Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to Begin Phasing Out Older Drayage Trucks

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to Begin Phasing Out Older Drayage Trucks

A program to phase out old diesel-fueled trucks that serve British Columbia’s Port of Vancouver is expected to begin on Sept. 15, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced Wednesday, June 15. The program, which aims to cap the age of trucks that come to the port to those built in the year 2006 or later, affects a fleet of 1,800 trucks that perform roughly 30,000 port moves on average every week. According to the port authority about 80% of trucks already comply with the new mandate, which requires older models to be swapped out with “newer, lower-emission trucks that meet…
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Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Projects Receive Sustainable Infrastructure Award

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Projects Receive Sustainable Infrastructure Award

The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure has awarded its highest honor, the Envision Platinum Award, to Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Centerm expansion and South Shore Access projects, the port authority and terminal operator DP World announced June 2. This is the port’s second Platinum award, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority President and CEO Robin Silvester said. “This award again highlights our commitment to developments that support Canada’s trade agenda in a way that protects the environment and considers local communities, as we advance towards our vision for the Port of Vancouver to be the world’s most sustainable port,” Silvester said. Both projects…
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British Columbia’s Port of Vancouver Launches Cruise Season

British Columbia’s Port of Vancouver Launches Cruise Season

British Columbia’s Port of Vancouver recently launched the start of its cruise season by welcoming the Holland America Line ship Koningsdam to the port’s Canada Place cruise terminal. This is the first time the port is able to welcome cruise ships since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, prompting the Canadian government to prohibit cruise ships in Canadian waters. The government lifted the prohibition last November. “We’re delighted to welcome cruise back to the Port of Vancouver after what has been a long two years,” Vancouver Fraser Port Authority President and CEO Robin Silvester said. “We’re looking…
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