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December 17, 2008
Port Metro Vancouver will be the first port in Canada to implement shore power for cruise ships, beginning with the 2009 cruise season at Canada Place. Shore power is a highly effective way to reduce marine diesel air emissions by enabling ships to shut down their engines and connect to BC Hydro’s electrical grid in order to provide necessary power while docked.
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October 24, 2008
On Friday, October 17th, Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) suspended ocean disposal operations at Roberts Bank upon learning that the contractor, Deltaport Constructors Ltd. (a joint venture between Vancouver Pile Driving Ltd. and Graham Construction Ltd.) had exceeded ocean disposal amounts applied for under the 2008 ocean disposal permit.
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October 02, 2008
Port Metro Vancouver has announced it will contribute $2 million to the Corporation of Delta for the acquisition of the Seven Seas Fishing Company site in Ladner. The purchase of this property will help Delta secure public waterfront land to revitalize Ladner Harbour.
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September 29, 2008
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) today welcomed Port Metro Vancouver as an Official Supplier for the 2010 Winter Games.
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September 05, 2008
Port Metro Vancouver is pleased with today’s announcement by Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific Gateway) James Moore of up to $20.9 million in federal funding under the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative Transportation Infrastructure Fund for five short sea shipping projects and two road projects in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland.
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August 08, 2008
Mid-year stats for cargo released today by Port Metro Vancouver show significant growth in coal and potash exports, along with positive increases in both import and export container volumes. Cruise passenger volumes remained relatively stable, while overall tonnage was down slightly from the same period in 2007.
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June 26, 2008
DP World, the terminal operator for Centerm container terminal on the south shore of Burrard Inlet, will take delivery of the crane from supplier Zhenhua Port Machinery Co. Ltd. (ZPMC) of Shanghai.
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June 26, 2008
Port Metro Vancouver is pleased with the announcement by Canpotex Ltd., the Saskatchewan potash export agency, of its intention to nearly double potash shipments through two West Coast Canadian ports. Canpotex plans to spend more than $500 million to increase shipping capacity from 12 to 23 million tonnes per year.
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June 11, 2008
Port Metro Vancouver and the Ministry of Transportation (MoT) announced today that Highway 17 improvements are now underway in Delta, as part of the traffic mitigation activities for the Deltaport Third Berth Project.
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April 01, 2008
Vancouver's 2008 cruise season begins on Wednesday April 2 with a call by the Mercury, sailing from San Francisco on a 7-night Pacific Coastal Cruise.
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