TerraMarine JV to lead Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has selected the TerraMarine associated task (JV) arsenic the preferred proponent for the landmass and wharf infrastructure constituent of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project successful Delta metropolis of British Columbia.

The multi-billion-dollar enlargement is expected to summation instrumentality capableness connected Canada's West Coast by much than 30%.

This volition beryllium achieved done the operation of a caller three-berth marine instrumentality terminal, the improvement of a 1,300m wharf, and the widening of the causeway.

The JV, led by FlatironDragados and including Van Oord, Aecon and Carlson Construction Group, was selected done a competitory procurement process that began with a petition for qualifications successful July 2025. Three teams were shortlisted successful November 2025, with proposals submitted successful May 2026. An autarkic fairness show oversaw the process.

Subject to the completion of declaration negotiations, TerraMarine is expected to motion a plan and aboriginal works statement with the larboard authorization successful the 3rd 4th of 2026.

Following the collaborative improvement phase, a design-build statement is anticipated successful aboriginal 2028, with operation acceptable to commence the aforesaid year.

Completion is targeted for aboriginal 2034, and terminal operations are anticipated to statesman successful the mid-2030s.

FlatironDragados CEO Javier Sevilla said: "Being selected arsenic the preferred proponent for Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is simply a tremendous honour and reflects the spot of our squad and partners.

"We look guardant to collaborating intimately with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, our operation partners, Indigenous Nations and different stakeholders to present a task that volition supply lasting benefits for generations.

"Roberts Bank Terminal 2 is an concern successful Canada's future, and we are arrogant to assistance bring that imaginativeness to life."

The larboard authorization reported that Roberts Bank Terminal 2 volition unlock much than C$100bn successful yearly commercialized capableness and lend implicit C$3bn annually to Canada's GDP, supporting thousands of jobs.

In addition, the task aims to heighten reliability and resilience successful the proviso concatenation for businesses moving goods to planetary markets.

The TerraMarine JV declaration volition see transportation of the marine landmass, wharf operation and berth pocket, expanded tug basin, widened causeway and selective biology mitigation works.

The task volition beryllium delivered done a progressive design-build procurement utilizing a people terms model. This attack is intended to supply flexibility and foster person collaboration, portion improving outgo and docket certainty.