VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Canadian government will help fund an engineering study of capacity improvements for a Canadian Pacific rail line in Vancouver as part of a series of projects to improve container traffic in and around the Port of Vancouver.
The study will look at improvements on the CP line connecting intermodal and yard facilities in Vancouver to grain and container terminals in the port’s South Shore Trade Area.
It is one of four projects announced Friday by Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra that will receive a total of C$8.7 million in federal funding. Others will seek to develop technology to improve management of containers flagged for inspection; support work of the Gateway Transportation Collaboration Forum Secretariat, an alliance of government and private organization to identify Vancouver-area infrastructure priorities; and develop a digital platform to source and manage empty containers. The money will come from the National Trade Corridors Fund.
“With this investment, we can make real headway in improving the flow of goods and container traffic through the Port of Vancouver and support the work of an organization that is helping to grow trade volumes at the port,” Alghabra said in a press release. “The investment strongly supports and strengthens supply chains in the Lower Mainland, which has recently been affected by extreme weather challenges.”
Watch out LA-Long Beach and BNSF-UP.
Improve Vancouver? What about mitigations efforts so no more rain fall delays?
“and develop a digital platform to source and manage empty containers.”
Odd that the port has to fund a digital container management system. I would think the container owners would be doing that.