Deltaport Expansion

The third berth at Deltaport is under construction and will be completed in late 2009. Environmental monitoring and compensation is taking place simultaneously with construction.  Click to the Port of Vancouver  Deltaport Third Berth Project updates area to find out more about Deltaport Berth 3. 

Overall Project Schedule

  1. Environmental & Engineering Studies - Completed
  2. Submission of VPA's Environmental Application - Completed
  3. Application Review - Completed
  4. Planned Construction - Commenced 2007 
  5. Commissioning Q4 2009/Operational Q1 2010

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Design Considerations

  1. Addition of approximately 20.2 ha (50 acres) of land and creation of third berth, increasing berth length from 670m (2,198') to 1,135m (3,724').
  2. Handle 3 x 325m (1,066') vessels at simultaneously.
  3. Berth depth same as existing 2 berths (15.8m or 52')

Deltaport Aerial - click to view



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