- Moving heavy lift cargo such as the 200 modules destined for an oil sands refinery in Alberta, Canada;
- Preparing for a minimum of 55 ships that will be bringing in wind turbines bound for wind farms in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Southwest destinations in 2012 in advance of an impending end to the federal production tax credit for wind turbines;
- Expanding the port’s rail capacity from 55,000 cars per year to 160,000 rail cars per year. Thanks to a recent $15 million federal stimulus grant, the port’s improvements on the rail system also will reduce rail congestion by 40%. This is a significant part of the port’s $150 million West Vancouver Freight Access project;
- Expanding its grain terminal that is operated by United Grain Corporation. It will agricultural export business thanks to Mitusi Corporation of Japan building a $90 million grain elevator to accommodate grain, corn and soybean agricultural exports to Asia;
- The Port is in negotiation to lease space to BHP Billiton for the company to build a new Potash facility at the Port that will facilitate potash, a key component in fertilizer, exports to Asia.
Port of Vancouver moves project cargo
By Stas Margaronis, AJOT
The Port of Vancouver, Washington is continuing its expansion into project cargo fields that include: