The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has issued a request for qualifications for a construction partner to deliver the landmass and wharf component of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project—a significant step towards delivering the project.

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is a is a transformational, nation building project that will support Canada’s economic security and trade resilience. Once fully operational, this new three-berth marine container terminal in Delta, B.C. will enable the trade of more than $100 billion in goods annually, increase Canada’s west coast container capacity by more than 30%, and add 320 acres of new waterfront industrial land.

With consent from 27 First Nations, key environmental approvals in place, and permitting processes well underway, the port authority is looking forward to collaborating with the future construction partner to build this project, for the benefit of all Canadians.

The project is led by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, an arm’s-length federal agency that stewards the 16,000 hectares of water, more than 1,500 hectares of land and 350 kilometres of shoreline that make up the Port of Vancouver, alongside the enduring stewardship of First Nations. The port authority’s purpose is to enable Canada’s trade through the Port of Vancouver by being reliable and innovative, while protecting the environment. The port is the fourth largest in North America by tonnage and handles about as much cargo as Canada’s next five largest ports combined.