="citation-645 citation-end-645" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> at Roberts Bank in Delta, British Columbia.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> <span class="citation-644 citation-end-644" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The terminal footprint will sit adjacent to the existing GCT Deltaport and Westshore Terminals facilities.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0" id="p-rc_f6a9b35d4b6af638-256" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Federal Policy Fast-Tracking:</b> <span class="citation-643" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">To bypass multi-agency bureaucratic friction, the Canadian government has referred the project to the Major Projects Office (MPO) for listing under the </span><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="182" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Building Canada Act</b><span class="citation-643 citation-end-643" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span> Bringing the mega-project under a unified regulatory window is designed to accelerate local environmental permits and lock in supply chain stability.<sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c1165537504="" _nghost-ng-c642716104="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="10,3,0" id="p-rc_f6a9b35d4b6af638-257" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Project Timeline and Yield:</b> <span class="citation-642" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">While early mobilization, final design parameters, and initial site works are targeted to lock in by late 2027, full land reclamation dredging will commence in 2028. Commercial terminal cargo operations are projected to go live in the </span><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="263" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">mid-2030s</b><span class="citation-642" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">, unlocking an estimated </span><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="297" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">$100 billion in added annual trade capacity</b><span class="citation-642 citation-end-642" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.<source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c2333486709="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c2333486709="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1165537504="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul>
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 to Boost Port of Vancouver Container Capacity by 50%
Moving Canada’s largest ocean gateway closer to a transformative footprint expansion, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected the TerraMarine consortium as the preferred construction partner for the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 (RBT2) project. The massive multi-billion-dollar infrastructure development is engineered to boost the Port of Vancouver’s container-handling capacity by 50%, ensuring long-term supply chain resilience across the Pacific Northwest.
