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History

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Predecessors

Prior to the formation of the new authority, there were three separate port authorities in the Metro Vancouver region: the Port of Vancouver, which was the largest port in Canada; the Fraser River Port Authority; and the North Fraser Port Authority.{{Anchor|Vancouver Port Authority}}The Vancouver Port Authority was responsible for the Port of Vancouver, which was the largest port in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. The port had 25 major terminals. The port first began operations with the opening of Ballantyne Pier in 1923.“Port of Vancouver – Yesterday." {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060328093913weblink|date=2006-03-28}} [video] Port of Vancouver [website]. In 2005/2006, the port handled 79.4 million tonnes of cargo,WEB, March 2007, 2007 Manitoba Transportation Report,weblink live, University of Manitoba, 2021-06-08, 2021-03-25,weblink 1.8 million containers, 910,172 cruise passengers, and 2,677 foreign vessels.WEB, Ginnell, Kevin, Smith, Patrick, Oberlander, H. Peter, December 2008,weblink Data, live, CORE (research service), CORE, 2021-06-08, 2021-06-08,weblink The authority was responsible for 233 km of coastline from Vancouver to the Canada–United States border.WEB, BC talks about a 'super port authority',weblink live, 2021-06-08, Ajot.com, en, 2021-06-08,weblink {{Anchor|Fraser River Port Authority}}The Fraser River Port Authority was created in 1913 to manage ports along the Fraser River. It was the second largest port in Vancouver and extended along the main arm of the river eastward to the Fraser Valley at Kanaka Creek, and north along the Pitt River to Pitt Lake. The Port's jurisdiction encompassed 270 kilometres of shoreline that border nine different municipalities in the Lower Mainland.WEB, Fraser River Port - Review and History,weblink live, 2021-06-08, World Port Source, 2021-06-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20210608170700weblink">weblink In 2007, the port handled 36 million tonnes of cargo, 191,000 TEUs of containerized cargo, and 573 cargo vessels. The cargo at the port consisted of logs, cement, general cargo, steel, and automobiles.WEB, Fraser River Port - Port Commerce,weblink live, 2021-06-08, World Port Source, 2021-06-08,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20210608170702weblink">weblink Its tenants included several large auto ports, making it the largest auto port in Canada.WEB, BC talks about a 'super port authority',weblink 2021-06-08, Ajot.com, en, 2021-06-08,weblink live, {{Anchor|North Fraser Port Authority}}The North Fraser Port Authority was incorporated in 1913 as the North Fraser Harbour Commissioners.WEB, Branch, Legislative Services, 2015-08-18, Consolidated federal laws of canada, Consolidated Acts,weblink 2021-06-08, Laws-lois.justice.gc.ca, 2021-07-02,weblink live, It was the smallest of the three ports and was located on the north arm of the Fraser River from the University of British Columbia to New Westminster. The traffic of the port mainly consisted of logs and wood fibre. The port covered around 920 hectares of land and water lots and it handled nearly 18 million tonnes of cargo in 2004.

Merger

Although the ports were financially self-sufficient, the federal legislation governing the authorities generated some inefficiency because the legally separate port authorities were forced to compete with each other economically for business. This came to the attention of the local media in 2006 when it was found that the recently expanded Fraser Surrey Docks, operated by the Fraser River Port Authority in New Westminster, were sitting idle after their principal shipping partner, CP Ships, relocated to the Port of Vancouver, which was already nearing capacity.NEWS, Container docks in Surrey idle after $190m expansion, Anderson, Fiona, The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, BC, 21 June 2006, A1, {{ProQuest, 242157951, }} Some critics opposed the possible merger as they felt the new authority would not recognize the unique concerns of the Fraser River.WEB,weblink Canada.Com, O.canada.com, 19 July 2022, 25 February 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120225113011weblink">weblink live, {{failed verification|date=August 2023}}To increase the efficiency of the ports of Metro Vancouver, the federal Minister of Transport permitted the three authorities to study the benefits of amalgamating in June 2006. The resulting report highlighted several benefits of amalgamation, and on June 16, Transport Canada granted a "certificate of intent to amalgamate port authorities". On December 21, 2007, the government of Canada published a certificate of amalgamation that allowed the three port authorities to merge into one effective January 1, 2008. The resulting entity became known as Port Metro Vancouver.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090123160017weblink">weblink 23 January 2009, Corporate – Amalgamation, Port Metro Vancouver,

Post-merger

Since 2013, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority also merged with Canada Place Corporation, which formerly operated Canada Place as a subsidiary of Port of Vancouver.WEB,weblink Canada Place Corporation, Canadaplace.ca, 19 July 2022, 3 April 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130403034619weblink">weblink live, On April 6, 2016, the port authority dropped "Port Metro Vancouver" from its branding and re-adopted "Port of Vancouver" to refer to Vancouver's port, while using "Vancouver Fraser Port Authority" when referencing activities or decisions of the port authority.WEB,weblink Port authority makes name change to provide clarity, 6 April 2016, Port of Vancouver, 19 July 2022, 27 October 2022,weblink live,

