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DP World Completes AED 954 Million Vancouver Port Expansion
Anniversary celebrates terminal’s increased capacity and support for Canada’s commitment to growing Indo-Pacific trade DP World and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have celebrated two historic events – the completion of the Centerm Expansion …
May 22, 2023 / Curious
Port Authority, industry partners, test low and zero-emission fuels and technologies at the Port of Vancouver
At Canada’s largest port, a variety of low– and zero-emission fuels and technologies are being tested in support of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s goal to create a zero-emission port by 2050. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, together with …
Dec 9, 2022 / Curious
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority joins Sustainable Shipping Initiative
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) today is glad to introduce the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority as its newest member, becoming the first port authority to join the initiative which now consists of seventeen members across the maritime …
Nov 2, 2022 / Vessels
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announces details of Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project community investment program for Delta
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority on Tuesday (Oct05) announced the details of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project community investment program, which will provide $6 million to Delta organizations and students, should the project proceed. Roberts …
Oct 8, 2021 / Curious
G2 Ocean: Underwater sound intensity reduced by nearly 50%
Since G2 Ocean joined the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led ECHO Program in 2017, the underwater sound intensity for killer whales in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, has been reduced by nearly 50 per cent.In 2017, the Vancouver Fraser Port …
Aug 31, 2021 / Curious
B.C. government joins the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and FortisBC to establish the first STS LNG marine bunkering service on the west coast of North America
To help address the increased need for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the maritime sector, the B.C. government is joining the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and FortisBC to establish the first ship-to-ship LNG marine refuelling — or bunkering — …
Oct 24, 2019 / Curious
New mid-year record for container volumes through the Port of Vancouver
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority yesterday released the 2019 mid-year cargo statistics for goods and passengers moving through the Port of Vancouver. Between January 1 and June 30, 2019, overall cargo through the port increased 0.5% to a record …
Aug 16, 2019 / All
SEA\LNG Welcomes First North American Port Member
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has joined SEA\LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is the federal agency of the …
Mar 8, 2019 / Curious