News / Terminal operator and port authority clash over expansion for Vancouver

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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) plans for a fourth container terminal have been halted by a government request for more information.

As he considers the project’s impact, Canadian minister of environment and climate change Jonathan Wilkinson has called for further consultation with groups whose land is adjacent to the site.

The port authority is planning another terminal at Roberts Bank, close to the Deltaport facility, with an estimated price tag of C$3.5bn ($2.63bn) that would boost Vancouver’s capacity by 2.4m teu.

After the ...