Estuaire - Service Source Port of Quebec

Ambitious plans for a C$775m (US$624m) container terminal at Quebec City have run aground.

The environmental review delivered by the federal government has blocked the Laurentia project, leaving the port authority to find other avenues to develop the port’s potential.

In partnership with Canadian National and terminal operator Hutchison Ports, Quebec Port Authority (QPA) was planning a 700,000 teu facility capable of handling containerships of up to 13,000 teu.

This would have set it well apart from Montreal, where draught restrictions limit ship ...

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