Responsibility

The Port of Vancouver is managed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, formerly called Port Metro Vancouver. It was created with the responsibility for the stewardship of the federal port lands in and around Vancouver, British Columbia. It was created as a financially self-sufficient company that is accountable to the federal minister of transport and operates pursuant to the Canada Marine Act. The port authority and port terminals and tenants are responsible for the efficient and reliable movement of goods and passengers, integrating environmental, social and economic sustainability initiatives into all areas of port operations.WEB, 2016-05-31, About us,weblink 2021-06-08, Portvancouver.com, en-US, 2021-06-08,weblink live, In 2014, the Port of Vancouver was the fourth largest port by tonnage in the Americas, 29th in the world in terms of total cargo and 44th in the world by container traffic.WEB, American Association of Port Authorities - World Port Rankings (2016),weblink XLSX, Aapa.files.cms-plus.com, 2018-12-13, 2018-04-29,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180429222548weblink">weblink live, The port enables the trade of approximately $240 billion in goods. Port activities sustain 115,300 jobs, $7 billion in wages, and $11.9 billion in GDP across Canada.WEB,weblink 2008 PMV Economic Impact Study, Portmetrovancouver.com, 19 July 2022, 2010-11-26,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20101126212907weblink">weblink live,

Major initiatives

The Container Capacity Improvement Program (CCIP) is the port's long-term strategy to meet anticipated growth in container traffic, which is expected to triple by the year 2030. The program consists of projects that both improve the efficiency of existing infrastructure and explore opportunities to build new infrastructure as demand rises. CCIP projects include the Deltaport Terminal Road and Rail Improvement Project (DTRRIP) and the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20130205174919weblink">weblink Port poised to begin expansion talks in earnest, dead, February 5, 2013, November 28, 2012, DTTRIP will result in infrastructure upgrades that would increase Deltaport's container capacity by 600,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), within the terminal's existing footprint. The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project is a proposed marine container terminal that could provide an additional capacity of 2.4 million TEUs per year to meet forecasted demand until 2030.WEB,weblink Deadline for feedback on T2 is drawing near, Sandor, Gyarmati, Delta-optimist.com, 2012-11-28, 2013-05-21,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130521120946weblink">weblink live,

North Shore Trade Area projects

• Western Level Lower Level Route Extension
• Pemberton Avenue Grade Separation
• Low Level Road RealignmentWEB,weblink Low level road, Port Metro Vancouver, 2012-11-29, 2012-11-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121117022623weblink">weblink dead,
• Neptune/Cargill Grade Separation
• Brooksbank Avenue UnderpassWEB,weblink Lynn Creek Rail Bridge & Brooksbank Ave Project, Port Metro Vancouver, 2012-11-29, 2012-11-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121118065322weblink">weblink dead,
• Lynn Creek Rail Bridge Addition

South Shore Trade Area projects

• Powell Street Grade Separation
• Stewart Street/Victoria Overpass

Environmental initiatives

• Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) ProgramPRESS RELEASE,weblink Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program, Port of Vancouver, 2022-10-25, 2022-10-25,weblink live, PRESS RELEASE,weblink ECHO Program research, reports, and peer-reviewed papers, Port of Vancouver, 2022-10-25, 2022-10-25,weblink live, (2014-2021)

Terminals and facilities

(File:Puerto comercial de Vancouver, Canadá, 2017-08-14, DD 40.jpg|thumb|Ship loading sulfur (brimstone).)(File:Puerto comercial de Vancouver, Canadá, 2017-08-14, DD 29.jpg|thumb|Warehouse to stock goods before or after loading.)Port of Vancouver offers 30 deep-sea and domestic marine terminals that service five business sectors: automobiles, break-bulk, bulk, containers, and cruise.

Automobile terminals

• Annacis Auto Terminals
• Richmond Auto Terminal

Break-bulk terminals

• Fraser Surrey Docks
• Lynnterm

Bulk terminals

• Alliance Grain Terminal
• Cargill
• Cascadia
• Chemtrade Chemicals
• Fibreco
• Fraser Grain Terminal
• G3 Terminal Vancouver
• IOCO
• Lantic Inc.
• Neptune Bulk Terminals
• Pacific Coast Terminals
• Pacific Elevators
• Parkland Terminal
• Richardson International
• Shellburn
• Suncor Energy - Burrard Products Terminal
• Univar Canada Terminal
• Vancouver Wharves
• West Coast Reduction
• Westridge Marine Terminal
• Westshore Terminals

Container terminals

• Centerm
• Deltaport
• Fraser Surrey Docks
• Vanterm

Cruise terminals

• Canada Place

Incidents

In January 2019, the cargo ship Ever Summit crashed into a crane. There was no death or injuries.WEB,weblink Crane collapse cripples freight as 'The Beast' works to restore Vancouver port terminal, Cbc.ca, July 19, 2022, July 18, 2022,weblink live,

See also

• History of Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh longshoremen, 1863-1963
• List of ports and harbors of the Pacific Ocean

References

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External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130729172613weblink">International Shipping in British Columbia

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