b"28American Journal ofTransportation ajot.com(PROJECTcontinuedFederalImpactAssessment from page 26) Act of Canada and the B.C. billion+investmentintheEnvironmentalAssessment GCT DP4 which will enableOffice through a harmonized timelycapacity,throughtheprocess.OnMay31,2022, addition of a fourth berth toGCTs DP4 reached another theexistingterminal.Thekeymilestoneinthecoordi-projectwilladd2millionnatedimpactassessmentpro-TEUs of capacity, increasingcess. The BC Environmental thecapacityto4.4millionAssessment Agency (BCEAO) TEUs annually. The plannedhas issued the Process Order for Berth4ExpansionatGCTtheprojectandtheImpact Deltaportwilloffercustom- Assessment Agency of Canada ersanunparalleledlevelof(IAAC) issued the final Joint service and flexibility.GuidelinesandNoticeof DeltaportExpansionCommencementmovingthe BerthFourProject(DP4):DP4projectforwardtothe The GCT DP4 is an incremen- ImpactStatementDevelop-DP World's Fairview Container Terminal handled over one million containers in 2022.Photo Prince Rupert Port Authority. tal,andenvironmentally-con- ment Phase.sciousplantoaddcontainer terminal capacity at Robertsg overNMeNtP olicyMajor new building blocksBank in Delta, B.C. throughGCTwaspleasedtosee the addition of a fourth berth. thetablingofBillC-33 transforming Port of Prince Rupert ectThe privately funded proj- Strengthening the Port System representsanapproachand Railway Safety in Canada ofincrementalexpansionofAct by the Minister of Trans-By Leo Ryan, AJOT West Coast container terminalport, Hon. Omar Alghabra in capacityaimedatdeliveringNovember 2022Situated in a remote location in northernmillion MT of cargo, about 2% behind 2021containercapacitytoCana- The organization has been an British Columbia, there appears to be no stop- throughput.Containervolumeamountedtodian shippers, consumers, andengaged participant through-pingofthemomentumdrivingthePortofjust over one million TEUs. supplychainpartnersthatisout the duration of the Ports Prince Rupert in recent years. From a strug- Putting various developments in perspec- timely,efficiently,andcom- Modernization Review, since glingbulkfacilitytwodecadesago,ithastive to theAJOT, Brian Friesen, Vice-Presi- petitively priced.its launch in 2018among other things capitalized on its advan- dent of Trade Development and Real Estate,DP4 will add up to 2 mil- GCT is particularly glad tage as the closest port on North Americashighlighted what he called several importantlionTEUsofmarket-drivento see that the proposed leg-west coast to Asia by up to three days sailingtrade-enabling infrastructure projects with itsandprivately-fundedcapacityislationcallsforacompeti-time to emerge as Canadas third-leading con- gateway partners in 2022 as well as substantialwhich will help keep Canadiantive ports system in Canada, tainer portthanks in no small part, to a CNnew investments on the horizon for this yearport rates competitiveandonethatvaluesprivate continental network and doublestack serviceand beyond. EnvironmentalReviewinvestment as a catalyst for to the U.S. Midwest. TheFairview-RidleyConnectorCorridor,aProcess:TheDP4Project(PROJECTcontinued on Lastyear,PrinceRuperthandled24.6(BLOCKScontinued on page 31) isbeingassessedunderthepage 30)With more than 250 locations across five continents, we are a premier terminal SSAMarineoperator offering a full spectrum of services and cargo handling.www.ssamarine.com A Carrix Enterprise"