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GCT counters VFPA's project and comes up with its own new terminal plan
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CANADIAN port operator, Global Container Terminals (GCT), has submitted a proposal for the expansion of the port of Vancouver and the construction of a new box terminal, reports Container News.
GCT's proposal comes with the name "Deltaport Fourth Berth Expansion Project (DP4)", which is currently undergoing federal and provincial impact assessments, and conflicts with the proposal of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) for the new container hub.
GCT's vice president of public affairs, Marko Dekovic said that "current studies have shown DP4 to be a more environmentally responsible project, with a much smaller footprint and limited to no impact on biofilm, indigenous crabbing grounds and fish."
In addition, Mr Dekovic noted that GCT's proposed project will cost approximately US$1.2 billion, privately funded and significantly less expensive than VFPA's Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project.
Deltaport Fourth Berth Expansion Project is expected to add 2 million TEU of container capacity to the overall capacity of the port of Vancouver, while it is scheduled to be completed by the mid-2030s. The new terminal, according to GCT's plans, will cover 560,000 square metres.
Mr Dekovic commented: "The fact is that the Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change has noted the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has provided the requested information and now has sufficient information to restart the government decision-making.
"The RBT2 project is not approved nor has it been found to be 'ecologically friendly'."
A group of scientists has written to Steven Guilbeault, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, urging him to reject VFPA's proposed Roberts Bank Terminal II (RBT2) project.
Mr Dekovic concluded that "the Minister and the Government of Canada must decide if they will heed the advice of scientists and the independent review panel which found that the project 'would result in numerous significant adverse residual and cumulative effects, including on Dungeness crab, ocean-type juvenile Chinook salmon, and on the Southern Resident Killer Whale' or not."
GCT's proposal comes with the name "Deltaport Fourth Berth Expansion Project (DP4)", which is currently undergoing federal and provincial impact assessments, and conflicts with the proposal of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) for the new container hub.
GCT's vice president of public affairs, Marko Dekovic said that "current studies have shown DP4 to be a more environmentally responsible project, with a much smaller footprint and limited to no impact on biofilm, indigenous crabbing grounds and fish."
In addition, Mr Dekovic noted that GCT's proposed project will cost approximately US$1.2 billion, privately funded and significantly less expensive than VFPA's Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project.
Deltaport Fourth Berth Expansion Project is expected to add 2 million TEU of container capacity to the overall capacity of the port of Vancouver, while it is scheduled to be completed by the mid-2030s. The new terminal, according to GCT's plans, will cover 560,000 square metres.
Mr Dekovic commented: "The fact is that the Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change has noted the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) has provided the requested information and now has sufficient information to restart the government decision-making.
"The RBT2 project is not approved nor has it been found to be 'ecologically friendly'."
A group of scientists has written to Steven Guilbeault, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, urging him to reject VFPA's proposed Roberts Bank Terminal II (RBT2) project.
Mr Dekovic concluded that "the Minister and the Government of Canada must decide if they will heed the advice of scientists and the independent review panel which found that the project 'would result in numerous significant adverse residual and cumulative effects, including on Dungeness crab, ocean-type juvenile Chinook salmon, and on the Southern Resident Killer Whale' or not."