Centerm

Centerm is short for Centennial Terminals, a major

Deltaport, and Fraser Surrey Docks. The terminal has two berths with a total length of 647 metres and depth of 15.5 metres, seven ship-to-shore cranes, and is directly served by both Canadian Class 1 Railways, CN and CPKC. ILWU Local 500 and 514 make up the majority of the labour force^[1]^[2]

History

Building rubble was dumped on the foreshore at Main Street and a peninsula where the Hastings Mill once sat and a massive terminal was created at the behest of Barney Johnson with Federal money in 1958, hence the Centennial Year and name (British Columbia's 100's birthday).^{[citation needed]} Centerm was operated by Canadian Stevedoring and subsidiary Casco Terminals for much of its history. It experienced a series of acquisitions beginning in the 1990s, and has been operated by DP World Canada, a subsidiary of the Dubai based DP World since 2006.^[3]

A $350 million expansion project completed in Spring 2023 added 15% to the terminal footprint and increased its annual throughout capacity from 900,000 to 1.5 million TEUs.^[4]

References

^ "Cargo and Terminals, Container". Port of Vancouver. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
^ "Our Services". DP World Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
^ "About Us". DP World Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
^ "DP World Completes $350M Vancouver Port Expansion". DP World Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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[1] "Cargo and Terminals, Container". Port of Vancouver. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

[2] "Our Services". DP World Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

[3] "About Us". DP World Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

[4] "DP World Completes $350M Vancouver Port Expansion". DP World Canada. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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