Centerm Community Fund

The Centerm Community Fund was created as a part of the Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project to show appreciation to the community for their patience during construction of the terminal expansion and construction on the south shore. Read more...

Joint media release: Celebrating DP World’s 100th anniversary and completion of the Centerm Expansion and South Shore Access projects  

Anniversary celebrates terminal’s increased capacity and support for Canada’s commitment to growing Indo-Pacific trade 

Vancouver: DP World and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority today celebrate two historic events—the completion of the Centerm Expansion Project at DP World Vancouver and the 100th anniversary of the port’s marine terminal operations. Read more...

Centerm Expansion Project complete, increasing Port of Vancouver container capacity

Expanded container terminal at Port of Vancouver will support Canada’s growing trade and strengthen supply chains  

Vancouver, B.C.: Construction on the Centerm Expansion Project at the Port of Vancouver is now complete, as the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority continues to partner with industry and government to deliver the sustainable infrastructure needed to support growing trade and stronger national supply chains. Read more...

Port authority’s Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project win the highest-ranking award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

The Envision Platinum award recognizes organizations for their commitment to building sustainable infrastructure   

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, in partnership with DP World, announced today that the port authority-led Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project have been awarded the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision Platinum award, the highest rated award by ISI. Read more...

Port authority invites East Vancouver community groups to apply for project funding

Community organizations from the Downtown Eastside, Strathcona, Grandview-Woodland, and Hastings Sunrise are now invited to submit applications until April 2, 2021 for project funding from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Centerm Community Fund.

The fund was created as part of the community investment for the Centerm Expansion Project. Read more...

Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority completed the Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project to help meet increasing demand for containers shipped through the Port of Vancouver.

The project included the:

Construction of new port land through infill to expand the terminal footprint by 15% Reconfiguration of the Centerm container terminal Creation of a new overpass on Centennial Road Changes to Waterfront Road to create a continuous port road from Canada Place to Highway 1 Removal of the Heatley Road overpass Coordination with tenants on road maintenance within port lands

The port authority completed extensive environmental and technical studies, along with three rounds of public engagement to inform the construction planning. Read more...

Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project

The Centerm Expansion Project and South Shore Access Project are being built to help meet anticipated near-term demand for containers shipped through the Port of Vancouver. The projects are expected to be complete by 2022.

The projects include:

A reconfiguration and expansion of the Centerm container terminal A new overpass on Centennial Road to remove road and rail conflicts Changes to Waterfront Road to create a continuous port road from Canada Place to McGill Street The removal of the Heatley Road overpass Coordination with other tenant and port road maintenance on port lands

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority completed extensive environmental and technical studies to inform the implementation of construction, and conducted three rounds of public engagement. Read more...

Demolition of Heatley Avenue overpass starts May 28, with extended work hours

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority advises that the demolition of the Heatley Avenue overpass will start on the May 28-29 weekend, with extended work hours. Work will then continue on two additional weekends in June and July 2022, also with extended work hours. Read more...

Roberts Bank Terminal 2 receives approval from the Government of Canada   

The marine container terminal project in Delta, British Columbia, will deliver critical capacity and resilience for Canada’s supply chains, and will support growing national trade needs  

Vancouver, B.C.: The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority welcomes the Government of Canada’s decision to approve the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, announced today following a rigorous environmental assessment process that started in 2013. Read more...