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#61 VicHockeyFan

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Posted 21 November 2017 - 08:39 AM

The biggest container ship ever to dock in Canada was in Prince Rupert, B.C., last week The COSCO Himalayas is longer than Canada's tallest building is high

 

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...-week-1.4411410


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#62 Mike K.

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Posted 21 November 2017 - 09:02 AM

See. That transition away from Vancouver is already happening. We’re going to see increased shipping occur outside of Metro Van, but it’ll be a slow dance between more ships to alternate ports and the delivery of items to ship out. Currently the lower mainland has a ton of coal and other resources that are shipped from there.

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Posted 21 November 2017 - 11:50 AM

^No one said supply chains where intelligent now, did they. That's why there are still local places that bake bread in pretty much everywhere.

 

They are usually very efficient. Supply chains really only care that goods efficiently reach their destinations on time. As a customer, I don't care that my FedEx parcel had to go through Memphis, like most FedEx parcels do, but that I receive it on Thursday like I was promised. 



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Posted 21 November 2017 - 12:20 PM

Currently the lower mainland has a ton of coal and other resources that are shipped from there.

 

Here is the current vessel lineup for Westshore Terminals at Delta BC.

 

http://www.westshore.com/#/conditions



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Posted 19 October 2018 - 09:10 AM

Port Alberni’s economy has received a huge boost with news that Langley’s San Group Inc. will put $60 million to $70 million into a trio of mills and provide employment for about 135 people in three phases.

The centrepiece will be a HewSaw mill, designed in Finland, that specializes in small-dimension wood.

To build the new sawmill, family-owned San Group, based in Langley, is buying 25 acres at the Catalyst Paper site in Port Alberni, and will provide Catalyst with wood chips.

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#66 Bingo

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Posted 19 October 2018 - 09:15 AM

Small-dimension wood is often shipped by rail. so now is the time to upgrade the E&N line from Port Alberni to Nanaimo where the rail barge comes in.

Otherwise you have to send the product out in large trucks going over the "HUMP".



#67 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 06:57 AM

why not just dig a canal for ships?

 

 

 

 

 


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#68 m3m

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 08:35 AM

why not just dig a canal for ships?

 

 

 

Because it would be slower and more expensive. 



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Posted 17 July 2020 - 08:37 AM

what if you made it wide and deep.  no locks?


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#70 johnk2

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 09:10 AM

20 years and $20 billion. Faster? I doubt it. One ship at a time through a narrow channel? Shippers will not want to pay the high user fees that would be needed to help pay for it. Unlike Panama, they have the option to use an existing route.



#71 Rob Randall

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 09:16 AM

I endorse this insane plan just because I like the idea of relaxing on the beach at Qualicum while massive supertankers and mega cruise ships pass by every fifteen minutes.


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#72 Mike K.

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 09:34 AM

I much prefer seeing the vessels generate crazy speed before hitting the ramps that allow them to launch across San Juan Island. It’s one of my favourite sights from atop Vista 18 when the restaurant turning machine is working, as you can generally follow a vessel from when it comes into view in the straight to when it launches across San Juan.


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#73 Mike K.

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 09:36 AM

Because it would be slower and more expensive.

Now if you connect with a rail line that can load cars onto a barge, you’ve got a winner. And there’s an existing line already in place.

This is a very practical port setup. It would be quite advantageous and economically viable. The problem is, it would disrupt port operations in Vancouver and that wouldn’t be viewed too kindly.

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#74 shoeflack

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 09:53 AM

Shipping canals generally work well in relatively flat areas. Is the suggestion here to built a canal through this mountainous terrain (i.e. canal/tunnel system). Or is it to built an immense amount of locks over the mountains? Or is it to follow the existing winding rivers and arguably save zero time?

 

I think 20 years and $20 billion is a very generous estimate given the route this would need to take. It would probably be cheaper to invent some sort of heavy lift aircraft to fly the container ships over Vancouver Island.


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#75 Mike K.

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Posted 17 July 2020 - 10:12 AM

This whole thing is a ruse. We already know VW is planning to launch an airline.


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Posted 27 February 2021 - 06:55 AM

A $105-million public-private expansion of the Duke Point Terminal is being touted as the key to ­opening up Vancouver Island to more container shipping and to enhance its ability to send shipments via barges between Nanaimo and Vancouver.

 

New infrastructure will prepare the port for the future and open up import and export channels for B.C. and national producers, partners say.

 

 

https://www.timescol...sion-1.24287862



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Posted 15 June 2022 - 08:59 AM

Nanaimo's economic outlook bright as 'Hub City' makes big industry, housing investments
https://victoria.cit...ng-investments/
 

A 50-year lease agreement, meanwhile, has the Duke Point terminal berth earmarked for an extension from 182 meters to 325 meters, in addition to the creation of new facilities and equipment. This development will pave the way for global shipping, after the Port of Nanaimo and DP World, an international shipping company, put pen to paper on a collaborative agreement. Efficiency of shipping between Nanaimo and Vancouver will be increased, in addition to the establishment of a foundation for future international importing and exporting to and from Asian markets through Vancouver Island. This move is yet another indicator of Nanaimo’s strong industrial market outlook. Combined with a record low supply of land inventory, industrial land and rental rates will continue to see upward pressure.


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Posted 15 June 2022 - 09:20 AM

DP World is an Emirati multinational logistics company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It specialises in cargo logistics, port terminal operations, maritime services and free trade zones. Formed in 2005 by the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International, DP World handles 70 million containers that are brought in by around 70,000 vessels annually. This equates to roughly 10% of global container traffic accounted for by their 82 marine and inland terminals present in over 40 countries. Until 2016, DP World was primarily a global ports operator, and since then it has acquired other companies up and down the value chain.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DP_World



 



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