Progress at Canadian Ports Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has reported that cargo moving through the Port of Vancouver increased 1% in 2020 to 145.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) vs. 2019.
The Montreal Port Authority’s (MPA) Contrecoeur Port Terminal Expansion Project gets the greenlight; Port of Vancouver sets annual grain, potash and container records in 2020.
Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson gave the go-ahead to the proposed port expansion in a March 1 Environmental Assessment Decision Statement issued to MPA. It follows a five-year environmental analysis by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.
MPA welcomed the decision. But before taking the next step of obtaining permits, it must agree to comply with 330 legally binding conditions that the decision sets out. They include measures to protect human health, fish and fish habitat, migra